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When to go to Mbandaka

Twelve months of averages for Mbandaka, 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, Mbandaka 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 (31°C) and the coolest October (28°C). The wettest is October (198 mm) and the driest January (81 mm); about 1,798 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.

Mbandaka: 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 Mbandaka

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

Climate in Mbandaka 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	31°C	23°C	81 mm	75%	62%	5.3	23°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
February	31°C	24°C	136 mm	78%	71%	5.2	24°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
March	30°C	24°C	173 mm	82%	70%	5.2	27°C	Wet
April	29°C	24°C	152 mm	83%	72%	5	31°C	Wet
May	29°C	24°C	160 mm	82%	69%	4.8	35°C	Wet
June	29°C	23°C	140 mm	78%	68%	4.2	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
July	30°C	23°C	120 mm	77%	66%	4	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
August	29°C	23°C	136 mm	79%	69%	4.2	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
September	29°C	23°C	194 mm	81%	71%	4.6	37°C	Wet
October	28°C	23°C	198 mm	82%	75%	4.7	34°C	Wet
November	28°C	23°C	188 mm	82%	74%	4.6	29°C	Wet
December	29°C	23°C	120 mm	80%	68%	4.8	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

31°C

23°C

81 mm

75%

62%

5.3

23°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

February

31°C

24°C

136 mm

78%

71%

5.2

24°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

March

30°C

24°C

173 mm

82%

70%

5.2

27°C

Wet

April

29°C

24°C

152 mm

83%

72%

31°C

Wet

May

29°C

24°C

160 mm

82%

69%

4.8

35°C

Wet

June

29°C

23°C

140 mm

78%

68%

4.2

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

July

30°C

23°C

120 mm

77%

66%

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

August

29°C

23°C

136 mm

79%

69%

4.2

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

September

29°C

23°C

194 mm

81%

71%

4.6

37°C

Wet

October

28°C

23°C

198 mm

82%

75%

4.7

34°C

Wet

November

28°C

23°C

188 mm

82%

74%

4.6

29°C

Wet

December

29°C

23°C

120 mm

80%

68%

4.8

25°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery