Climate and average weather in Zongo
In Zongo, the weather is humid, sweltering, wet, and partly cloudy and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near sweltering levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around October.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Zongo typically varies from 21°C to 34°C, and is rarely below 17°C or above 37°C. February is the hottest month of the year, while August is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Zongo for warm-weather activities are from late May to mid August and mid November to late December.
- Hottest
- Feb
- 34°
- Coldest
- Aug
- 22°
- Wettest
- Oct
- 189 mm
- Driest
- Jan
- 11 mm
- Rain / yr
- 1157 mm
- 179 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.7–12.3 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 356 m
- 4.3°N
- Clearest
- Dec
- 55% cloud
Zongo is city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Density
- 98/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1971
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Zongo weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around late May to mid August.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Zongo, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Zongo stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is February, with an average high of 34°C and low of 22°C; the coolest is August, with an average low of 22°C and high of 29°C.
Days typically run about 9°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 13°C) in January.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 21 |
| Feb | 34 | 22 |
| Mar | 33 | 24 |
| Apr | 32 | 24 |
| May | 32 | 23 |
| Jun | 31 | 23 |
| Jul | 30 | 22 |
| Aug | 29 | 22 |
| Sep | 30 | 22 |
| Oct | 30 | 22 |
| Nov | 31 | 22 |
| Dec | 32 | 21 |
How hot and cold Zongo really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Zongo feels like about 38°C (around March 25). Nearly every day a year carries some heat stress, peaking in March.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 34 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 |
| Air high (°C) | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Air low (°C) | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 34 | 20 | 21 |
| Feb | 36 | 34 | 22 | 22 |
| Mar | 37 | 33 | 23 | 24 |
| Apr | 37 | 32 | 24 | 24 |
| May | 36 | 32 | 23 | 23 |
| Jun | 34 | 31 | 23 | 23 |
| Jul | 33 | 30 | 22 | 22 |
| Aug | 33 | 29 | 22 | 22 |
| Sep | 33 | 30 | 22 | 22 |
| Oct | 33 | 30 | 22 | 22 |
| Nov | 34 | 31 | 22 | 22 |
| Dec | 34 | 32 | 21 | 21 |
Average hourly temperature in Zongo
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on February afternoons, near 34°C, and coldest before dawn in August, near 22°C.
Zongo weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34° / 21° | 11 | 2.1 | 11.8 | 3.8 |
| Feb | 34° / 22° | 25 | 4.8 | 11.9 | 3.0 |
| Mar | 33° / 24° | 88 | 13.1 | 12 | 3.0 |
| Apr | 32° / 24° | 111 | 15.6 | 12.1 | 3.2 |
| May | 32° / 23° | 104 | 16.8 | 12.2 | 3.5 |
| Jun | 31° / 23° | 86 | 15.7 | 12.2 | 4.0 |
| Jul | 30° / 22° | 109 | 19.5 | 12.2 | 4.0 |
| Aug | 29° / 22° | 157 | 23.6 | 12.1 | 3.6 |
| Sep | 30° / 22° | 158 | 23.5 | 12 | 3.4 |
| Oct | 30° / 22° | 189 | 25.2 | 11.9 | 3.3 |
| Nov | 31° / 22° | 103 | 15.7 | 11.8 | 3.9 |
| Dec | 32° / 21° | 16 | 3.4 | 11.8 | 4.5 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Zongo gets about 1157 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is very wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 7.6 months, from around Apr 1 to Nov 17, peaking in August at about 82% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jan 1.
October is the wettest month by volume, with 189 mm over about 25 wet days; January is the driest, with 11 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 6 | 18 | 42 | 51 | 54 | 53 | 63 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 53 | 11 |
| Rain days | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 3 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | 2 |
| Feb | 18 | 5 |
| Mar | 42 | 13 |
| Apr | 51 | 16 |
| May | 54 | 17 |
| Jun | 53 | 16 |
| Jul | 63 | 20 |
| Aug | 76 | 24 |
| Sep | 78 | 24 |
| Oct | 80 | 25 |
| Nov | 53 | 16 |
| Dec | 11 | 3 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Zongo collects about 1157 mm of rain across 179 wet days — roughly 96 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. October is the wettest month with 189 mm, while January is the driest at just 11 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 44% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 11 | 25 | 88 | 111 | 104 | 86 | 109 | 157 | 158 | 189 | 103 | 16 |
| Rain days | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 3 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 | 2 |
| Feb | 25 | 5 |
| Mar | 88 | 13 |
| Apr | 111 | 16 |
| May | 104 | 17 |
| Jun | 86 | 16 |
| Jul | 109 | 20 |
| Aug | 157 | 24 |
| Sep | 158 | 24 |
| Oct | 189 | 25 |
| Nov | 103 | 16 |
| Dec | 16 | 3 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Zongo, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around November 18 and lasts for 3.5 months, ending around March 3. The clearest month is December, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 55% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around July 3 and lasts for 4.5 months, ending around November 17. The cloudiest month is August, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 79% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 52 | 45 | 35 | 33 | 42 | 41 | 30 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 36 | 55 |
| Cloudier (%) | 48 | 55 | 65 | 67 | 58 | 59 | 70 | 79 | 75 | 74 | 64 | 45 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52 | 48 |
| Feb | 45 | 55 |
| Mar | 35 | 65 |
| Apr | 33 | 67 |
| May | 42 | 58 |
| Jun | 41 | 59 |
| Jul | 30 | 70 |
| Aug | 21 | 79 |
| Sep | 25 | 75 |
| Oct | 26 | 74 |
| Nov | 36 | 64 |
| Dec | 55 | 45 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. Close to the equator, Zongo barely changes through the year: days stay near 12 h 18 min of light in every season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.8 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:02 | 6:04 | 5:56 | 5:43 | 5:36 | 5:38 | 5:44 | 5:45 | 5:39 | 5:34 | 5:37 | 5:49 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:48 | 5:56 | 5:54 | 5:49 | 5:48 | 5:53 | 5:58 | 5:54 | 5:41 | 5:28 | 5:25 | 5:34 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.8 | 6:02 | 5:48 |
| Feb | 11.9 | 6:04 | 5:56 |
| Mar | 12.0 | 5:56 | 5:54 |
| Apr | 12.1 | 5:43 | 5:49 |
| May | 12.2 | 5:36 | 5:48 |
| Jun | 12.2 | 5:38 | 5:53 |
| Jul | 12.2 | 5:44 | 5:58 |
| Aug | 12.1 | 5:45 | 5:54 |
| Sep | 12.0 | 5:39 | 5:41 |
| Oct | 11.9 | 5:34 | 5:28 |
| Nov | 11.8 | 5:37 | 5:25 |
| Dec | 11.8 | 5:49 | 5:34 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Zongo averages about 5 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 1 and 11 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 3.5 months, from around Nov 20 to Mar 5. The sunniest month is December, with roughly 10 sunny days (mixed).
The greyest month is August, down near 2 sunny days — about 82% fewer than the December peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Sky | Mixed | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | Mixed |
| Feb | 7 | Mixed |
| Mar | 5 | Gloomy |
| Apr | 4 | Gloomy |
| May | 6 | Gloomy |
| Jun | 5 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 4 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 2 | Gloomy |
| Sep | 2 | Gloomy |
| Oct | 3 | Gloomy |
| Nov | 5 | Gloomy |
| Dec | 10 | Mixed |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Zongo, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 9.2 months, from around March 4 to December 7. The muggiest month is March, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 97% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around December 8 to March 3, and January is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 42% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 30 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Comfortable (%) | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Humid (%) | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| Muggy (%) | 25 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 25 |
| Oppressive (%) | 17 | 38 | 80 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 96 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 90 | 42 |
| Miserable (%) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 | 13 | 15 | 25 | 17 | 0 |
| Feb | 17 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 38 | 0 |
| Mar | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 80 | 1 |
| Apr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 2 |
| May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 2 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 0 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 96 | 0 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 0 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 0 |
| Oct | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 0 |
| Nov | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 90 | 0 |
| Dec | 7 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 42 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Zongo is typically calm, near 6 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 5.1 months, from around Dec 15 to May 17. The windiest month is March, averaging about 7 km/h (calm).
The calmer part of the year runs from around May 18 to Dec 14, with October the calmest month at about 4 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | calm |
| Feb | 7 | calm |
| Mar | 7 | calm |
| Apr | 7 | calm |
| May | 6 | calm |
| Jun | 5 | calm |
| Jul | 5 | calm |
| Aug | 5 | calm |
| Sep | 4 | calm |
| Oct | 4 | calm |
| Nov | 5 | calm |
| Dec | 6 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Zongo
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Zongo's rainy season runs March–November, when most of the year's rain falls.
Best time to visit Zongo
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Zongo throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around early August, Zongo is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Zongo for general outdoor tourist activities run from late May to mid August and again from mid November to late January, with a peak score in the second week of December.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
| Rating | fair | poor | poor | poor | poor | fair | fair | fair | poor | poor | fair | fair |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.8 | fair |
| Feb | 3.1 | poor |
| Mar | 3.0 | poor |
| Apr | 3.2 | poor |
| May | 3.5 | poor |
| Jun | 3.9 | fair |
| Jul | 4.0 | fair |
| Aug | 3.6 | fair |
| Sep | 3.4 | poor |
| Oct | 3.3 | poor |
| Nov | 3.9 | fair |
| Dec | 4.4 | fair |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Zongo for hot-weather activities is from late November to late February, with a peak score in the last week of December.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Zongo, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
Zongo packs about the same all year — highs hold near 34°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, sun protection and rain gear.
In February, Zongo sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Zongo by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zongo peaks around March 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 | Extreme |
| Feb | 12 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 13 | Extreme |
| May | 11 | Extreme |
| Jun | 10 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 13 | Extreme |
| Sep | 11 | Extreme |
| Oct | 13 | Extreme |
| Nov | 10 | Very high |
| Dec | 8 | Very high |
Average hourly UV index in Zongo
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in March the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 7.5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 7.5 | 8 | 7.5 | 7 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 5.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5.5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5.5 | 6 | 5 | 4.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Feb | 8 | 6 |
| Mar | 8 | 6 |
| Apr | 8 | 6 |
| May | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Jun | 7.5 | 5 |
| Jul | 7.5 | 5 |
| Aug | 8 | 6 |
| Sep | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 8 | 6 |
| Nov | 7.5 | 5 |
| Dec | 7 | 4.5 |
Air quality in Zongo by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Zongo is worst in January — around 142 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.1× the cleanest month (September, 14 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 142 | 97 | 44 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 38 | 123 |
| Level | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Unhealthy |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 142 | Unhealthy |
| Feb | 97 | Unhealthy |
| Mar | 44 | Poor |
| Apr | 26 | Moderate |
| May | 19 | Moderate |
| Jun | 20 | Moderate |
| Jul | 19 | Moderate |
| Aug | 16 | Moderate |
| Sep | 14 | Moderate |
| Oct | 18 | Moderate |
| Nov | 38 | Poor |
| Dec | 123 | Unhealthy |
Growing season
Zongo is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Zongo banks about 6,145 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around March.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 527 | 511 | 572 | 537 | 541 | 501 | 494 | 487 | 476 | 495 | 490 | 513 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 527 |
| Feb | 511 |
| Mar | 572 |
| Apr | 537 |
| May | 541 |
| Jun | 501 |
| Jul | 494 |
| Aug | 487 |
| Sep | 476 |
| Oct | 495 |
| Nov | 490 |
| Dec | 513 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Zongo receives about 5.4 kWh/m² a day of solar energy — bright — and it stays remarkably steady, holding between 4.8 and 6.1 kWh/m² all year. For solar panels, output here is a flat line, not a seasonal wave.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.0 | Intense |
| Feb | 6.0 | Intense |
| Mar | 5.8 | Bright |
| Apr | 5.7 | Bright |
| May | 5.5 | Bright |
| Jun | 5.2 | Bright |
| Jul | 5.0 | Bright |
| Aug | 4.9 | Bright |
| Sep | 5.1 | Bright |
| Oct | 5.0 | Bright |
| Nov | 5.2 | Bright |
| Dec | 5.6 | Bright |
Where is Zongo?
Zongo sits at 4.3°N, 18.6°E, 356 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Bangui, 5.0 km away.
Topography around Zongo
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Zongo.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Zongo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m around an average of 386 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 330 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 368 m.
The land around Zongo is covered by grassland (46%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (32%) within 80 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 Zongo (4.3428°, 18.5945°, elevation 356 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).