Climate averages 1991–2020
Nkayi weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 11th warmest 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 hot month in Nkayi: daytime highs average 28.9°C and nights cool to about 20.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.5 mm of rain on fewer than one 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 Dolisie (69 km away). In August its highs average 27.0°C, 1.9°C cooler than Nkayi, with 4.6 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in the Republic of the Congo, Nkayi ranks 2nd of 4 for the warmest August highs and 2nd of 4 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 4 cities is 27.8°C; Nkayi is 1.2°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 29.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.5 mm to 11 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
Nkayi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.2°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 135 | 22.4 | 12.312 h |
| February | 30.8°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 120 | 18.9 | 12.212 h |
| March | 31.0°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 125 | 20.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.5°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 150 | 21.5 | 12.012 h |
| May | 30.2°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 69 | 13.8 | 11.912 h |
| June | 29.0°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 2.7 | 0.6 | 11.912 h |
| July | 28.8°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.912 h |
| August, selected | 28.9°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 2.5 | 0.7 | 12.012 h |
| September | 29.8°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 11 | 3.2 | 12.112 h |
| October | 30.9°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 83 | 15.1 | 12.212 h |
| November | 30.2°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 158 | 24.3 | 12.312 h |
| December | 29.8°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 175 | 25.1 | 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
- Dolisie in AugustRepublic of the Congo · 69 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 19.0°C · 4.6 mm rain
- Pointe-Noire in AugustRepublic of the Congo · 171 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 20.0°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Matadi in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 185 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 18.7°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Boma in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 187 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 19.2°C · 5.5 mm rain
- Cabinda in AugustAngola · 195 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 20.5°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Kimpese in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 199 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 19.1°C · 3.4 mm rain
- Mbanza-Ngungu in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 211 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 17.2°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 219 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 20.0°C · 1.6 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 Nkayi) is explained once on the Nkayi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.