Climate averages 1991–2020
Matadi weather
in October.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Matadi: daytime highs average 29.3°C and nights cool to about 22.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 63 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 14 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Boma (45 km away). In October its highs average 29.7°C, about as warm as Matadi, with 52 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Matadi ranks 24th of 60 for the warmest October highs and 10th of 60 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 60 cities is 28.9°C; Matadi is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 29.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 63 mm to 149 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
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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Boma in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 45 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 22.7°C · 52 mm rain
- Mbanza Kongo in OctoberAngola · 98 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 20.5°C · 91 mm rain
- Kimpese in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 112 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 21.8°C · 75 mm rain
- Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 121 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 23.2°C · 27 mm rain
- Soyo in OctoberAngola · 125 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 23.9°C · 18 mm rain
- Cabinda in OctoberAngola · 144 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 23.7°C · 56 mm rain
- Mbanza-Ngungu in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 167 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 19.7°C · 113 mm rain
- Nkayi in OctoberRepublic of the Congo · 185 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 22.7°C · 83 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.