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Monthly climate in Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Matadi features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (72 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (61 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1286 mm (50.6 inches) and receives 168 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Matadi enjoys an average of 2997 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 46 minutes to 12 hours 26 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo §

The warmest months in Matadi are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 26 °C (80 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 23 °C (72 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Matadi experiences 304 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 33°C
(91°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(91°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)
Average high 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Average low 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Minimum 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo §

Matadi usually has the most precipitation in April, November and December, with an average of 23 rainy days and 200 mm (7.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Matadi are June, July and August. On average, 9 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 149 (5.9) 163 (6.4) 137 (5.4) 235 (9.3) 89 (3.5) 7 (0.3) 7 (0.3) 13 (0.5) 22 (0.9) 99 (3.9) 178 (7.0) 185 (7.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 18 21 17 21 15 0 0 2 7 18 25 24

Monthly sunshine hours in Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo §

The sunniest months in Matadi are March, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 0 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Matadi: January, August and September receive an average of 6 hours 45 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 224 263 293 268 274 269 269 194 202 243 241 253
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 24m 12h 16m 12h 6m 11h 57m 11h 50m 11h 46m 11h 48m 11h 54m 12h 3m 12h 13m 12h 22m 12h 26m

Solar UV radiation in Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo §

Matadi experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and November, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and August are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Matadi UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 14 13 15 14 12 9 9 10 11 13 14 13