Bunia weather in June

In June, Bunia sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 82 mm of rain across 15.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-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 20% of the time in June, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Bunia's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bunia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
15.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:57 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
66%
3rd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Bunia is Bunia is a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is the capital of the province of Ituri..

Density
6,932/km²
people per km²
Founded
1946

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 28°C through the month.

A typical June day in Bunia reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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Bunia weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°347.211.95.7
Feb30° / 19°43811.95.0
Mar29° / 20°9714.3124.8
Apr28° / 20°10517.2124.9
May28° / 19°8515.812.15.4
Jun28° / 19°8215.712.15.5
Jul27° / 18°8016.412.15.5
Aug27° / 18°1092012.14.9
Sep27° / 18°12920.9124.6
Oct27° / 19°15824.3124.2
Nov27° / 19°1251911.94.9
Dec28° / 18°6510.911.96.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Bunia gets around 82 mm of rain over 15.7 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 52% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the humid band about 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 17% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
127226
227325
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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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 5:54 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in February across the year — June's 5.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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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 Bunia?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Bunia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bunia in June

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

In June, Bunia sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bunia in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bunia peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Dec 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Bunia 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 Bunia is worst in February — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (April, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModerateFeb 955 µg/m³Apr 2317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan54Poor
Feb56Unhealthy
Mar31Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bunia?

Bunia sits at 1.6°N, 30.3°E, 1,265 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Djugu, 49 km away.

Topography around Bunia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bunia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m around an average of 1,270 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 991 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,777 m.

The land around Bunia is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
142 m
16 km
991 m
80 km
1,777 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
June weather nearby: Djugu 49 km · Mangbwalu 49 km · Kyangwali Refugee Camp 72 km · Muhorro 91 km · Kyarusozi 92 km · Kagadi 93 km · Bundibugyo 97 km · Fort Portal 100 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 Bunia (1.5594°, 30.2522°, elevation 1,265 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).