Climate averages 1991–2020
Mwene-Ditu weather
in July.
A hot, very dry month: the warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Mwene-Ditu: daytime highs average 31.5°C and nights cool to about 18.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 1.3 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 45 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gandajika (63 km away). In July its highs average 32.3°C, 0.8°C warmer than Mwene-Ditu, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mwene-Ditu ranks 21st of 60 for the warmest July highs and 23rd of 60 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 60 cities is 29.5°C; Mwene-Ditu is 2.0°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 31.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.3 mm to 24 mm.
The annual picture
July 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
Mwene-Ditu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.7°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 179 | 25.3 | 12.512 h |
| February | 28.4°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 158 | 21.9 | 12.312 h |
| March | 28.5°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 186 | 24.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.6°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 136 | 19.6 | 12.012 h |
| May | 30.1°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 26 | 5.1 | 11.812 h |
| June | 31.0°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 3.0 | 0.6 | 11.712 h |
| July, selected | 31.5°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 1.3 | 0.2 | 11.812 h |
| August | 31.1°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 24 | 5.0 | 11.912 h |
| September | 29.4°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 104 | 17.3 | 12.112 h |
| October | 28.1°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 166 | 24.5 | 12.312 h |
| November | 27.6°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 193 | 26.3 | 12.412 h |
| December | 27.4°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 192 | 26.4 | 12.513 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
July in nearby cities
- Gandajika in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 63 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 18.5°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Miabi in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 88 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 18.6°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Kanyama in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 98 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 18.9°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Mbuji-Mayi in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 98 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 19.0°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Kabinda in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 149 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 19.0°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Kananga in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 169 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 19.5°C · 6.0 mm rain
- Kamina in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 257 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 17.6°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Dundo in JulyAngola · 294 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 18.4°C · 0.6 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 Mwene-Ditu) is explained once on the Mwene-Ditu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.