Climate averages 1991–2020
Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo weather
in October.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 8th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo: daytime highs average 27.0°C and nights cool to about 23.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 27 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a fairly dry 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 Soyo (23 km away). In October its highs average 26.0°C, 1.0°C cooler than Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, with 18 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 54th of 60 for the warmest October highs and 2nd of 60 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 60 cities is 28.9°C; Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo is 1.9°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.8°C to 27.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 27 mm to 78 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
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, selected | 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 | 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
October in nearby cities
- Soyo in OctoberAngola · 23 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 23.9°C · 18 mm rain
- Cabinda in OctoberAngola · 45 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 23.7°C · 56 mm rain
- Boma in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 76 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 22.7°C · 52 mm rain
- Matadi in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 121 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 22.0°C · 63 mm rain
- Pointe-Noire in OctoberRepublic of the Congo · 140 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 23.5°C · 53 mm rain
- Dolisie in OctoberRepublic of the Congo · 195 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 21.9°C · 122 mm rain
- Mbanza Kongo in OctoberAngola · 210 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 20.5°C · 91 mm rain
- Nkayi in OctoberRepublic of the Congo · 219 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 Moanda) is explained once on the Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.