Idiofa weather in August

In August, Idiofa sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 56 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 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 Idiofa's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Idiofa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:51 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
61%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Idiofa is commune in Kwilu, DR Congo.

Density
6,277/km²
people per km²

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 Idiofa reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°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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23121
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53121
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73121
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103121
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133121
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313121

How August really feels in Idiofa

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.

Idiofa weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°12821.512.33.5
Feb31° / 21°12719.512.23.3
Mar30° / 21°16223.9123.1
Apr30° / 21°15722.511.93.3
May30° / 21°7214.211.84.3
Jun31° / 20°174.111.75.2
Jul31° / 20°113.111.75.1
Aug31° / 21°5611.911.84.3
Sep30° / 21°12321.7123.5
Oct30° / 21°16825.812.13.2
Nov29° / 21°18525.612.23.2
Dec29° / 21°16125.312.33.3

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 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25545
35446
45347
55347
65248
75149
85050
95050
104852
114852
124753
134852
144852
154654
164654
174753
184753
194753
204753
214654
224654
234654
244654
254654
264654
274555
284555
294357
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Idiofa gets around 56 mm of rain over 11.9 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 39% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
121
223
324
425
526
628
729
830
932
1033
1134
1235
1336
1438
1539
1640
1741
1842
1942
2043
2144
2245
2346
2447
2548
2649
2751
2852
2954
3055
3156

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 81% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
131128571
221027601
321026611
42925622
51924642
61823662
71821682
81720702
91619713
101617733
111516753
121515754
131414774
140414784
150313795
160312796
170312796
180211807
190211798
200211798
210110809
2201107910
2301107811
240197812
250197713
260087814
270087715
280077716
290067717
300067519
310057520

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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196calm
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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 5:54 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:545:41
211.85:545:41
311.85:545:41
411.85:545:41
511.85:545:41
611.85:535:41
711.85:535:41
811.85:535:41
911.85:535:41
1011.85:525:41
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2011.95:495:40
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2211.95:485:40
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2511.95:475:40
2611.95:475:40
2711.95:465:39
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3011.95:455:39
3111.95:455:39

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.18 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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105.1Bright
115.1Bright
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165.2Bright
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185.2Bright
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215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Idiofa?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Idiofa in August

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

In August, Idiofa sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Idiofa in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Idiofa peaks around March 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateExtremeMar 16UV 14Aug 14UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug3Moderate
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Idiofa 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 Idiofa is worst in August — around 181 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 14.1× the cleanest month (November, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyModerateAug 13173 µg/m³Nov 1713 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May52Poor
Jun79Unhealthy
Jul135Unhealthy
Aug181Very unhealthy
Sep36Poor
Oct16Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Idiofa?

Idiofa sits at 5.0°S, 19.6°E, 681 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kikwit, 86 km away.

BulunguIleboDunguMasi-ManimbaLuebo

Topography around Idiofa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Idiofa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m around an average of 635 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 420 m.

The land around Idiofa is covered by grassland (38%), artificial surfaces (28%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
196 m
16 km
297 m
80 km
420 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Kikwit 86 km · Dibaya-Lubwe 95 km · Mangai 105 km · Bulungu 119 km · Ilebo 131 km · Dungu 170 km · Masi-Manimba 190 km · Luebo 207 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 Idiofa (-4.9659°, 19.5915°, elevation 681 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).