Dungu weather in August

In August, Dungu sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 72 mm of rain across 13.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 18% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Dungu's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dungu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:52 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
64%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

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 Dungu 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 28°C and 32°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)
13123
23123
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53123
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143123
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How August really feels in Dungu

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.

Dungu weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°14420.512.23.5
Feb31° / 23°14518.512.13.4
Mar31° / 23°16522.7123.2
Apr30° / 23°16222.211.93.3
May30° / 23°10116.811.84.0
Jun30° / 23°296.211.85.2
Jul31° / 22°225.511.85.1
Aug31° / 23°7213.911.94.2
Sep30° / 22°13522123.5
Oct30° / 22°2012612.13.2
Nov30° / 22°19224.312.23.3
Dec30° / 23°18223.612.23.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44555
54555
64456
74555
84555
94357
104357
114258
124258
134159
144060
154060
163961
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dungu gets around 72 mm of rain over 13.9 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 45% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
229
330
432
533
634
736
837
939
1040
1142
1243
1344
1445
1546
1647
1748
1849
1950
2050
2151
2251
2352
2453
2553
2654
2755
2856
2957
3059
3160

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
134354
234255
334057
443957
543759
643561
743363
843165
943066
1042868
1142769
1232671
1332572
1432473
1522375
1622375
1722276
1822177
1912178
2012178
2112079
2212079
2311980
2401882
2501882
2601783
2701684
2801585
2901387
3001288
3101189

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
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
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286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:555:46
211.85:555:46
311.85:555:46
411.85:555:46
511.95:555:46
611.95:555:46
711.95:545:46
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1211.95:535:46
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3111.95:475:42

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Dungu?

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
6.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dungu in August

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

In August, Dungu sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dungu in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dungu peaks around March 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 19UV 14Aug 13UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Dungu 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 Dungu is worst in August — around 174 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 13.6× the cleanest month (November, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyUnhealthyModerateAug 16160 µg/m³Nov 1313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun46Poor
Jul68Unhealthy
Aug174Very unhealthy
Sep54Poor
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dungu?

Dungu sits at 3.6°S, 18.8°E, 331 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mangai, 88 km away.

KutuDibaya-LubweKikwitNiokiMasi-ManimbaBandundu Province

Topography around Dungu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dungu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 331 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 298 m.

The land around Dungu is covered by trees (55%) and shrubs (28%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
142 m
80 km
298 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Mangai 88 km · Bulungu 106 km · Kutu 127 km · Dibaya-Lubwe 127 km · Kikwit 158 km · Nioki 163 km · Masi-Manimba 166 km · Bandundu Province 167 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 Dungu (-3.6244°, 18.8494°, elevation 331 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).