Climate averages 1991–2020
Dolisie weather
in October.
A hot, wet month: the 4th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Dolisie: daytime highs average 29.1°C and nights cool to about 21.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 122 mm of rain on roughly 21 days, which makes October a wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 12 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nkayi (69 km away). In October its highs average 30.9°C, 1.8°C warmer than Dolisie, with 83 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in the Republic of the Congo, Dolisie ranks 3rd of 4 for the warmest October highs and 4th of 4 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 4 cities is 29.5°C; Dolisie is 0.4°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 28.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 122 mm to 245 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Nkayi in OctoberRepublic of the Congo · 69 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 22.7°C · 83 mm rain
- Pointe-Noire in OctoberRepublic of the Congo · 110 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 23.5°C · 53 mm rain
- Cabinda in OctoberAngola · 160 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 23.7°C · 56 mm rain
- Boma in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 189 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 22.7°C · 52 mm rain
- Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 195 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 23.2°C · 27 mm rain
- Matadi in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 203 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 22.0°C · 63 mm rain
- Soyo in OctoberAngola · 218 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 23.9°C · 18 mm rain
- Kimpese in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 247 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 21.8°C · 75 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.