Mbanza-Ngungu weather in October

In October, Mbanza-Ngungu sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 113 mm of rain across 18.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Mbanza-Ngungu's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbanza-Ngungu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
113 mm
18.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:42 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
77%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Mbanza-Ngungu is locality in Kongo - Central in the Democratic Republic of Congo, located along the Matadi-Kinshasa railway line of which it is the main stage.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical October day in Mbanza-Ngungu reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22820
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42821
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How October really feels in Mbanza-Ngungu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Mbanza-Ngungu weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°1542312.33.8
Feb29° / 21°1141812.23.9
Mar30° / 21°14720.7123.7
Apr30° / 21°2012511.93.2
May28° / 21°9516.411.84.9
Jun27° / 19°40.811.77.8
Jul26° / 18°10.111.78.0
Aug27° / 18°61.411.87.5
Sep28° / 20°185.3126.5
Oct29° / 21°11318.312.14.4
Nov29° / 21°22225.912.23.4
Dec28° / 21°20526.812.33.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32080
42080
51981
61882
71882
81882
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101783
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mbanza-Ngungu gets around 113 mm of rain over 18.3 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 58% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
130
232
334
435
537
639
741
843
945
1047
1149
1251
1354
1456
1558
1660
1762
1864
1966
2068
2169
2271
2373
2474
2576
2677
2778
2880
2981
3081
3182

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
123752
222762
320782
419783
518784
617794
715805
814806
913807
1012808
1111809
12108010
1398011
1487913
1587715
1677716
1777518
1867420
1967123
2066925
2156827
2256629
2356431
2446333
2546135
2645937
2735839
2835641
2935542
3035344
3125345

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:48 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:485:51
212.15:485:51
312.15:475:51
412.15:475:50
512.15:465:50
612.15:465:50
712.15:455:50
812.15:455:50
912.15:455:50
1012.15:445:50
1112.15:445:50
1212.15:435:49
1312.15:435:49
1412.15:435:49
1512.15:425:49
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1812.15:415:49
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2012.15:415:49
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2212.15:405:49
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2612.25:395:49
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.18 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Mbanza-Ngungu

In seasonPeak

In October, Mbanza-Ngungu sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Mbanza-Ngungu'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 October a good time to visit Mbanza-Ngungu?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Mbanza-Ngungu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mbanza-Ngungu in October

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

In October, Mbanza-Ngungu sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mbanza-Ngungu in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mbanza-Ngungu peaks around March 17 at about 15 (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 17UV 15Aug 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Mbanza-Ngungu in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Mbanza-Ngungu is worst in July — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (November, 17 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1660 µg/m³Nov 2117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun55Unhealthy
Jul61Unhealthy
Aug54Poor
Sep51Poor
Oct25Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mbanza-Ngungu?

Mbanza-Ngungu sits at 5.3°S, 14.9°E, 735 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Inkisi, 26 km away.

Brazzaville

Topography around Mbanza-Ngungu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbanza-Ngungu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 684 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 426 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 754 m.

The land around Mbanza-Ngungu is covered by grassland (35%), trees (22%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
426 m
80 km
754 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Inkisi 26 km · Kimpese 58 km · Kasangulu 82 km · Maquela do Zombo 93 km · Cuímba 99 km · Masina 114 km · Kinshasa 115 km · Brazzaville 120 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 Mbanza-Ngungu (-5.2584°, 14.8584°, elevation 735 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).