Climate averages 1991–2020
Manono weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Manono: daytime highs average 35.1°C and nights cool to about 21.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 4.1 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes August a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 52 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mulongo (74 km away). In August its highs average 34.8°C, about as warm as Manono, with 3.6 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Manono ranks 1st of 60 for the warmest August highs and 16th of 60 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 60 cities is 29.7°C; Manono is 5.4°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 1.5°C to 33.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 4.1 mm to 35 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Manono climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.7°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 203 | 23.7 | 12.512 h |
| February | 29.6°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 158 | 18.6 | 12.312 h |
| March | 29.9°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 164 | 21.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.8°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 97 | 14.7 | 11.912 h |
| May | 33.4°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 12 | 3.3 | 11.812 h |
| June | 34.5°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| July | 34.4°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.712 h |
| August, selected | 35.1°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 4.1 | 1.2 | 11.912 h |
| September | 33.6°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 35 | 7.0 | 12.112 h |
| October | 30.6°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 120 | 18.5 | 12.312 h |
| November | 28.9°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 194 | 24.2 | 12.412 h |
| December | 28.3°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 209 | 25.8 | 12.513 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Mulongo in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 74 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 20.9°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Kabalo in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 149 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 22.2°C · 12 mm rain
- Kongolo in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 217 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 22.0°C · 16 mm rain
- Kalima in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 221 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 20.2°C · 13 mm rain
- Kalemie in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 249 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 20.9°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Baudhuinville in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 259 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 17.2°C · 3.4 mm rain
- Nchelenge in AugustZambia · 271 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 20.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Bukama in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 272 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 21.3°C · 0.7 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Manono) is explained once on the Manono year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.