Bukama weather in January

In January, Bukama sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 267 mm of rain across 26 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bukama's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bukama's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 267 mm; 26 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 6:11 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover: 88%; 12th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Bukama is place in Haut-Lomami, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bukama reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	21
24	28	21
25	28	21
26	28	21
27	28	21
28	28	21
29	28	21
30	28	21
31	28	21

How January really feels in Bukama

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Bukama weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 21°	267	26	12.5	3.6
Feb	29° / 21°	193	20.4	12.3	3.7
Mar	29° / 21°	157	20.4	12.1	3.9
Apr	30° / 21°	60	11.1	11.8	4.6
May	33° / 21°	5	1.2	11.6	4.6
Jun	33° / 20°	0	0.1	11.5	5.0
Jul	33° / 20°	0	0	11.5	5.0
Aug	34° / 21°	1	0.3	11.7	4.0
Sep	34° / 22°	11	3.2	11.9	3.3
Oct	32° / 22°	76	15.2	12.2	3.3
Nov	30° / 21°	156	22.6	12.4	3.4
Dec	28° / 21°	229	25.1	12.5	3.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
Cloudier (%)	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	5	95
31	5	95

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bukama gets around 267 mm of rain over 26 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 83% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	81	80	80	79	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	83
3	83
4	83
5	83
6	84
7	84
8	84
9	85
10	85
11	85
12	85
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	85
17	85
18	85
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	83
23	83
24	83
25	82
26	82
27	81
28	80
29	80
30	79
31	79

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	71	70	69	68	67	66	65	65	64	64	63	63
Oppressive (%)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	35	36	36	37	37

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	71	29
21	70	30
22	69	31
23	68	32
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	64	36
29	64	36
30	63	37
31	63	37

Wind in January

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

Across January, 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
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6	4	calm
7	4	calm
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30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:42 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18
Sunset (PM)	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:04	6:36
2	12.5	6:04	6:36
3	12.5	6:05	6:36
4	12.5	6:05	6:37
5	12.5	6:06	6:37
6	12.5	6:06	6:37
7	12.5	6:07	6:38
8	12.5	6:07	6:38
9	12.5	6:08	6:38
10	12.5	6:08	6:39
11	12.5	6:09	6:39
12	12.5	6:09	6:39
13	12.5	6:10	6:40
14	12.5	6:10	6:40
15	12.5	6:11	6:40
16	12.5	6:11	6:40
17	12.5	6:12	6:41
18	12.5	6:12	6:41
19	12.5	6:13	6:41
20	12.5	6:13	6:41
21	12.5	6:14	6:41
22	12.5	6:14	6:41
23	12.5	6:15	6:42
24	12.4	6:15	6:42
25	12.4	6:15	6:42
26	12.4	6:16	6:42
27	12.4	6:16	6:42
28	12.4	6:17	6:42
29	12.4	6:17	6:42
30	12.4	6:17	6:42
31	12.4	6:18	6:42

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.04 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.04 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
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20	5.0	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bukama

In seasonPeak

In January, Bukama sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bukama's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Bukama?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bukama.

What to pack for Bukama in January

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

In January, Bukama sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bukama in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bukama peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	15	15	14	10	9	9	7	10	13	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Bukama in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Bukama is worst in August — around 144 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 15.3× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	14	14	10	9	27	64	102	144	90	29	15	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	10	Good
Apr	9	Good
May	27	Moderate
Jun	64	Unhealthy
Jul	102	Unhealthy
Aug	144	Unhealthy
Sep	90	Unhealthy
Oct	29	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Bukama?

Bukama sits at 9.2°S, 25.9°E, 578 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kamina, 108 km away.

Topography around Bukama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bukama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 592 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 273 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,115 m.

The land around Bukama is covered by grassland (43%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), trees (32%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

68 m

grassland 43%

16 km

273 m

grassland 35%

80 km

1,115 m

trees 61%

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← December Bukama year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Kamina 108 km · Kipamba 127 km · Fungurume 165 km · Malemba-Nkulu 165 km · Kolwezi 173 km · Malemba 194 km · Mulongo 198 km · Kambove 203 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 Bukama (-9.2044°, 25.8547°, elevation 578 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	21
24	28	21
25	28	21
26	28	21
27	28	21
28	28	21
29	28	21
30	28	21
31	28	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	83
3	83
4	83
5	83
6	84
7	84
8	84
9	85
10	85
11	85
12	85
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	85
17	85
18	85
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	83
23	83
24	83
25	82
26	82
27	81
28	80
29	80
30	79
31	79

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	71	29
21	70	30
22	69	31
23	68	32
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	64	36
29	64	36
30	63	37
31	63	37

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	21
24	28	21
25	28	21
26	28	21
27	28	21
28	28	21
29	28	21
30	28	21
31	28	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	83
3	83
4	83
5	83
6	84
7	84
8	84
9	85
10	85
11	85
12	85
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	85
17	85
18	85
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	83
23	83
24	83
25	82
26	82
27	81
28	80
29	80
30	79
31	79

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	71	29
21	70	30
22	69	31
23	68	32
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	64	36
29	64	36
30	63	37
31	63	37

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	21
24	28	21
25	28	21
26	28	21
27	28	21
28	28	21
29	28	21
30	28	21
31	28	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	83
3	83
4	83
5	83
6	84
7	84
8	84
9	85
10	85
11	85
12	85
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	85
17	85
18	85
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	83
23	83
24	83
25	82
26	82
27	81
28	80
29	80
30	79
31	79

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	71	29
21	70	30
22	69	31
23	68	32
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	64	36
29	64	36
30	63	37
31	63	37