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Travel guide > Africa > Climate and weather of Congo
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Congo has two different climatic zones.
Temperatures range between 26 and 30° during the year except in the north where they are stable (30°). The average annual rainfall is high (1 200 mm in the southwest and 1 500 mm in the north).
Southwestern Congo
The coastal plain located in the southwest of Congo has a tropical climate with a rainy season and a dry season.
Rainy season (October to May)
Temperatures are high (27 to 29°) and rainfall is abundant.
Dry season (June to September)
Temperatures are mild (25°).
Central and northern Congo
The plateaus and the marshy plain located in the center and in the norh of Congo have an equatorial climate with two rainy seasons and two dry seasons. Rainfall reach 1 500 mm per year.
First rainy season (October to December) and second rainy season (March to April)
Temperatures are stable (30°) and rainfall is high.
First dry season (January to February) and second dry season (May to September)
Temperatures are constant (30°) and rainfall is moderate.
When to go to Congo (pleasant climate) |
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The climate of Congo is pleasant during the following months :
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Average temperatures and rainfall
Brazzaville (Capital of Congo)
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
30° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
28° |
min |
23° |
23° |
24° |
24° |
23° |
21° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
27° |
28° |
30° |
30° |
29° |
29° |
min |
20° |
21° |
22° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
130 |
120 |
180 |
200 |
110 |
... |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
... |
... |
30 |
140 |
230 |
160 |
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Dolisie
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
31° |
32° |
32° |
32° |
31° |
29° |
min |
22° |
22° |
22° |
22° |
22° |
20° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
27° |
27° |
28° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
min |
18° |
19° |
20° |
22° |
22° |
22° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
120 |
160 |
200 |
200 |
90 |
... |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
... |
... |
... |
70 |
210 |
160 |
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Ouesso
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
32° |
32° |
33° |
33° |
32° |
31° |
min |
21° |
21° |
22° |
22° |
22° |
22° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
30° |
30° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
min |
21° |
21° |
21° |
21° |
21° |
21° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
50 |
70 |
150 |
120 |
150 |
110 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
70 |
150 |
210 |
220 |
150 |
80 |
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Pointe-Noire
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
29° |
30° |
30° |
30° |
28° |
26° |
min |
25° |
25° |
26° |
26° |
24° |
22° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
25° |
25° |
26° |
27° |
28° |
28° |
min |
21° |
21° |
23° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
170 |
200 |
220 |
170 |
80 |
... |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
... |
... |
10 |
70 |
180 |
130 |
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Sibiti
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
28° |
29° |
29° |
29° |
28° |
25° |
min |
20° |
19° |
20° |
20° |
19° |
17° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
24° |
24° |
26° |
28° |
28° |
27° |
min |
16° |
16° |
17° |
19° |
19° |
19° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
170 |
170 |
200 |
220 |
140 |
... |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
... |
... |
10 |
110 |
300 |
210 |
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Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for Congo are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.
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Congo, a country located in Central Africa, is bordered by Angola and the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest, by Gabon to the west, by Cameroon to the northwest, by the Central African Republic to the north and by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the east.
Capital: Brazzaville
Area: 342 000 km²
Population: 4 500 000 inhabitants
Language: French
Currency: CFA franc
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