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 91°F, while the coldest is July averaging around 65°F at night. Precipitation totals about 47 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — April alone averages 8.1 inches while July barely receives 0.20 inches.

☀️ All year

Hot

Daytime highs near 91°F most of the year.

About 118 days a year above 90 °F

🌙 Nights

Stays warm

Even the coolest nights stay near 65°F.

🌧️ Rain

Wet

About 47 in 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 (°F)	87	88	88	86	86	88	88	89	92	91	86	86
Avg temp (°F)	79	80	80	79	79	77	76	78	80	81	79	78
Avg low (°F)	72	72	73	73	71	67	65	66	69	71	71	71
Precipitation (in)	6.4	5.2	5.8	8.1	3.1	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.8	2.9	6.5	7.5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	87	88	88	86	86	88
Avg temp (°F)	79	80	80	79	79	77
Avg low (°F)	72	72	73	73	71	67
Precipitation (in)	6.4	5.2	5.8	8.1	3.1	0.3

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	88	89	92	91	86	86
Avg temp (°F)	76	78	80	81	79	78
Avg low (°F)	65	66	69	71	71	71
Precipitation (in)	0.2	0.4	0.8	2.9	6.5	7.5

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	6	8	8	4	5	10	13	15	22	19	4	4

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	6	8	8	4	5	10

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with high ≥ 90°F (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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