Climate averages 1991–2020
Pointe-Noire weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 3rd 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 Pointe-Noire: daytime highs average 25.1°C and nights cool to about 20.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.8 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 57 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cabinda (95 km away). In August its highs average 24.5°C, 0.5°C cooler than Pointe-Noire, with 3.1 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in the Republic of the Congo, Pointe-Noire ranks 4th of 4 for the warmest August highs and 1st of 4 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 4 cities is 27.8°C; Pointe-Noire is 2.7°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.1°C to 26.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.8 mm to 6.3 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
Pointe-Noire climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.4°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 142 | 21.7 | 12.412 h |
| February | 28.9°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 152 | 19.9 | 12.312 h |
| March | 29.3°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 129 | 20.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.9°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 131 | 19.4 | 12.012 h |
| May | 28.0°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 38 | 9.2 | 11.912 h |
| June | 26.0°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 1.7 | 0.3 | 11.812 h |
| July | 25.0°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 0.8 | 0.1 | 11.912 h |
| August, selected | 25.1°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 1.8 | 0.4 | 12.012 h |
| September | 26.1°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 6.3 | 1.7 | 12.112 h |
| October | 27.5°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 53 | 12.3 | 12.212 h |
| November | 27.9°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 147 | 21.6 | 12.312 h |
| December | 28.0°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 135 | 21.0 | 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
- Cabinda in AugustAngola · 95 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 20.5°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Dolisie in AugustRepublic of the Congo · 110 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 19.0°C · 4.6 mm rain
- Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 140 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 20.0°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Soyo in AugustAngola · 161 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 20.6°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Nkayi in AugustRepublic of the Congo · 171 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 20.0°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Boma in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 178 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 19.2°C · 5.5 mm rain
- Matadi in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 213 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 18.7°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Kimpese in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 298 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 Pointe-Noire) is explained once on the Pointe-Noire year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.