Idiofa in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Idiofa sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 476 mm of rain over about 73 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Idiofa's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Idiofa's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
30°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
21°C
Rainfall
476 mm
73 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
3.3
weakest season of the year
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Idiofa in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.

A typical spring day in Idiofa reaches about 30°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How spring really feels in Idiofa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 91 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
91
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Idiofa 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.

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 Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Idiofa gets around 476 mm of rain over 73 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 5 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

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.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMSepOctNov

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Idiofa?

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.

3.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Idiofa.

What to pack for Idiofa in Spring

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

In spring, Idiofa sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 73 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Idiofa in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). 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 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 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
Spring 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.