Mbandaka
City in DR Congo: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Mbandaka koloniale architectuur Banque du Congo belge: PClement, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Mbandaka is a city in DR Congo, in Équateur. About 455,011 people live in the city proper, making it the 12th largest city of DR Congo in our atlas.
It lies at 0.05° N, 18.26° E, about 315 m (1,033 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Kinshasa time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Mbandaka. Green dots: other major cities of DR Congo. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Mbandaka has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). The warmest month is usually Jan, with average highs near 31°C (87°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 23°C (73°F). Around 1,798 mm (71 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
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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- Kikwit · 568 km
- Kinshasa · 586 km
- Masina · 586 km
- Tshikapa · 771 km
- Kisangani · 771 km
- Kananga · 805 km
- Matadi · 843 km
- Mbuji-Mayi · 906 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2312895 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q211070 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Mbandaka koloniale architectuur Banque du Congo belge: PClement, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)