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River Congo
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Kwanda Island
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RiverSoyo, Zaire

River Congo

River32 m elevationBest Jun–Aug
Elevation32 mabove sea level
Length4,700 kmsource to mouth
Nearest townSoyo11 km
6.08° S, 12.45° EElevation 32 mUTC+1 · West Africa Time
When to goSoyo · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec70October
Best timeJun–Aug
October: high / low25° / 24°
River

River Congo in brief

River Congo is a river in Soyo, Zaire, Angola — river in central Africa.

It lies at 32 m above sea level.

The nearest town in the atlas is Soyo, 11 km to the SW, where the weather is best in June, July and August.

River Congo is 4,700 km long.

Soyo: weather and travel guide

Weather nearby now

Forecast for Soyo
25°
Partly cloudy now
Wind14 km/h
Humidity88%
Cloud cover30%
Today
22 Oct
26°
25°
2 mm
Fri
23 Oct
26°
25°
Sat
24 Oct
26°
25°
Sun
25 Oct
26°
25°
Mon
26 Oct
26°
25°

Model run 00:00 UTCRefreshed several times a day

The course of the river

As mapped in OpenStreetMap, with the towns of the atlas along its banks.
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  1. 1Kisangani400 m
  2. 2Loukoléla308 m
  3. 3Mossaka288 m
  4. 4Brazzaville284 m
  5. 5Boma11 m
sourcemouth (or where the mapped line leaves the country)
When to go

The best months around River Congo

Climate of Soyo

Month score in Soyo

Comfort, dry days and sunshine · out of 100
Map

River Congo from above

Nature nearbyAll of Angola
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Banc StellaIsland7.2 kmNWBanc Stella
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Kwanda IslandIsland15 kmWKwanda Island
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Mona Mazea BankIsland22 kmNWMona Mazea Bank
Stay nearby

Towns close by

Soyo
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Soyo

Zaire · 11 km SW
25°Oct high
11wet days
70score
Soyo
Moanda
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Moanda

Bas-Congo · 19 km NW
26°Oct high
16wet days
59score
Moanda
Around here

Soyo and around

Soyo
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Soyo

Zaire · Angola
Jun–Augbest months
22°July high
10 maltitude
Soyo

Nature

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
5.0 km W

Kwanda Island

Island
Kwanda Island
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
12 km N

Banc Stella

Island
Banc Stella
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
22 km N

Mona Mazea Bank

Island
Mona Mazea Bank