Climate averages 1991–2020
Pointe-Noire weather
in July.
A warm, 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 warm month in Pointe-Noire: daytime highs average 25.0°C and nights cool to about 19.6°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 52 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cabinda (95 km away). In July its highs average 24.5°C, 0.5°C cooler than Pointe-Noire, with 1.1 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in the Republic of the Congo, Pointe-Noire ranks 4th of 4 for the warmest July highs and 2nd of 4 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 4 cities is 27.7°C; Pointe-Noire is 2.7°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 25.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.8 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
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, selected | 25.0°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 0.8 | 0.1 | 11.912 h |
| August | 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
July in nearby cities
- Cabinda in JulyAngola · 95 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 20.3°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Dolisie in JulyRepublic of the Congo · 110 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 18.5°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 140 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 19.8°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Soyo in JulyAngola · 161 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 20.6°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Nkayi in JulyRepublic of the Congo · 171 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 19.5°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Boma in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 178 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 18.8°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Matadi in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 213 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 18.3°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Kimpese in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 298 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 18.5°C · 0.4 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.