Weather in Mbuji-Mayi

Mbuji-Mayi is in DR Congo at 6.1°S. The 2001–2020 NASA POWER daily record describes a monsoon climate with a sharp wet-dry split. Rain is the monsoon runs from September to April, inside an annual total of 1185 mm. The wettest month is November at 162 mm; the driest is July at 4 mm.

August is the warmest month (average 28.0°C, high 34.7°C) and December is the coolest (average 25.0°C, low 21.2°C). From the coolest night in December (18.6°C) to the hottest afternoon in August (34.7°C), the raw range is 16.1°C. On this site the months that score closest to a 22°C day, lighter rain, and moderate humidity are May, June, and July.

Rainfall pattern

The monsoon in Mbuji-Mayi starts in September and ends in April (September, October, November, December, January, February, March, and April). November is the core of it at 162 mm. July is the other extreme, with 4 mm.

A rainy day here is a day with at least 1 mm in the NASA POWER series. November averages 19 such days; July averages 1.

Temperature through the year

Mbuji-Mayi has a 3.0°C gap between its coolest monthly average (25.0°C in December) and its warmest (28.0°C in August). That is a southern-hemisphere pattern.

Mean high across all twelve months is 30.9°C and mean low is 20.9°C. These are 20-year grid averages, so a city station can read a few degrees warmer or cooler.

The calendar in Mbuji-Mayi

May stands apart from the months beside it: 31.4°C / 20.4°C and 34 mm. July is the driest month, averaging only 4 mm across 1 rainy days. Highs sit near 34.1°C. Peak heat arrives in August: 34.7°C by day, 21.3°C at night, and 46% humidity.

September is when the monsoon typically starts in Mbuji-Mayi: highs near 32.2°C, and rainfall jumps to 105 mm (14 rainy days). November is the wettest month — 162 mm and 19 rainy days, with 80% humidity. December is the coolest month, with lows around 21.2°C and highs near 28.7°C. Rainfall is 155 mm.

Best months to visit Mbuji-Mayi

The three months with the highest comfort score are May, June, and July: May (25.9°C average, 34 mm, 67% humidity); June (25.7°C average, 8 mm, 50% humidity); July (26.5°C average, 4 mm, 40% humidity). They fall in calendar order. The score rewards averages near 22°C, lower rainfall, and humidity near 60%. It is a climate score, not a festival or price calendar.

If you want the monsoon itself — fewer crowds, greener landscape, heavier rain — aim at September–April instead of the score.

How Mbuji-Mayi compares inside DR Congo

Kananga is about 132 km away: Mbuji-Mayi is about as warm as Kananga at the hot peak and 57 mm drier over the year than Kananga. Kananga’s wettest month is November (171 mm) versus November here.

Lubumbashi is about 748 km away: Mbuji-Mayi is 1.8°C warmer than Lubumbashi in its hottest month and 65 mm wetter over the year than Lubumbashi. Lubumbashi’s wettest month is December (268 mm) versus November here.

Kisangani is about 761 km away: Mbuji-Mayi is 1.1°C warmer than Kisangani in its hottest month and 402 mm drier over the year than Kisangani. Kisangani’s wettest month is October (188 mm) versus November here.