Makoua is a town in the Republic of the Congo, lying on the equator at the southern edge of the rainforest, north of Owando. It is the seat of the Makoua District in the Cuvette Department.
Makoua | |
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  Makoua Location in the Republic of the Congo | |
| Coordinates: 0°0′24″S 15°37′5″E / 0.00667°S 15.61806°E | |
| Country |  Republic of the Congo |
| Department | Cuvette |
| District | Makoua |
It is home to an airport.
Climate
Makouas has a tropical rainforest climate (Af), with heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Makoua (1955-2022) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.3 (95.5) | 39.0 (102.2) | 37.0 (98.6) | 36.0 (96.8) | 40.1 (104.2) | 36.0 (96.8) | 33.2 (91.8) | 34.0 (93.2) | 34.9 (94.8) | 35.8 (96.4) | 39.2 (102.6) | 34.8 (94.6) | 40.1 (104.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.2 (84.6) | 30.1 (86.2) | 30.5 (86.9) | 30.3 (86.5) | 29.9 (85.8) | 28.4 (83.1) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.9 (82.2) | 28.6 (83.5) | 29.3 (84.7) | 29.3 (84.7) | 28.9 (84.0) | 29.1 (84.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.8 (76.6) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.6 (78.1) | 25.6 (78.1) | 25.4 (77.7) | 24.3 (75.7) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.9 (75.0) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.9 (76.8) | 24.8 (76.6) | 24.6 (76.3) | 24.8 (76.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.4 (68.7) | 20.6 (69.1) | 20.8 (69.4) | 20.9 (69.6) | 20.8 (69.4) | 20.2 (68.4) | 19.6 (67.3) | 20.0 (68.0) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.4 (68.7) | 20.4 (68.7) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.4 (68.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) | 15.6 (60.1) | 17.5 (63.5) | 14.0 (57.2) | 14.5 (58.1) | 13.0 (55.4) | 15.0 (59.0) | 15.2 (59.4) | 12.2 (54.0) | 17.5 (63.5) | 17.8 (64.0) | 15.5 (59.9) | 10.6 (51.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 273.0 (10.75) | 269.9 (10.63) | 307.1 (12.09) | 314.1 (12.37) | 298.0 (11.73) | 250.4 (9.86) | 244.3 (9.62) | 274.2 (10.80) | 346.6 (13.65) | 348.0 (13.70) | 292.9 (11.53) | 279.4 (11.00) | 3,497.9 (137.73) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.3 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 11.1 | 9.4 | 11.0 | 14.7 | 17.5 | 14.5 | 12.9 | 156.5 |
| Source: NOAA[1] | |||||||||||||