Kutu weather in August

In August, Kutu sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 80 mm of rain across 14.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°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 54 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kutu's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kutu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:54 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
65%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kutu reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°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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How August really feels in Kutu

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.

Kutu weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°13619.312.13.7
Feb31° / 24°14817.512.13.5
Mar30° / 24°16021.5123.4
Apr30° / 23°16022.211.93.3
May30° / 24°10818.111.93.9
Jun30° / 23°378.411.85.3
Jul30° / 23°317.611.95.3
Aug30° / 23°8014.811.94.4
Sep30° / 23°14122.1123.6
Oct29° / 23°20725.912.13.3
Nov29° / 23°19324.312.13.4
Dec29° / 23°17923.212.23.5

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 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24357
34456
44456
54456
64555
74456
84456
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kutu gets around 80 mm of rain over 14.8 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 48% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
134
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336
437
538
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740
842
943
1044
1145
1246
1347
1448
1549
1649
1750
1851
1951
2052
2153
2253
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2454
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3060
3161

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
115850
215850
315850
414860
514860
613870
713870
812880
912880
1011881
1111881
1210891
139901
149901
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225941
235941
244951
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264951
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283961
293961
303961
312971

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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 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 0 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:575:50
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411.95:575:50
511.95:575:50
611.95:565:50
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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 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kutu?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kutu in August

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

In August, Kutu sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kutu 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 Kutu peaks around March 19 at about 13 (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 19UV 13Aug 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Kutu 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 Kutu is worst in August — around 87 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.8× the cleanest month (November, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateAug 1383 µg/m³Nov 1313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun46Poor
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug87Unhealthy
Sep40Poor
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kutu?

Kutu sits at 2.7°S, 18.1°E, 312 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Nioki, 51 km away.

DunguMushieBulunguMangaiBolobo

Topography around Kutu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kutu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 300 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m.

The land around Kutu is covered by trees (32%) and wetland (23%) within 3 km, trees (58%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
73 m
80 km
189 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Nioki 51 km · Inongo 90 km · Bandundu Province 108 km · Dungu 127 km · Mushie 140 km · Bulungu 209 km · Mangai 211 km · Bolobo 222 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 Kutu (-2.7249°, 18.1476°, elevation 312 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).