Mbandaka climate

Name: Mbandaka
Address: Central Congo basin (Central Africa), DR Congo

DR Congo · Central Congo basin (Central Africa) · 0.049° N, 18.260° E

Köppen Aftropical rainforestTropical

Sits on the equator with no real dry season: rain in every month and unrelenting humid heat.

Hot all year, with the seasons set by rainfall rather than temperature.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain

Warmest month

February, 90°F / 32°C

Coldest month

July, 73°F / 23°C

Annual swing

17°F / 9°C

Wettest month

September

Driest month

February

Rain per year

52.8" / 1342 mm

Elevation

1027 ft / 313 m

Time zone

Africa/Kinshasa

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	88 / 31	73 / 23	2.64 / 67	80%	3.5 / 5.6	77%
February	90 / 32	74 / 23	2.21 / 56	78%	3.9 / 6.3	75%
March	88 / 31	74 / 23	4.16 / 106	82%	3.8 / 6.1	77%
April	88 / 31	74 / 23	4.37 / 111	83%	3.4 / 5.5	80%
May	87 / 31	74 / 23	4.35 / 110	84%	2.8 / 4.5	75%
June	86 / 30	74 / 23	3.44 / 87	82%	2.9 / 4.7	71%
July	85 / 29	73 / 23	3.53 / 90	85%	2.9 / 4.7	70%
August	84 / 29	73 / 23	5.27 / 134	86%	3.0 / 4.8	76%
September	84 / 29	73 / 23	6.92 / 176	87%	3.0 / 4.8	78%
October	85 / 30	73 / 23	6.90 / 175	86%	3.0 / 4.8	80%
November	85 / 30	73 / 23	5.50 / 140	86%	3.0 / 4.8	81%
December	87 / 31	73 / 23	3.53 / 90	83%	3.2 / 5.1	77%

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