Climate averages 1991–2020
Mulongo weather
in September.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a very hot month in Mulongo: daytime highs average 34.1°C and nights cool to about 22.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 28 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes September a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Manono (74 km away). In September its highs average 33.6°C, about as warm as Mulongo, with 35 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mulongo ranks 2nd of 60 for the warmest September highs and 20th of 60 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 60 cities is 29.6°C; Mulongo is 4.5°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 3.3°C to 30.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 28 mm to 119 mm.
The annual picture
September 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 | 34.8°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 3.6 | 0.7 | 11.912 h |
| September, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Manono in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 74 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 22.1°C · 35 mm rain
- Bukama in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 198 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 22.6°C · 11 mm rain
- Kabalo in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 198 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 22.4°C · 50 mm rain
- Kamina in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 242 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 19.5°C · 35 mm rain
- Nchelenge in SeptemberZambia · 254 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 23.3°C · 5.0 mm rain
- Kongolo in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 272 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 22.0°C · 61 mm rain
- Kalima in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 294 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 20.1°C · 55 mm rain
- Baudhuinville in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 313 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 18.6°C · 12 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.