Masi-Manimba weather in August

In August, Masi-Manimba sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 41 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 27% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
6th coldest
Rainfall
41 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:57 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
58%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Masi-Manimba is locality capital of the eponymous territory of the province of Kwilu in the Democratic Republic of 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 Masi-Manimba reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°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 on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Masi-Manimba

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.

Masi-Manimba weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°13121.212.23.5
Feb31° / 22°11917.512.23.4
Mar31° / 22°15321123.1
Apr31° / 22°20225.111.92.9
May31° / 22°11318.511.83.7
Jun31° / 21°245.311.75.0
Jul32° / 21°82.511.84.7
Aug32° / 21°419.611.84.0
Sep31° / 22°10918.8123.4
Oct30° / 21°19126.312.13.1
Nov30° / 21°19924.912.23.2
Dec30° / 21°17724.312.33.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26040
36040
45941
55941
65842
75743
85644
95644
105446
115446
125347
135248
145248
155149
165149
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225050
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265248
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305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Masi-Manimba gets around 41 mm of rain over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
115
216
317
419
520
621
722
824
925
1026
1127
1229
1330
1431
1532
1633
1734
1834
1935
2036
2136
2237
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2438
2539
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2740
2840
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3041
3142

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 69% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11443421
21342441
31241451
41240462
51238482
61137503
71135513
81033543
91031554
10929584
11928585
12827596
13726616
14625627
15624637
16523648
17422659
18421669
19321679
203206710
212206810
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261176913
271176814
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291156915
300147016
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
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86calm
96calm
106calm
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126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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315calm

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 6:01 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:015:48
211.86:015:48
311.86:005:48
411.86:005:48
511.86:005:48
611.86:005:48
711.86:005:48
811.85:595:48
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1011.85:595:48
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1911.95:565:47
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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 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
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105.4Bright
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155.4Bright
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215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Masi-Manimba?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Masi-Manimba in August

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

In August, Masi-Manimba sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Masi-Manimba in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Masi-Manimba peaks around March 15 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 15UV 14Aug 14UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug4Moderate
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Masi-Manimba 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 Masi-Manimba is worst in August — around 175 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 12.9× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyUnhealthyModerateAug 15162 µg/m³Nov 1714 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May34Moderate
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul86Unhealthy
Aug175Very unhealthy
Sep54Poor
Oct18Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Masi-Manimba?

Masi-Manimba sits at 4.8°S, 17.9°E, 487 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Bulungu, 83 km away.

DunguBandundu ProvinceIdiofaMangaiMushieKasongo-Lunda

Topography around Masi-Manimba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Masi-Manimba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m around an average of 414 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 534 m.

The land around Masi-Manimba is covered by shrubs (44%), trees (26%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (39%), trees (30%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%), trees (36%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
197 m
16 km
272 m
80 km
534 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Bulungu 83 km · Kikwit 107 km · Dungu 166 km · Bandundu Province 172 km · Idiofa 190 km · Mangai 200 km · Mushie 223 km · Kasongo-Lunda 224 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 Masi-Manimba (-4.7755°, 17.891°, elevation 487 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).