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When to go to Matadi

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

When to go

What the averages say

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

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

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in July and August.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): September and October.
Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): March, April and November.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): October to June.
The warmest month is September (33°C) and the coolest December (29°C). The wettest is March (167 mm) and the driest July (0 mm); about 1,095 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.

Matadi: 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
MayMild–warm, mixed
JunMild–warm, mixed
JulMild–warm, dry
AugMild–warm, dry
SeptHot
OctHot
NovWet
DecMild–warm, mixed

Month by month

Every month in Matadi

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

Climate in Matadi 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	30°C	22°C	109 mm	82%	85%	4.6	23°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
February	31°C	22°C	114 mm	81%	84%	4.8	24°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
March	30°C	22°C	167 mm	82%	81%	5.1	27°C	Wet
April	29°C	22°C	164 mm	86%	83%	4.6	31°C	Wet
May	30°C	21°C	107 mm	83%	75%	3.8	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	31°C	19°C	7 mm	73%	69%	3.4	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
July	31°C	18°C	0 mm	69%	67%	3.4	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
August	31°C	18°C	6 mm	67%	71%	3.4	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
September	33°C	20°C	24 mm	66%	73%	3.4	37°C	Hot
October	32°C	21°C	99 mm	73%	82%	3.5	34°C	Hot
November	30°C	21°C	154 mm	83%	84%	4.3	29°C	Wet
December	29°C	22°C	144 mm	83%	87%	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

30°C

22°C

109 mm

82%

85%

4.6

23°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

February

31°C

22°C

114 mm

81%

84%

4.8

24°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

March

30°C

22°C

167 mm

82%

81%

5.1

27°C

Wet

April

29°C

22°C

164 mm

86%

83%

4.6

31°C

Wet

May

30°C

21°C

107 mm

83%

75%

3.8

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

31°C

19°C

7 mm

73%

69%

3.4

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

July

31°C

18°C

0 mm

69%

67%

3.4

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

August

31°C

18°C

6 mm

67%

71%

3.4

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

September

33°C

20°C

24 mm

66%

73%

3.4

37°C

Hot

October

32°C

21°C

99 mm

73%

82%

3.5

34°C

Hot

November

30°C

21°C

154 mm

83%

84%

4.3

29°C

Wet

December

29°C

22°C

144 mm

83%

87%

4.2

25°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery