Mangina weather in August

In August, Mangina sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 119 mm of rain across 21.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mangina's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mangina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
17°
6th coldest
Rainfall
119 mm
21.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:06 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
74%
4th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Mangina reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12617
22617
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42617
52617
62617
72617
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92617
102617
112617
122617
132617
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212617
222617
232617
242617
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292617
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Mangina weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°408125.6
Feb30° / 18°387.4125.0
Mar29° / 18°9414.8124.5
Apr28° / 18°10718.8124.3
May28° / 18°10219124.9
Jun27° / 18°9618.2125.1
Jul27° / 17°8918.7125.2
Aug26° / 17°11921.8124.7
Sep26° / 17°13922.2124.5
Oct26° / 17°16024124.3
Nov26° / 17°12922.3124.5
Dec27° / 17°7113.8125.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32476
42476
52377
62377
72476
82476
92476
102377
112377
122377
132377
142377
152377
162377
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182377
192278
202278
212278
222278
232179
242080
252080
262080
271981
281882
291882
301882
311882

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mangina gets around 119 mm of rain over 21.8 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 71% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
169
270
370
470
570
670
770
870
971
1071
1171
1271
1371
1471
1571
1671
1771
1871
1971
2071
2171
2271
2371
2471
2571
2671
2771
2871
2971
3072
3172

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 61% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14258
24159
34159
44060
54060
64060
74060
84159
94159
104159
114159
124159
134159
144159
154060
164060
173961
183961
193862
203862
213763
223664
233664
243565
253565
263565
273466
283466
293565
303565
313565

Wind in August

Winds average 3 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:086:10
212.06:086:10
312.06:086:09
412.06:086:09
512.06:086:09
612.06:086:09
712.06:086:09
812.06:076:09
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1512.06:066:08
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1712.06:066:07
1812.06:066:07
1912.06:066:07
2012.06:056:06
2112.06:056:06
2212.06:056:06
2312.06:056:06
2412.06:046:05
2512.06:046:05
2612.06:046:05
2712.06:046:04
2812.06:036:04
2912.06:036:04
3012.06:036:03
3112.06:026:03

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
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84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
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134.7Bright
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274.7Bright
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304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Mangina?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Mangina for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mangina in August

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

In August, Mangina sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Mangina in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks 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 Mangina peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 17UV 14Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Mangina 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 Mangina is worst in February — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.8× the cleanest month (October, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 1250 µg/m³Oct 1619 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb52Poor
Mar30Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mangina?

Mangina sits at 0.6°N, 29.3°E, 970 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Beni, 22 km away.

Topography around Mangina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mangina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m around an average of 975 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 475 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,325 m.

The land around Mangina is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, trees (94%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
231 m
16 km
475 m
80 km
4,325 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Beni 22 km · Hyosha 25 km · Butembo 51 km · Katwa 57 km · Nyahuka 76 km · Mpondwe 78 km · Bundibugyo 85 km · Lubero 85 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 Mangina (0.6042°, 29.31°, elevation 970 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).