Bukama climate — normals and trends
Bukama (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,355 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is September (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Bukama averages 0 frost days, 208 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 162 rainy days per year.
Bukama has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 28 September 2008) and the coldest 12.0 °C (on 2 June 1957).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BukamaHaut-Lomami
- coords
- -9.20°, 25.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.0°C
Average daily high
30.5°C
Average daily low
20.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,355mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
9.2km/h
Seasonal range
4.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
208 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
162 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.7 °C
Average feels-like low
22.1 °C
Average peak gust
26.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
244 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
40.1 °C
28 September 2008
Coldest day
12.0 °C
2 June 1957
Wettest day
125 mm
3 January 1988
Windiest day
24.5 km/h
11 August 2010
Strongest gust
56.2 km/h
11 August 2010
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
24 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
10.9 °C
2 June 1957
Sunniest day
12.5 h
4 January 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 285 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 30.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 127 mm | -108 mm |
| Mar | 30.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 193 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 30.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 125 mm | +40 mm |
| May | 31.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 15 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 32.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 33.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 35.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 34.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 21 mm | -72 mm |
| Nov | 31.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 176 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 29.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 202 mm | -53 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bukama?
Bukama has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,355 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bukama?
The hottest day measured in Bukama between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2008, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bukama?
The coldest day measured in Bukama between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 1957, at 12.0 °C.
Does it snow in Bukama?
Almost never: Bukama sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bukama warmed?
Yes: Bukama warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bukama?
The wettest day measured in Bukama between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1988, with 125 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bukama?
The windiest day measured in Bukama between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2010, with winds reaching 24.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bukama?
The warmest month in Bukama is September (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Bukama?
Bukama receives on average 1,355 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 162 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bukama?
Bukama gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bukama?
Yes: Bukama has on average 244 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bukama?
In Bukama, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 24 February 2005, and the lowest was 10.9 °C on 2 June 1957.
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