Climate averages 1991–2020
Matadi weather
in February.
A hot, wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Matadi: daytime highs average 30.2°C and nights cool to about 23.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 120 mm of rain on roughly 18 days, which makes February a wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 18 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Boma (45 km away). In February its highs average 30.5°C, about as warm as Matadi, with 146 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Matadi ranks 21st of 60 for the warmest February highs and joint 25th of 60 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 60 cities is 29.4°C; Matadi is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 30.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 120 mm to 134 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Boma in FebruaryDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 45 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 23.9°C · 146 mm rain
- Mbanza Kongo in FebruaryAngola · 98 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 21.1°C · 127 mm rain
- Kimpese in FebruaryDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 112 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 22.4°C · 104 mm rain
- Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo in FebruaryDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 121 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 24.5°C · 96 mm rain
- Soyo in FebruaryAngola · 125 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 25.5°C · 94 mm rain
- Cabinda in FebruaryAngola · 144 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 24.9°C · 172 mm rain
- Mbanza-Ngungu in FebruaryDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 167 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 20.3°C · 115 mm rain
- Nkayi in FebruaryRepublic of the Congo · 185 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 22.9°C · 120 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.