Bandundu Province weather in August

In August, Bandundu Province sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 43 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bandundu Province's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bandundu Province's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:58 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
62%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Bandundu Province is human settlement in Congo.

Density
914/km²
people per km²
Founded
1969

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Bandundu Province reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Bandundu Province

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bandundu Province weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°13220.412.23.5
Feb31° / 23°13317.212.13.4
Mar31° / 23°15420.6123.2
Apr31° / 23°16722.511.93.1
May31° / 23°10418.111.93.7
Jun31° / 23°235.411.85.2
Jul31° / 23°123.111.85.2
Aug31° / 23°4310.411.94.2
Sep31° / 23°9918.2123.5
Oct30° / 23°17824.712.13.2
Nov30° / 23°18624.612.23.2
Dec30° / 23°17624.912.23.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45050
55050
64852
74852
84852
94753
104753
114654
124654
134555
144456
154456
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264456
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bandundu Province gets around 43 mm of rain over 10.4 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 34% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
118
219
321
422
523
624
726
827
928
1029
1131
1232
1333
1434
1535
1636
1737
1837
1938
2038
2139
2239
2340
2440
2541
2641
2742
2842
2943
3043
3144

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
186527
286527
376528
476429
576330
676231
766232
866133
965935
1065836
1155738
1255540
1345541
1445343
1545244
1635146
1735047
1834948
1934849
2024751
2124652
2224553
2314455
2414356
2514257
2614158
2714059
2813960
2913762
3003664
3103466

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:015:52
211.96:015:52
311.96:015:52
411.96:005:52
511.96:005:52
611.96:005:52
711.96:005:52
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2711.95:545:49
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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35.4Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
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255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Bandundu Province?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Bandundu Province for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bandundu Province in August

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

In August, Bandundu Province sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bandundu Province in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bandundu Province peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeVery highMar 17UV 14Aug 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bandundu Province in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Bandundu Province is worst in August — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.6× the cleanest month (November, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateAug 1383 µg/m³Nov 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun47Poor
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug86Unhealthy
Sep40Poor
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bandundu Province?

Bandundu Province sits at 3.3°S, 17.4°E, 322 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mushie, 61 km away.

DunguMasi-ManimbaBoloboInongoBulungu

Topography around Bandundu Province

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bandundu Province has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 308 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m.

The land around Bandundu Province is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
65 m
80 km
230 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Mushie 61 km · Nioki 75 km · Kutu 108 km · Dungu 167 km · Masi-Manimba 172 km · Bolobo 181 km · Inongo 184 km · Bulungu 192 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$807
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
12%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
34.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 400

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 Bandundu Province (-3.3169°, 17.3806°, elevation 322 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).