Climate averages 1991–2020
Basoko weather
in October.
A hot, wet month: the 11th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Basoko: daytime highs average 28.9°C and nights cool to about 22.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 172 mm of rain on roughly 26 days, which makes October a wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 05 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bumba (166 km away). In October its highs average 28.8°C, about as warm as Basoko, with 179 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Basoko ranks joint 30th of 60 for the warmest October highs and 39th of 60 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 60 cities is 28.9°C; Basoko is level with that mean.
From October to November, average highs stay level at 28.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 172 mm to 149 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Basoko climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.7°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 54 | 10.5 | 12.112 h |
| February | 32.3°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 79 | 12.4 | 12.112 h |
| March | 31.4°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 134 | 18.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.3°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 142 | 20.5 | 12.112 h |
| May | 29.9°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 110 | 20.9 | 12.212 h |
| June | 29.6°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 92 | 18.9 | 12.212 h |
| July | 29.4°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 102 | 20.4 | 12.212 h |
| August | 29.0°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 132 | 23.7 | 12.212 h |
| September | 29.1°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 144 | 24.5 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 28.9°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 172 | 25.8 | 12.112 h |
| November | 28.8°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 149 | 23.2 | 12.112 h |
| December | 30.1°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 78 | 14.4 | 12.112 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Bumba in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 166 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 22.4°C · 179 mm rain
- Kisangani in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 193 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 21.9°C · 186 mm rain
- Buta in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 212 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 21.5°C · 169 mm rain
- Lisala in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 254 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 22.2°C · 185 mm rain
- Binga in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 369 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 22.0°C · 177 mm rain
- Gbadolite in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 446 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 22.2°C · 181 mm rain
- Babamba in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 446 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 19.4°C · 235 mm rain
- Isiro in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 476 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 19.6°C · 229 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Basoko) is explained once on the Basoko year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.