Inkisi weather in August

In August, Inkisi sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Inkisi's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Inkisi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
11th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:09 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
68%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Inkisi reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12718
22718
32718
42718
52718
62718
72718
82718
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102718
112718
122718
132718
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282719
292719
302819
312819

How August really feels in Inkisi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Inkisi weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°13422.212.33.9
Feb29° / 21°9917.312.23.9
Mar30° / 21°12819.8123.6
Apr30° / 21°17424.311.93.3
May29° / 21°8215.311.84.8
Jun28° / 19°40.911.77.7
Jul27° / 18°10.111.78.0
Aug27° / 19°61.411.87.5
Sep28° / 20°216.1126.2
Oct29° / 21°1161912.14.3
Nov28° / 21°20325.312.23.5
Dec28° / 21°17925.712.33.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 67%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34456
44357
54258
64159
74060
83961
93961
103763
113763
123664
133466
143367
153367
163268
173169
183070
192971
202872
212872
222773
232773
242674
252674
262674
272674
282575
292575
302575
312575

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Inkisi gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.4 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 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
22
32
42
52
63
73
83
94
104
114
124
135
145
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185
196
206
216
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296
307
317

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1023761
2022771
3021772
4020782
5019792
6017812
7016813
8115813
9114814
10113824
11112825
12112825
13111826
14110827
15110827
1619828
1719828
1819819
1918829
20188110
21188110
22078211
23078211
24068311
25068212
26058312
27058312
28048412
29048412
30038413
31028513

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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3110calm

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 6:13 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 5:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:135:59
211.86:125:59
311.86:125:59
411.86:125:59
511.86:125:59
611.86:125:59
711.86:115:59
811.86:115:59
911.86:115:59
1011.86:115:59
1111.86:105:59
1211.86:105:59
1311.86:105:59
1411.86:105:59
1511.86:095:59
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1811.86:085:59
1911.86:085:59
2011.86:085:58
2111.96:075:58
2211.96:075:58
2311.96:065:58
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2611.96:055:58
2711.96:055:57
2811.96:045:57
2911.96:045:57
3011.96:035:57
3111.96:035:57

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.25 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
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204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
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244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Inkisi

In seasonPeak

None of Inkisi's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Inkisi's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Inkisi?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Inkisi for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Inkisi in August

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

In August, Inkisi sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Inkisi 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 Inkisi peaks around March 17 at about 15 (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 highHighExtremeMar 17UV 15Aug 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Inkisi 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 Inkisi is worst in July — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (November, 17 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1660 µg/m³Nov 2117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun55Unhealthy
Jul61Unhealthy
Aug54Poor
Sep51Poor
Oct25Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Inkisi?

Inkisi sits at 5.1°S, 15.1°E, 516 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mbanza-Ngungu, 26 km away.

Cuímba

Topography around Inkisi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Inkisi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 532 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 757 m.

The land around Inkisi is covered by grassland (45%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
195 m
80 km
757 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Mbanza-Ngungu 26 km · Kasangulu 62 km · Kimpese 84 km · Masina 91 km · Kinshasa 94 km · Brazzaville 99 km · Maquela do Zombo 103 km · Cuímba 120 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 Inkisi (-5.1312°, 15.0541°, elevation 516 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).