Bas-Congo Province · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Matadi
- Local time
- Africa/Kinshasa
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Population
- 425,662
- Elevation
- 183 m
- From DXB
- 5,700 km
- 7 hrs 25 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Matadi, month by month
- Jan30°
- Feb31°
- Mar30°
- Apr29°
- May30°
- Jun31°
- Jul31°
- Aug31°
- Sept33°
- Oct32°
- Nov30°
- Dec29°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: May to August and December to February.
Mean highs run from 29°C in December to 33°C in September, with about 1,095 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for MatadiModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
No airport with scheduled flights is listed for Matadi itself; these are the nearest.
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBMatadi
5,700 km
7 hrs 25 mins · Estimate
From AUHMatadi
5,590 km
7 hrs 20 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Africa/Kinshasa
- Currency
- Congolese Franc CDFToday's indicative rate: CDF 1,000 ≈ USD 0.433Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and E220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 113fire114police118policeAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +243 · On the right
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Plan a trip to Matadi
The flights, the stays and the time in between, put together by a person and sent back as one quote.