Mushie in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Mushie sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 70 mm of rain over about 18 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels muggy.

Winter is Mushie's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. Mushie 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 Mushie's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
31°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
70 mm
18 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
5.0
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Mushie in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C.

A typical winter day in Mushie reaches about 31°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

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How winter really feels in Mushie

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.

Mushie 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
Jan31° / 23°12319.912.23.5
Feb31° / 23°12417.312.13.3
Mar31° / 23°13420.4123.1
Apr31° / 23°15522.511.93.1
May31° / 23°9016.611.93.8
Jun31° / 23°20511.85.2
Jul31° / 23°123.411.85.3
Aug31° / 23°389.811.94.4
Sep31° / 23°9719123.4
Oct30° / 23°17824.812.13.1
Nov30° / 23°17223.912.13.2
Dec30° / 23°15924.212.23.3

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Mushie gets around 70 mm of rain over 18 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 muggy — 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 6 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early June to 11 h 54 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 5.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Mushie?

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.

5.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mushie in Winter

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

In winter, Mushie sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mushie in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mushie peaks around March 17 at about 14 (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 14Aug 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Mushie 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 Mushie is worst in August — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.6× the cleanest month (November, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateAug 1383 µg/m³Nov 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun47Poor
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug86Unhealthy
Sep40Poor
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mushie?

Mushie sits at 3.0°S, 16.9°E, 325 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Bandundu Province, 61 km away.

BoloboKutuGambomaInongoMossakaMasi-Manimba

Topography around Mushie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mushie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 304 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 345 m.

The land around Mushie is covered by grassland (30%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
125 m
80 km
345 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Bandundu Province 61 km · Nioki 91 km · Bolobo 122 km · Kutu 140 km · Gamboma 173 km · Inongo 194 km · Mossaka 200 km · Masi-Manimba 223 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 Mushie (-3.0173°, 16.9224°, elevation 325 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.