Impfondo weather in August

In August, Impfondo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 130 mm of rain across 22.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Impfondo's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Impfondo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
130 mm
22.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:50 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
76%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Impfondo is city.

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 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Impfondo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12923
22923
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42923
52923
62923
72923
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How August really feels in Impfondo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Impfondo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°458.411.94.3
Feb32° / 23°7311.511.93.6
Mar32° / 24°13917.9123.2
Apr31° / 24°12019.2123.3
May31° / 24°9818.812.13.6
Jun30° / 23°7915.812.14.2
Jul29° / 23°891812.14.2
Aug29° / 23°13022.312.13.8
Sep29° / 22°15323.7123.5
Oct30° / 23°14923.3123.5
Nov30° / 23°12621.111.93.6
Dec31° / 23°6111.911.94.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42476
52575
62575
72575
82575
92575
102575
112476
122575
132575
142476
152476
162377
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202080
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311981

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Impfondo gets around 130 mm of rain over 22.3 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 72% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
165
266
366
466
566
667
767
867
967
1068
1168
1268
1369
1469
1570
1670
1771
1872
1973
2073
2174
2275
2376
2476
2577
2678
2778
2878
2979
3079
3179

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5199
6199
7199
8199
9199
10199
11199
12199
13199
14199
15199
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170100
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210100
220100
230100
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260100
270100
280100
290100
300100
310100

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:525:56
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312.15:525:56
412.15:525:56
512.15:525:56
612.15:515:55
712.15:515:55
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2112.05:495:52
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2912.05:475:49
3012.05:475:49
3112.05:475:49

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.73 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
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84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
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294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Impfondo?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Impfondo.

What to pack for Impfondo in August

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

In August, Impfondo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Impfondo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Impfondo peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Jun 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Impfondo 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 Impfondo is worst in February — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.0× the cleanest month (October, 10 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1649 µg/m³Oct 910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan37Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar39Poor
Apr23Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov17Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Impfondo?

Impfondo sits at 1.6°N, 18.1°E, 323 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Bétou, 168 km away.

BétouMindouliMbandakaBolengePokolaOuessoLibenge

Topography around Impfondo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Impfondo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 320 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m.

The land around Impfondo is covered by trees (47%) and water (30%) within 3 km, trees (87%) within 16 km, and trees (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
43 m
80 km
61 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Bétou 168 km · Mindouli 173 km · Mbandaka 176 km · Bolenge 181 km · Pokola 195 km · Basankusu 199 km · Ouesso 223 km · Libenge 235 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 Impfondo (1.618°, 18.0598°, elevation 323 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).