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Monthly climate in Bukama, Haut-Lomami, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Bukama features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (59 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1156 mm (45.5 inches) and receives 137 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Bukama enjoys an average of 3686 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 34 minutes to 12 hours 38 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Bukama, Haut-Lomami, Democratic Republic of the Congo §

The warmest months in Bukama are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (80 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Bukama experiences 324 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 Bukama, Haut-Lomami, 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 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(89°F)
Average high 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average low 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Minimum 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Bukama, Haut-Lomami, Democratic Republic of the Congo §

Bukama usually has the most precipitation in January, March and December, with an average of 22 rainy days and 222 mm (8.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Bukama are June, July and August. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Bukama, Haut-Lomami, 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) 216 (8.5) 168 (6.6) 203 (8.0) 78 (3.1) 10 (0.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 8 (0.3) 87 (3.4) 137 (5.4) 246 (9.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 21 19 22 14 2 0 0 0 1 14 20 24

Monthly sunshine hours in Bukama, Haut-Lomami, Democratic Republic of the Congo §

The sunniest months in Bukama are May, July and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 47 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Bukama: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 32 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Bukama, Haut-Lomami, 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 227 272 299 325 341 326 333 326 319 328 308 277
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 34m 12h 22m 12h 7m 11h 52m 11h 40m 11h 34m 11h 37m 11h 48m 12h 2m 12h 17m 12h 31m 12h 38m

Solar UV radiation in Bukama, Haut-Lomami, Democratic Republic of the Congo §

Bukama experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and March, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and August are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Bukama UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Bukama, Haut-Lomami, 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) 15 15 15 14 12 10 9 11 11 12 14 14