Climate averages 1991–2020
Butembo weather
by month.
See how the year changes. February has the highest average daily maximum; January has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Butembo averages a daytime high of 23.4°C and a nighttime low of 14.7°C, with about 1,753 mm of rain on roughly 212 days. February is the warmest month (average high 24.9°C) and November the coolest (22.7°C). October is the wettest month with 226 mm; January is the driest with 53 mm.
The annual picture
A year in Butembo
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
Butembo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.8°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 53 | 8.3 | 12.112 h |
| February | 24.9°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 58 | 8.3 | 12.112 h |
| March | 24.4°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 154 | 18.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 23.7°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 180 | 20.5 | 12.112 h |
| May | 23.3°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 142 | 18.3 | 12.112 h |
| June | 22.8°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 124 | 16.0 | 12.112 h |
| July | 22.9°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 134 | 17.4 | 12.112 h |
| August | 22.9°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 174 | 21.0 | 12.112 h |
| September | 23.2°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 206 | 22.3 | 12.112 h |
| October | 22.9°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 226 | 23.7 | 12.112 h |
| November | 22.7°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 196 | 23.1 | 12.112 h |
| December | 22.8°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 105 | 15.4 | 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
Nearby cities
- HyoshaDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 67 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 17.1°C · 1,346 mm rain a year
- IbandaUganda · 137 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 15.7°C · 1,430 mm rain a year
- RutomaUganda · 145 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 16.4°C · 1,263 mm rain a year
- RutshuruDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 149 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 15.4°C · 2,147 mm rain a year
- MbararaUganda · 172 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 16.1°C · 708 mm rain a year
- MusanzeRwanda · 186 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 15.4°C · 1,774 mm rain a year
- BuniaDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 190 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 17.8°C · 1,112 mm rain a year
- NyagatareRwanda · 197 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 16.0°C · 835 mm rain a year
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 limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC+2, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at 0.10°, 29.30° (5 km from the city centre), adjusted up by 0.7°C for the difference between the city's elevation (1,736 m) and the cell's (1,848 m). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at 0.25°, 29.25°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.