Kanyama weather in August

In August, Kanyama sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kanyama's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kanyama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:35 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
48%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Kanyama is City of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kanyama reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 16 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
16
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.

Kanyama weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°18324.212.44.1
Feb28° / 19°15520.612.24.0
Mar29° / 20°19024.612.13.7
Apr29° / 20°13218.811.84.1
May31° / 20°224.411.75.1
Jun32° / 19°20.411.65.1
Jul32° / 19°10.211.65.1
Aug32° / 20°133.411.84.7
Sep30° / 19°9016.6124.0
Oct28° / 19°16825.212.23.7
Nov28° / 19°1992712.33.6
Dec27° / 19°20126.612.43.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37129
47030
57030
67030
76832
86832
96733
106634
116634
126535
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146436
156337
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236139
246139
256238
266139
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315842

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kanyama gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.4 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 12% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
44
54
64
74
85
95
106
117
127
138
149
1510
1611
1712
1813
1914
2015
2115
2216
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2418
2519
2620
2721
2822
2923
3024
3126

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1751591
27415101
37315111
47116121
56916132
66717142
76617152
86318163
96218173
106019183
115819194
125619205
135420215
145220226
155119237
164919247
174719258
184519279
1944192810
2042192910
2140193011
2238193112
2336193212
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2532193414
2630193515
2728193617
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

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
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127calm
137calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 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 6:39 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:396:19
211.76:396:19
311.76:396:20
411.76:396:20
511.76:386:20
611.76:386:20
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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 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.53 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kanyama

In seasonPeak

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

Kanyama'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 Kanyama?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kanyama in August

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

In August, Kanyama sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kanyama 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 Kanyama peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 14UV 15Aug 11UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kanyama 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 Kanyama is worst in August — around 149 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.3× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateAug 14142 µg/m³Dec 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May65Unhealthy
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul102Unhealthy
Aug149Unhealthy
Sep55Poor
Oct22Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kanyama?

Kanyama sits at 7.5°S, 24.2°E, 892 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Luputa, 65 km away.

KabindaKaminaMbuji-MayiMiabiKabeya-Kamwanga

Topography around Kanyama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kanyama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 888 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 513 m.

The land around Kanyama is covered by grassland (58%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
160 m
80 km
513 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Luputa 65 km · Gandajika 89 km · Mwene-Ditu 98 km · Kabinda 157 km · Kamina 163 km · Mbuji-Mayi 167 km · Miabi 168 km · Kabeya-Kamwanga 197 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 Kanyama (-7.5167°, 24.174°, elevation 892 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).