Climate
Brazzaville, much like neighboring Kinshasa, features a tropical wet and dry climate. Its wet season, which runs from October–May, is longer than its dry season, which covers the remaining months. Brazzaville's driest months, July and August, see on average no significant precipitation. Since Brazzaville is south of the equator, its dry season begins at around its "winter" solstice, which is the month of June. The city experiences relatively constant temperatures throughout the course of the year.
| Climate data for Brazzaville | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34 (93) |
35 (95) |
37 (99) |
35 (95) |
36 (97) |
34 (93) |
32 (90) |
34 (93) |
35 (95) |
36 (97) |
36 (97) |
35 (95) |
37 (99) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31 (88) |
32 (90) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
18 (64) |
17 (63) |
18 (64) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 18 (64) |
17 (63) |
18 (64) |
19 (66) |
17 (63) |
13 (55) |
12 (54) |
13 (55) |
16 (61) |
17 (63) |
18 (64) |
18 (64) |
12 (54) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 135 (5.31) |
145 (5.71) |
196 (7.72) |
196 (7.72) |
159 (6.26) |
8 (0.31) |
3 (0.12) |
3 (0.12) |
30 (1.18) |
119 (4.69) |
222 (8.74) |
142 (5.59) |
1,358 (53.46) |
| Source: BBC Weather | |||||||||||||
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