Boende weather in June

In June, Boende sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 88 mm of rain across 16.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 12th-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 15% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of June to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Boende's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boende's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
16.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:37 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
68%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Boende is capital of the Tshuapa province in the Democratic Republic of Congo..

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 Boende reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Boende

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.

Boende weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°9415.9123.8
Feb31° / 23°12116.3123.4
Mar31° / 23°15821.4123.2
Apr30° / 23°15922.9123.2
May30° / 23°12321.7123.5
Jun30° / 22°8816.8124.1
Jul30° / 22°10719124.0
Aug29° / 22°16124.3123.4
Sep30° / 22°17825.8123.2
Oct29° / 22°18626.6123.2
Nov29° / 22°18525.1123.3
Dec30° / 22°12820.2123.7

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in June, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33466
43664
53763
63763
73763
83862
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Boende gets around 88 mm of rain over 16.8 wet days in June, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 57% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
166
265
364
462
561
659
758
857
956
1055
1154
1254
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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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11936
21945
31954
42944
52953
62953
72953
83952
93952
103952
113961
124951
134951
144951
154951
164951
174951
184960
194960
203970
213970
223970
233970
243970
252980
262980
272980
282980
292980
302980

Wind in June

Winds average 4 km/h in June.

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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34calm
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64calm
74calm
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104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:345:34
212.05:355:34
312.05:355:34
412.05:355:34
512.05:355:34
612.05:355:34
712.05:355:35
812.05:365:35
912.05:365:35
1012.05:365:35
1112.05:365:35
1212.05:365:35
1312.05:375:36
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1812.05:385:37
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2312.05:395:38
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2712.05:405:39
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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 4.82 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in February across the year — June's 4.82 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
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304.7Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Boende?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Boende for sightseeing.

What to pack for Boende in June

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

In June, Boende sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Boende in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Boende peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 24UV 13Jun 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Boende 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 Boende is worst in February — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (October, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateFeb 1331 µg/m³Oct 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov12Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Boende?

Boende sits at 0.3°S, 20.9°E, 349 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Basankusu, 206 km away.

BasankusuLisalaMbandakaBolengeBingaBumbaInongoBasoko

Topography around Boende

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boende has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 343 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m.

The land around Boende is covered by trees (82%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
88 m
80 km
133 m
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June weather nearby: Basankusu 206 km · Lisala 280 km · Mbandaka 294 km · Bolenge 298 km · Binga 298 km · Bumba 326 km · Inongo 341 km · Basoko 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 Boende (-0.2816°, 20.8805°, elevation 349 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).