Climate averages 1991–2020
Bukama weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Bukama: daytime highs average 34.6°C and nights cool to about 21.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 49 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kamina (108 km away). In August its highs average 31.2°C, 3.4°C cooler than Bukama, with 3.5 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bukama ranks 3rd of 60 for the warmest August highs and 6th of 60 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 60 cities is 29.7°C; Bukama is 4.9°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 35.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 11 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Bukama climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.3°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 267 | 26.0 | 12.613 h |
| February | 28.9°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 196 | 20.6 | 12.412 h |
| March | 29.3°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 157 | 20.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 30.5°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 60 | 11.1 | 11.912 h |
| May | 32.9°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 5.3 | 1.1 | 11.712 h |
| June | 32.9°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 0.1 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| July | 33.0°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| August, selected | 34.6°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 0.7 | 0.3 | 11.812 h |
| September | 35.0°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 11 | 3.2 | 12.012 h |
| October | 32.9°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 76 | 15.0 | 12.312 h |
| November | 30.1°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 156 | 22.6 | 12.513 h |
| December | 28.7°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 229 | 25.1 | 12.613 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
August in nearby cities
- Kamina in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 108 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 19.2°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Kolwezi in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 173 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 15.6°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Mulongo in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 198 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 20.9°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Kambove in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 203 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 14.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Likasi in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 220 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 14.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Kanyama in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 263 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 19.5°C · 13 mm rain
- Manono in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 272 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 21.9°C · 4.1 mm rain
- Nchelenge in AugustZambia · 316 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 20.8°C · 0.3 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 Bukama) is explained once on the Bukama year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.