Climate averages 1991–2020
Manono weather
in October.
A hot, wet month: the 7th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Manono: daytime highs average 30.6°C and nights cool to about 21.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 120 mm of rain on roughly 19 days, which makes October a wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 16 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mulongo (74 km away). In October its highs average 30.8°C, about as warm as Manono, with 119 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Manono ranks joint 6th of 60 for the warmest October highs and 20th of 60 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 60 cities is 28.9°C; Manono is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.7°C to 28.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 120 mm to 194 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Mulongo in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 74 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 21.8°C · 119 mm rain
- Kabalo in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 149 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 21.8°C · 138 mm rain
- Kongolo in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 217 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 21.6°C · 156 mm rain
- Kalima in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 221 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 19.9°C · 160 mm rain
- Kalemie in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 249 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 22.1°C · 58 mm rain
- Baudhuinville in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 259 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 19.2°C · 73 mm rain
- Nchelenge in OctoberZambia · 271 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 23.8°C · 59 mm rain
- Bukama in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 272 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 22.7°C · 76 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.