Climate averages 1991–2020
Matadi weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Matadi: daytime highs average 26.7°C and nights cool to about 18.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 5.3 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 55 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Boma (45 km away). In August its highs average 27.2°C, 0.5°C warmer than Matadi, with 5.5 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Matadi ranks joint 53rd of 60 for the warmest August highs and 18th of 60 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 60 cities is 29.7°C; Matadi is 2.9°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 27.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 5.3 mm to 12 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
Matadi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.6°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 149 | 20.4 | 12.412 h |
| February | 30.2°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 120 | 17.8 | 12.312 h |
| March | 30.4°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 134 | 19.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.9°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 193 | 21.7 | 12.012 h |
| May | 29.0°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 68 | 12.0 | 11.912 h |
| June | 27.7°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 2.2 | 0.3 | 11.812 h |
| July | 27.1°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 1.7 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| August, selected | 26.7°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 5.3 | 0.8 | 11.912 h |
| September | 27.7°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 12 | 3.2 | 12.112 h |
| October | 29.3°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 63 | 11.8 | 12.212 h |
| November | 29.7°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 149 | 21.7 | 12.412 h |
| December | 29.4°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 175 | 22.4 | 12.512 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
- Boma in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 45 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 19.2°C · 5.5 mm rain
- Mbanza Kongo in AugustAngola · 98 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 17.5°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Kimpese in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 112 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 19.1°C · 3.4 mm rain
- Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 121 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 20.0°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Soyo in AugustAngola · 125 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 20.6°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Cabinda in AugustAngola · 144 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 20.5°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Mbanza-Ngungu in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 167 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 17.2°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Nkayi in AugustRepublic of the Congo · 185 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 20.0°C · 2.5 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 Matadi) is explained once on the Matadi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.