Impfondo in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Impfondo sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 179 mm of rain over about 32 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year 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 15% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high
31°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
179 mm
32 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
4.1
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Impfondo 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 Impfondo reaches about 31°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Impfondo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
90
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.

Impfondo weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Impfondo gets around 179 mm of rain over 32 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 oppressive — 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 54 min in early December to 12 hours by late February. 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 5.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Impfondo?

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.

4.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Impfondo in Winter

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

In winter, Impfondo sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 32 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Impfondo in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 11 (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 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 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
Winter 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.