Mbandaka climate

Mbandaka Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Mbandaka, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 29°C on May 1 to 29°C on May 31, and lows from 23°C to 23°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 143 mm over about 25 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Mbandaka, in °C, with the record for each date.2025303540151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
30°C
Average low
23°C
Precipitation
143 mm
Reanalysis high
37°CMay 28, 1998
Reanalysis low
20°CMay 28, 2017
Daylight
12 h 07 min to 12 h 07 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
23°C
Wind
2.9 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 129°C23°C34°C 199922°C 201374%
May 229°C23°C34°C 199921°C 199774%
May 329°C23°C35°C 200622°C 199674%
May 429°C23°C35°C 200622°C 200274%
May 529°C23°C36°C 200022°C 200874%
May 629°C23°C34°C 199822°C 199774%
May 729°C23°C35°C 200022°C 201574%
May 829°C23°C36°C 200022°C 201873%
May 929°C23°C36°C 199921°C 201473%
May 1030°C23°C35°C 199922°C 199573%
May 1130°C23°C37°C 199921°C 199772%
May 1230°C23°C34°C 199821°C 200972%
May 1330°C23°C36°C 200522°C 199774%
May 1430°C23°C35°C 200522°C 201475%
May 1530°C23°C37°C 200522°C 201875%
May 1630°C23°C36°C 200522°C 201876%
May 1730°C23°C37°C 200521°C 201877%
May 1830°C23°C35°C 200521°C 199678%
May 1930°C23°C37°C 200522°C 199578%
May 2030°C23°C37°C 200522°C 201978%
May 2130°C23°C37°C 200522°C 201378%
May 2230°C23°C37°C 200521°C 199378%
May 2330°C23°C37°C 199821°C 199678%
May 2430°C23°C36°C 199822°C 199679%
May 2530°C23°C36°C 199922°C 201279%
May 2630°C23°C36°C 199821°C 199579%
May 2730°C23°C37°C 199821°C 200880%
May 2829°C23°C37°C 199820°C 201780%
May 2929°C23°C37°C 199922°C 199278%
May 3029°C23°C35°C 199921°C 199178%
May 3129°C23°C35°C 200022°C 200476%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Mbandaka, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+1).

May 1
sunrise 5:41 AM, sunset 5:48 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:41 AM, sunset 5:48 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.