Dolisie

City in Congo: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Dolisie

Dolisie: Jomako, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Dolisie is a city in Congo, in Niari. About 121,000 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Congo in our atlas.

It lies at 4.20° S, 12.67° E, about 332 m (1,089 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Brazzaville time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: Dolisie. Green dots: other major cities of Congo. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Dolisie has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Sep, with average highs near 32°C (90°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 18°C (65°F). Around 1,519 mm (60 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.

28°22°Jan17529°22°Feb16629°22°Mar19528°22°Apr18129°22°May12329°19°Jun730°18°Jul131°19°Aug332°20°Sep2831°21°Oct16028°22°Nov26228°22°Dec218mm

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

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Sources

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