Climate averages 1991–2020
Dolisie weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: one of the coolest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Dolisie: daytime highs average 27.0°C and nights cool to about 19.0°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the coolest months of the year.
Expect about 4.6 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes August a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 59 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nkayi (69 km away). In August its highs average 28.9°C, 1.9°C warmer than Dolisie, with 2.5 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in the Republic of the Congo, Dolisie ranks 3rd of 4 for the warmest August highs and 3rd of 4 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 4 cities is 27.8°C; Dolisie is 0.8°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 27.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 4.6 mm to 18 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
Dolisie climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.9°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 219 | 26.8 | 12.312 h |
| February | 29.5°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 183 | 23.5 | 12.212 h |
| March | 29.8°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 177 | 24.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.4°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 180 | 23.6 | 12.012 h |
| May | 28.8°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 94 | 17.5 | 11.912 h |
| June | 27.5°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 5.2 | 1.4 | 11.912 h |
| July | 27.0°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 1.6 | 0.3 | 11.912 h |
| August, selected | 27.0°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 4.6 | 1.2 | 12.012 h |
| September | 27.9°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 18 | 5.1 | 12.112 h |
| October | 29.1°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 122 | 21.0 | 12.212 h |
| November | 28.8°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 245 | 27.2 | 12.312 h |
| December | 28.6°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 258 | 28.1 | 12.412 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
- Nkayi in AugustRepublic of the Congo · 69 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 20.0°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Pointe-Noire in AugustRepublic of the Congo · 110 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 20.0°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Cabinda in AugustAngola · 160 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 20.5°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Boma in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 189 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 19.2°C · 5.5 mm rain
- Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 195 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 20.0°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Matadi in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 203 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 18.7°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Soyo in AugustAngola · 218 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 20.6°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Kimpese in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 247 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 19.1°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 Dolisie) is explained once on the Dolisie year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.