Masina, DR Congo climate

Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)

Masina has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is April with an average daily high near 32°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 20°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1085 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — November alone averages 216 mm while July barely receives 1 mm.

☀️ All year

Hot

Daytime highs near 32°C most of the year.

🌙 Nights

Stays warm

Even the coolest nights stay near 20°C.

🌧️ Rain

Wet

About 1085 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in November

⛅ Sky & trend

Often cloudy

Cloudy skies much of the year.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Masina climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	31	31	32	32	31	29	28	29	31	31	31	30
Avg temp (°C)	27	27	28	28	27	25	24	25	26	27	27	26
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	21	20	20	22	22	22	22
Precipitation (mm)	142	185	123	—	100	8	1	11	23	86	216	189

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	31	31	32	32	31	29
Avg temp (°C)	27	27	28	28	27	25
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	21
Precipitation (mm)	142	185	123	—	100	8

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	28	29	31	31	31	30
Avg temp (°C)	24	25	26	27	27	26
Avg low (°C)	20	20	22	22	22	22
Precipitation (mm)	1	11	23	86	216	189

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	79	80	79	80	68	50	47	54	61	75	81	82
Relative humidity (%)	82	82	82	83	83	78	74	70	69	77	83	83
Wind speed (m/s)	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.7	2.0	1.7	1.3	1.1	1.0

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	79	80	79	80	68	50
Relative humidity (%)	82	82	82	83	83	78
Wind speed (m/s)	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.3

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	47	54	61	75	81	82
Relative humidity (%)	74	70	69	77	83	83
Wind speed (m/s)	1.7	2.0	1.7	1.3	1.1	1.0

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Ndjili Intl, a weather station, about 6 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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