Djambala weather in August

In August, Djambala sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 50 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Djambala's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Djambala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
11th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:08 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
74%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Djambala is town in Plateaux Department, Republic of the Congo.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Djambala reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Djambala weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°16324.612.13.8
Feb29° / 20°15522.712.13.5
Mar29° / 21°15324.8123.3
Apr29° / 21°17524.811.93.3
May29° / 20°12422.611.94.0
Jun27° / 19°318.511.96.6
Jul27° / 19°185.111.97.0
Aug27° / 19°5012.211.95.9
Sep27° / 20°10720.8124.6
Oct28° / 20°22128.912.13.6
Nov28° / 20°22428.212.13.5
Dec28° / 20°19627.512.13.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Djambala gets around 50 mm of rain over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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3151

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 64% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
125741
225543
325444
425246
525048
624850
724652
824454
924256
1024157
1123959
1223860
1323662
1413564
1513465
1613366
1713267
1813168
1913069
2012970
2112871
2202773
2302674
2402575
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2602377
2702179
2802080
2901981
3001783
3101684

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
28calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 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 0 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:106:04
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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 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.77 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is August a good time to visit Djambala?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Djambala in August

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

In August, Djambala sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Djambala in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Djambala peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 17UV 14Jun 18UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Djambala 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 Djambala is worst in July — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.5× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodModerateJul 1348 µg/m³Oct 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun45Poor
Jul48Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep20Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov12Good
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Djambala?

Djambala sits at 2.5°S, 14.8°E, 640 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Gamboma, 144 km away.

GambomaFrancevilleBoloboMouyondziBrazzavilleSibitiMoandaOyo

Topography around Djambala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Djambala has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m around an average of 757 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 551 m.

The land around Djambala is covered by grassland (66%) within 3 km, grassland (81%) within 16 km, and grassland (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
321 m
16 km
427 m
80 km
551 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Gamboma 144 km · Franceville 164 km · Bolobo 170 km · Mouyondzi 186 km · Brazzaville 201 km · Sibiti 201 km · Moanda 204 km · Oyo 204 km

Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,515
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
46%
of population, 2021
Road deaths
29.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 33%Awakening Churches/Christian Revival 22%Protestant 20%none 11%

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 Djambala (-2.5381°, 14.7541°, elevation 640 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).