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Twelve months of averages for Makokou, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Makokou has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in June to August and December to February.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): March to May and September to November.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): January to December.
The warmest month is January (29°C) and the coolest October (26°C). The wettest is October (265 mm) and the driest July (43 mm); about 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Makokou: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanMild–warm, mixed
FebMild–warm, mixed
MarWet
AprWet
MayWet
JunMild–warm, mixed
JulMild–warm, mixed
AugMild–warm, mixed
SeptWet
OctWet
NovWet
DecMild–warm, mixed

Month by month

Every month in Makokou

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Makokou by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	29°C	20°C	81 mm	83%	72%	4.6	23°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
February	29°C	21°C	112 mm	86%	78%	4.6	24°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
March	28°C	21°C	200 mm	89%	81%	4.8	27°C	Wet
April	27°C	21°C	174 mm	91%	81%	4.8	31°C	Wet
May	27°C	21°C	164 mm	90%	79%	4.2	35°C	Wet
June	27°C	20°C	82 mm	87%	75%	3.5	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
July	28°C	20°C	43 mm	85%	78%	3.3	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
August	27°C	20°C	78 mm	86%	79%	3.4	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
September	27°C	20°C	185 mm	89%	80%	4	37°C	Wet
October	26°C	20°C	265 mm	91%	85%	4.3	34°C	Wet
November	27°C	21°C	232 mm	90%	84%	4.2	29°C	Wet
December	28°C	21°C	146 mm	86%	76%	4.2	25°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

29°C

20°C

81 mm

83%

72%

4.6

23°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

February

29°C

21°C

112 mm

86%

78%

4.6

24°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

March

28°C

21°C

200 mm

89%

81%

4.8

27°C

Wet

April

27°C

21°C

174 mm

91%

81%

4.8

31°C

Wet

May

27°C

21°C

164 mm

90%

79%

4.2

35°C

Wet

June

27°C

20°C

82 mm

87%

75%

3.5

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

July

28°C

20°C

43 mm

85%

78%

3.3

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

August

27°C

20°C

78 mm

86%

79%

3.4

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

September

27°C

20°C

185 mm

89%

80%

37°C

Wet

October

26°C

20°C

265 mm

91%

85%

4.3

34°C

Wet

November

27°C

21°C

232 mm

90%

84%

4.2

29°C

Wet

December

28°C

21°C

146 mm

86%

76%

4.2

25°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery