Climate averages 1991–2020
Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo weather
in December.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 5th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo: daytime highs average 27.9°C and nights cool to about 23.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 81 mm of rain on roughly 13 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 27 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Soyo (23 km away). In December its highs average 27.2°C, 0.7°C cooler than Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, with 79 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks joint 37th of 60 for the warmest December highs and 12th of 60 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 60 cities is 28.1°C; Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo is 0.2°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 28.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 81 mm to 87 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.3°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 87 | 14.4 | 12.412 h |
| February | 28.8°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 96 | 14.5 | 12.312 h |
| March | 29.2°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 94 | 14.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.7°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 101 | 14.6 | 12.012 h |
| May | 27.7°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 28 | 5.2 | 11.812 h |
| June | 25.7°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.812 h |
| July | 24.5°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| August | 24.5°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 1.6 | 0.2 | 11.912 h |
| September | 25.6°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 4.2 | 1.2 | 12.112 h |
| October | 27.0°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 27 | 7.4 | 12.212 h |
| November | 27.8°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 78 | 13.7 | 12.412 h |
| December, selected | 27.9°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 81 | 13.3 | 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
December in nearby cities
- Soyo in DecemberAngola · 23 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 24.9°C · 79 mm rain
- Cabinda in DecemberAngola · 45 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 24.2°C · 198 mm rain
- Boma in DecemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 76 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 23.5°C · 187 mm rain
- Matadi in DecemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 121 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 22.8°C · 175 mm rain
- Pointe-Noire in DecemberRepublic of the Congo · 140 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 23.8°C · 135 mm rain
- Dolisie in DecemberRepublic of the Congo · 195 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 22.2°C · 258 mm rain
- Mbanza Kongo in DecemberAngola · 210 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 20.6°C · 201 mm rain
- Nkayi in DecemberRepublic of the Congo · 219 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 22.5°C · 175 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 Moanda) is explained once on the Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.