Mbandaka enjoys 230 sunny days a year. Summers are intensely hot — air conditioning is essential. On the other hand, air quality is a concern.
Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo is a 465K-resident city with 230 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 38.1 µg/m³. A city in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.
| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | |||||||||||||
| Daily high°C | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
| Daily mean°C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Daily low°C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Thermal comfort | |||||||||||||
| High feelsDaily high feels-like°C | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 37 |
| Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 |
| Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Humidity | |||||||||||||
| HumidityRelative humidity% | 75 | 73 | 80 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 82 |
| Dewpoint°C | 22.4 | 23.0 | 23.3 | 23.6 | 23.9 | 23.5 | 23.2 | 23.3 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.2 | 23.2 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Rainfallmm | 72 | 68 | 156 | 122 | 111 | 87 | 76 | 129 | 147 | 183 | 201 | 153 | 1503 |
| Rain days≥1mm | 9 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 208 |
| Wind | |||||||||||||
| Wind avgm/s | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Wind gustsm/s | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| Sun & UV | |||||||||||||
| Sunshinehrs/day | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 9.1 |
| Clear skyindex | 38% | 40% | 38% | 35% | 44% | 41% | 41% | 38% | 35% | 29% | 33% | 43% | 38% |
| UV indexmax avg | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 8.2 |
Outdoor activities in Mbandaka are challenging most of the year. February through January are the toughest stretch. Dinner Outside manages 0/12 comfortable months.
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Air Quality
Mbandaka reports an annual PM2.5 of 38.1 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Mbandaka reports an annual PM2.5 of 38.1 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
PM2.5 annual average of 38.1 µg/m³ exceeds the WHO interim target of 15 µg/m³. The WHO guideline value is 5 µg/m³.
Data sources: WHO (air quality), OECD (safety).
Why not Mbandaka? Honestly, air quality is a genuine health trade-off — Mbandaka's annual PM2.5 of 38.1 µg/m³ exceeds the EU limit and WHO standards by a wide margin, with respiratory impacts documented at these levels.
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