The climate of Bunia (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Bunia is located in the northeastern part of the country on Lake
Albert. The most important form of transport to and from the city is
via the airport. Most roads in and around Bunia are inaccessible
during the rainy period and are badly maintained because of the
conflicts in the area. Bunia is the center of the Ituri conflict, a
conflict between the Lenda and Hema tribes. Nowadays the UN peace
corps is present to prevent conflicts. Besides the fight about
territory and power the conflict is also about natural sources. In the
vicinity of Bunia several gold mines can be found. Because the city is
located on a plateau the climate differs from other regions in the
Democratic Republic of Congo. Although the climate has characteristics
of a tropical rainforest climate temperatures are too low in June,
July and August to be classified as such. During the night
temperatures may also drop because of the altitude at which the city
is situated. Rainfall is constant all year round. Although
temperatures are slightly lower than in other parts of the country it
is still fairly warm in Bunia.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Bunia.
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
27
14
6
10
n/a
February
27
14
7
11
n/a
March
27
15
5
16
n/a
April
26
15
5
19
n/a
May
25
14
6
18
n/a
June
25
14
6
11
n/a
July
24
14
6
12
n/a
August
25
14
5
13
n/a
September
25
14
6
16
n/a
October
26
14
6
18
n/a
November
25
14
6
17
n/a
December
26
14
7
13
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
