Mangai in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Mangai sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 438 mm of rain over about 62 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer is Mangai's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. Mangai has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Mangai's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
30°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
438 mm
62 wet days
Avg wind
4 km/h
Travel score
3.6
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Mangai in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical summer day in Mangai reaches about 30°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

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How summer really feels in Mangai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
90
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Mangai weather by month

How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°1342012.23.7
Feb30° / 23°14118.112.13.6
Mar30° / 23°15422.2123.4
Apr30° / 23°15722.411.93.5
May30° / 23°981711.84.2
Jun30° / 22°276.311.85.3
Jul31° / 22°194.611.85.2
Aug30° / 22°6513.611.94.3
Sep30° / 22°12221.8123.5
Oct30° / 22°16925.312.13.3
Nov29° / 22°17624.212.23.4
Dec29° / 22°16223.512.23.5

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Mangai gets around 438 mm of rain over 62 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 4 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min in early December to 12 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Mangai?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mangai.

What to pack for Mangai in Summer

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

In summer, Mangai sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 62 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mangai in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mangai peaks around March 17 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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateExtremeMar 17UV 14Aug 14UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug4Moderate
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Mangai in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Mangai is worst in August — around 116 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.3× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateModerateAug 16108 µg/m³Nov 1312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun39Poor
Jul53Poor
Aug116Unhealthy
Sep45Poor
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mangai?

Mangai sits at 4.0°S, 19.5°E, 342 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Dibaya-Lubwe, 39 km away.

IleboKikwitMasi-ManimbaKutu

Topography around Mangai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mangai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 354 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m.

The land around Mangai is covered by trees (47%) and water (33%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
109 m
16 km
208 m
80 km
367 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Dibaya-Lubwe 39 km · Dungu 88 km · Idiofa 105 km · Bulungu 118 km · Ilebo 122 km · Kikwit 138 km · Masi-Manimba 200 km · Kutu 211 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 Mangai (-4.0233°, 19.5339°, elevation 342 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.