Mulongo in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Mulongo sees average daytime highs around 34°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 4 mm of rain over about 1 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 34°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Mulongo's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Mulongo's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
34°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
20°C
Rainfall
4 mm
1 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
4.1
2nd-best season
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Mulongo in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 34°C.

A typical winter day in Mulongo reaches about 34°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

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How winter really feels in Mulongo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
92
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Mulongo weather by month

How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 21°2282412.43.9
Feb29° / 22°17018.812.33.9
Mar29° / 22°17921.112.13.8
Apr30° / 22°1091511.84.2
May33° / 21°132.911.64.4
Jun33° / 20°00.111.64.3
Jul33° / 19°0011.64.3
Aug34° / 21°40.711.73.6
Sep34° / 22°286.1123.4
Oct31° / 22°11918.512.23.6
Nov29° / 21°20023.412.43.6
Dec28° / 21°23126.412.43.7

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Mulongo gets around 4 mm of rain over 1 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 8 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min in early June to 11 h 48 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 5.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Mulongo

In seasonPeak

None of Mulongo's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Mulongo's monsoon runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is winter a good time to visit Mulongo?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mulongo in Winter

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

In winter, Mulongo sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Mulongo in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mulongo peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 16 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeMar 14UV 15Aug 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Mulongo in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Mulongo is worst in July — around 176 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 17.5× the cleanest month (April, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyModerateJul 20171 µg/m³Apr 1010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May25Moderate
Jun100Unhealthy
Jul176Very unhealthy
Aug148Unhealthy
Sep49Poor
Oct26Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mulongo?

Mulongo sits at 7.8°S, 27.0°E, 597 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Malemba-Nkulu, 32 km away.

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Topography around Mulongo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mulongo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 584 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,168 m.

The land around Mulongo is covered by water (35%) within 3 km, shrubs (28%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
152 m
16 km
406 m
80 km
1,168 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Malemba-Nkulu 32 km · Manono 74 km · Kipamba 76 km · Bukama 198 km · Kabalo 198 km · Pweto 221 km · Nyunzu 237 km · Kamina 242 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 Mulongo (-7.8349°, 26.9985°, elevation 597 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.