Matadi, DR Congo climate

Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)

Matadi has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is October with an average daily high near 33°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 18°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1198 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — April alone averages 207 mm while July barely receives 5 mm.

☀️ All year

Hot

Daytime highs near 33°C most of the year.

About 118 days a year above 32 °C

🌙 Nights

Stays warm

Even the coolest nights stay near 18°C.

🌧️ Rain

Wet

About 1198 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in April

⛅ Sky & trend

Often grey

Overcast skies dominate 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)

Matadi climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	30	31	31	30	30	31	31	32	33	33	30	30
Avg temp (°C)	26	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	27	27	26	26
Avg low (°C)	22	22	23	23	22	19	18	19	21	22	22	22
Precipitation (mm)	162	132	147	207	79	7	5	11	20	74	165	190

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	30	31	31	30	30	31
Avg temp (°C)	26	27	27	26	26	25
Avg low (°C)	22	22	23	23	22	19
Precipitation (mm)	162	132	147	207	79	7

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	31	32	33	33	30	30
Avg temp (°C)	25	25	27	27	26	26
Avg low (°C)	18	19	21	22	22	22
Precipitation (mm)	5	11	20	74	165	190

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	6	8	8	4	5	10	13	15	22	19	4	4

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	6	8	8	4	5	10

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	13	15	22	19	4	4

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	83	81	79	80	70	62	60	67	70	80	83	85
Relative humidity (%)	82	81	83	86	83	74	71	68	66	72	83	83
Wind speed (mph)	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.9	1.1	1.4	1.6	1.3	0.9	0.8

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	83	81	79	80	70	62
Relative humidity (%)	82	81	83	86	83	74
Wind speed (mph)	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.9

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	60	67	70	80	83	85
Relative humidity (%)	71	68	66	72	83	83
Wind speed (mph)	1.1	1.4	1.6	1.3	0.9	0.8

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.

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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