Climate averages 1991–2020
Matadi weather
in November.
A hot, wet month: the 4th warmest and the joint 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a hot month in Matadi: daytime highs average 29.7°C and nights cool to about 22.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 149 mm of rain on roughly 22 days, which makes November a wet month (the joint 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 23 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Boma (45 km away). In November its highs average 30.1°C, about as warm as Matadi, with 155 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Matadi ranks 6th of 60 for the warmest November highs and joint 16th of 60 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 60 cities is 28.1°C; Matadi is 1.6°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 29.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 149 mm to 175 mm.
The annual picture
November 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 | 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Boma in NovemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 45 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 23.5°C · 155 mm rain
- Mbanza Kongo in NovemberAngola · 98 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 20.8°C · 207 mm rain
- Kimpese in NovemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 112 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 22.0°C · 179 mm rain
- Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo in NovemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 121 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 24.0°C · 78 mm rain
- Soyo in NovemberAngola · 125 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 24.8°C · 64 mm rain
- Cabinda in NovemberAngola · 144 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 24.3°C · 178 mm rain
- Mbanza-Ngungu in NovemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 167 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 19.8°C · 222 mm rain
- Nkayi in NovemberRepublic of the Congo · 185 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 22.6°C · 158 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.