Basoko weather in June

In June, Basoko sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 92 mm of rain across 19 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of June to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Basoko's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Basoko's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
19 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:24 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
71%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Basoko is town in Tshopo Province, DRC.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical June day in Basoko reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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How June really feels in Basoko

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in June is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Basoko weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°5510.611.93.9
Feb33° / 23°7812.2123.3
Mar32° / 23°13418.5123.2
Apr31° / 23°14220.5123.4
May30° / 23°1102112.13.6
Jun30° / 23°921912.13.9
Jul30° / 22°10220.512.13.9
Aug29° / 22°13223.9123.6
Sep29° / 22°14424.6123.3
Oct29° / 22°17225.8123.3
Nov29° / 22°14923.211.93.6
Dec30° / 23°7814.511.94.2

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Basoko gets around 92 mm of rain over 19 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 64% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the oppressive band about 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in June

Winds average 4 km/h in June, the calmest month.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of June to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:216:25
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512.16:226:26
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1012.16:226:27
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.83 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in February across the year — June's 4.83 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Basoko?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Basoko.

What to pack for Basoko in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Basoko sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Basoko in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Basoko peaks around March 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 22UV 13Jul 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Basoko in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Basoko is worst in February — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.1× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateFeb 2263 µg/m³Oct 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb63Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr29Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov12Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Basoko?

Basoko sits at 1.2°N, 23.6°E, 375 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Yangambi, 106 km away.

BumbaAketiKisanganiButaLisalaBondoBoende

Topography around Basoko

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Basoko.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Basoko has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 374 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m.

The land around Basoko is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
86 m
80 km
244 m
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June weather nearby: Yangambi 106 km · Bumba 166 km · Aketi 168 km · Kisangani 193 km · Buta 212 km · Lisala 254 km · Bondo 286 km · Boende 348 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$807
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
12%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
34.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 400

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Basoko (1.2391°, 23.616°, elevation 375 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).