Climate of Basankusu

Basankusu has a tropical rainforest climate. It is usually (very) warm, humid and rainy all year round. The average annual temperature for Basankusu is 61° degrees and there is about 319 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 96 days a year with an average humidity of 74% and an UV-index of 7.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 31°C and 35°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 21°C and 22°C
Rain: it rains 254 days and there is a total of approximately 811 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3246 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 31°C and 35°C
Warmest month:	35°C in January
Coldest month:	31°C in June
Night temperature:	between 21°C and 22°C
Dry days:	111 days
Days with rain:	254 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	811 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3246 hours

Climate of Basankusu
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Basankusu
The best travel time for Basankusu
Climate of Basankusu by month
Experiences with the weather of Basankusu

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Basankusu.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Basankusu.

Climate table of Basankusu

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Basankusu. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Basankusu might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°F)	96	95	94	92	90	88	89	88	88	88	89	93
Night temp. (°F)	71	72	72	71	71	70	70	70	70	70	70	71
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (inch)	13	24	27	28	29	26	18	29	36	49	31	10
Days with rain	10	17	20	23	23	23	22	26	26	28	22	14
Dry days	21	11	11	7	8	7	9	5	4	3	8	17
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	9
Wind force (Bft)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
UV-index	7	7	7	7	7	6	7	6	6	6	7	7

Best time to visit Basankusu

The best time to visit Basankusu in Democratic Republic of the Congo is from May through September and November. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Basankusu is 96°F in January and the lowest is 88°F in June.

Climate of Basankusu by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Basankusu? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January