Climate averages 1991–2020
Mulongo weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Mulongo: daytime highs average 34.8°C and nights cool to about 20.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 3.6 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 51 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Manono (74 km away). In August its highs average 35.1°C, about as warm as Mulongo, with 4.1 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mulongo ranks 2nd of 60 for the warmest August highs and 15th of 60 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 60 cities is 29.7°C; Mulongo is 5.1°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 0.7°C to 34.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.6 mm to 28 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Mulongo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.2°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 228 | 24.0 | 12.513 h |
| February | 29.0°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 174 | 19.1 | 12.412 h |
| March | 29.2°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 179 | 21.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.1°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 109 | 14.9 | 11.912 h |
| May | 32.8°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 13 | 2.8 | 11.812 h |
| June | 33.5°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.712 h |
| July | 33.7°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| August, selected | 34.8°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 3.6 | 0.7 | 11.912 h |
| September | 34.1°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 28 | 6.1 | 12.112 h |
| October | 30.8°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 119 | 18.4 | 12.312 h |
| November | 28.6°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 200 | 23.4 | 12.512 h |
| December | 27.9°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 231 | 26.3 | 12.613 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
August in nearby cities
- Manono in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 74 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 21.9°C · 4.1 mm rain
- Bukama in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 198 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 21.3°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Kabalo in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 198 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 22.2°C · 12 mm rain
- Kamina in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 242 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 19.2°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Nchelenge in AugustZambia · 254 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 20.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Kongolo in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 272 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 22.0°C · 16 mm rain
- Kalima in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 294 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 20.2°C · 13 mm rain
- Baudhuinville in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 313 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 17.2°C · 3.4 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 Mulongo) is explained once on the Mulongo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.