Climate averages 1991–2020
Nkayi weather
in July.
A hot, very dry month: the coolest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Nkayi: daytime highs average 28.8°C and nights cool to about 19.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 54 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dolisie (69 km away). In July its highs average 27.0°C, 1.8°C cooler than Nkayi, with 1.6 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in the Republic of the Congo, Nkayi ranks 2nd of 4 for the warmest July highs and 3rd of 4 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 4 cities is 27.7°C; Nkayi is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 28.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 2.5 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
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, selected | 28.8°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.912 h |
| August | 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
July in nearby cities
- Dolisie in JulyRepublic of the Congo · 69 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 18.5°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Pointe-Noire in JulyRepublic of the Congo · 171 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 19.6°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Matadi in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 185 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 18.3°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Boma in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 187 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 18.8°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Cabinda in JulyAngola · 195 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 20.3°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Kimpese in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 199 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 18.5°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Mbanza-Ngungu in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 211 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 16.7°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 219 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 19.8°C · 0.5 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.