Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Yangambi features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 27 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 20 °C (68 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1478 mm (58.2 inches) and receives 223 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Yangambi enjoys an average of 3495 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 12 hours 4 minutes to 12 hours 9 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Yangambi are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in August, September and October, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Yangambi experiences 327 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 35°C (95°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) |
Mean maximum | 33°C (92°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (91°F) |
Average high | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Daily mean | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Average low | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Mean minimum | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) |
Minimum | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Yangambi, Tshopo, Democratic Republic of the Congo with other places around the world.
Yangambi usually has the most precipitation in September, October and November, with an average of 24 rainy days and 181 mm (7.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Yangambi are January, February and December. On average, 57 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38 (1.5) | 53 (2.1) | 129 (5.1) | 139 (5.5) | 130 (5.1) | 97 (3.8) | 117 (4.6) | 149 (5.9) | 182 (7.2) | 195 (7.7) | 167 (6.6) | 80 (3.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 8 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 16 |
The sunniest months in Yangambi are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Yangambi: January, July and September receive an average of 8 hours 52 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 263 | 293 | 316 | 299 | 299 | 293 | 279 | 280 | 273 | 289 | 287 | 318 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 12h 4m | 12h 4m | 12h 5m | 12h 6m | 12h 8m | 12h 9m | 12h 8m | 12h 7m | 12h 5m | 12h 4m | 12h 4m | 12h 4m |
Yangambi experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.February, June and July are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Yangambi UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |