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Monthly climate in Boma, Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Boma features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (73 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (61 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1328 mm (52.3 inches) and receives 169 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Boma enjoys an average of 3217 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 46 minutes to 12 hours 26 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Boma, Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo §

The warmest months in Boma are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 24 °C (73 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Boma experiences 319 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Boma, Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(91°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Average high 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean minimum 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Boma, Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo §

Boma usually has the most precipitation in April, November and December, with an average of 23 rainy days and 201 mm (7.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Boma are June, July and August. On average, 12 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Boma, Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 170 (6.7) 180 (7.1) 152 (6.0) 211 (8.3) 76 (3.0) 10 (0.4) 10 (0.4) 15 (0.6) 24 (0.9) 87 (3.4) 200 (7.9) 193 (7.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 19 21 19 21 13 0 0 2 7 17 25 25

Monthly sunshine hours in Boma, Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo §

The sunniest months in Boma are March, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 20 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Boma: January, August and September receive an average of 7 hours 56 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Boma, Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 235 269 301 274 292 273 275 251 244 269 261 270
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 24m 12h 16m 12h 7m 11h 57m 11h 50m 11h 46m 11h 48m 11h 54m 12h 3m 12h 13m 12h 22m 12h 26m

Solar UV radiation in Boma, Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo §

Boma experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and August are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Boma UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Boma, Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 14 13 15 13 12 9 9 10 11 13 13 13