Mwene-Ditu weather in August

In August, Mwene-Ditu sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 24 mm of rain across 5.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mwene-Ditu's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mwene-Ditu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
5th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
5.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:37 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
51%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Mwene-Ditu is town in Lomami Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Founded
2003

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 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Mwene-Ditu reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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Mwene-Ditu weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°17925.312.43.5
Feb29° / 20°15721.612.23.4
Mar29° / 20°18624123.4
Apr30° / 20°13619.611.93.8
May31° / 20°265.111.75.0
Jun32° / 19°30.611.65.2
Jul32° / 19°10.211.65.2
Aug31° / 20°245.111.84.8
Sep30° / 20°10417.4123.9
Oct29° / 20°16624.612.23.5
Nov29° / 20°19326.412.33.3
Dec28° / 20°19226.512.43.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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27030
36931
46832
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126238
136139
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mwene-Ditu gets around 24 mm of rain over 5.1 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 17% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 20% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15023243
24923254
34723264
44523285
54323295
64122306
73922317
83722338
93522349
1033223510
1131223611
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1425223815
1524213916
1622213918
1721203919
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2017194124
2116184125
2214184127
2313174128
2412174130
2511164132
2610154133
279154135
288144037
297134040
307133942
316123844

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:426:23
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511.76:416:23
611.76:406:23
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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 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.35 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mwene-Ditu

In seasonPeak

None of Mwene-Ditu's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Mwene-Ditu's rainy season runs September–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Sep
Oct
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Is August a good time to visit Mwene-Ditu?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mwene-Ditu in August

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

In August, Mwene-Ditu sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mwene-Ditu in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mwene-Ditu peaks around March 16 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 16UV 15Aug 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Mwene-Ditu 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 Mwene-Ditu is worst in July — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (November, 19 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateJul 1994 µg/m³Nov 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May55Poor
Jun84Unhealthy
Jul95Unhealthy
Aug90Unhealthy
Sep40Poor
Oct25Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mwene-Ditu?

Mwene-Ditu sits at 7.0°S, 23.5°E, 970 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Luputa, 32 km away.

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Topography around Mwene-Ditu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mwene-Ditu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 945 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m.

The land around Mwene-Ditu is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), trees (29%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) within 16 km, and grassland (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
211 m
80 km
499 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Luputa 32 km · Gandajika 63 km · Miabi 88 km · Kanyama 98 km · Mbuji-Mayi 98 km · Kabeya-Kamwanga 114 km · Kabinda 149 km · Kananga 169 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 Mwene-Ditu (-7.0091°, 23.4528°, 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).