Mbanza Kongo in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Mbanza Kongo sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 309 mm of rain over about 43 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

Spring is Mbanza Kongo's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Mbanza Kongo's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 28°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 21°C
Rainfall: 309 mm; 43 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 5.0; 2nd-best season
Months: Sep · Oct · Nov

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Temperature in Mbanza Kongo in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.

A typical spring day in Mbanza Kongo reaches about 28°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is November, the coolest September.

How spring really feels in Mbanza Kongo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

spring sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Mbanza Kongo weather by month

How the three spring months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 21°	154	21.6	12.3	3.9
Feb	30° / 22°	126	17.8	12.2	3.9
Mar	30° / 22°	152	20.4	12	3.6
Apr	30° / 22°	229	24.4	11.9	3.3
May	29° / 21°	90	14.6	11.7	5.1
Jun	27° / 19°	2	0.5	11.6	7.9
Jul	27° / 17°	0	0.1	11.7	8.1
Aug	27° / 18°	3	0.8	11.8	7.6
Sep	28° / 20°	11	3.5	12	6.8
Oct	29° / 21°	91	15.1	12.1	4.8
Nov	29° / 21°	207	24.2	12.3	3.5
Dec	29° / 21°	201	24.5	12.4	3.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Mbanza Kongo gets around 309 mm of rain over 43 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 7 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early September to 12 h 18 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.3 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Mbanza Kongo

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In spring, Mbanza Kongo overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Mbanza Kongo's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Is spring a good time to visit Mbanza Kongo?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.0

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

5.8

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Mbanza Kongo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mbanza Kongo in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Mbanza Kongo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 43 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mbanza Kongo in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mbanza Kongo peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 24 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	14	15	13	9	8	6	6	10	13	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	6	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Mbanza Kongo in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Mbanza Kongo is worst in July — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.4× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	13	15	14	13	24	44	56	55	38	16	10	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	13	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	44	Poor
Jul	56	Unhealthy
Aug	55	Poor
Sep	38	Poor
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	12	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Mbanza Kongo?

Mbanza Kongo sits at 6.3°S, 14.2°E, 531 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Cuímba, 45 km away.

Topography around Mbanza Kongo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Mbanza Kongo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbanza Kongo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m around an average of 475 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 369 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 991 m.

The land around Mbanza Kongo is covered by grassland (32%), shrubs (27%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

171 m

grassland 32%

16 km

369 m

grassland 47%

80 km

991 m

grassland 67%

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Spring weather nearby: Cuímba 45 km · Kimpese 81 km · Kenge 85 km · Matadi 98 km · Maquela do Zombo 99 km · Tombôco 117 km · Mbanza-Ngungu 131 km · Songo 138 km

Angola travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 35% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $3,129; 2025
Happiness: 3.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2017
Homicide rate: 4.1; per 100k, 2016
Road deaths: 26.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 413
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Mbanza Kongo (-6.2667°, 14.2383°, elevation 531 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.