Climate averages 1991–2020
Matadi weather
in June.
A warm, very dry month: the joint 9th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a warm month in Matadi: daytime highs average 27.7°C and nights cool to about 19.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.2 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes June a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 47 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Boma (45 km away). In June its highs average 28.0°C, about as warm as Matadi, with 3.1 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Matadi ranks 43rd of 60 for the warmest June highs and 15th of 60 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 60 cities is 29.3°C; Matadi is 1.6°C cooler than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 27.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 2.2 mm to 1.7 mm.
The annual picture
June 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, selected | 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
June in nearby cities
- Boma in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 45 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 20.4°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Mbanza Kongo in JuneAngola · 98 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 18.3°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Kimpese in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 112 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 19.8°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 121 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 21.5°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Soyo in JuneAngola · 125 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 22.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Cabinda in JuneAngola · 144 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 21.9°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Mbanza-Ngungu in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 167 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 17.8°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Nkayi in JuneRepublic of the Congo · 185 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 20.8°C · 2.7 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 Matadi) is explained once on the Matadi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.