Bunia weather in September

In September, Bunia sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 129 mm of rain across 20.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in September, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Bunia's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bunia's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 129 mm; 20.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:53 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover: 75%; 9th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; 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.

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical September day in Bunia reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°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, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

	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
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

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

Bunia weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 19°	34	7.2	11.9	5.7
Feb	30° / 19°	43	8	11.9	5.0
Mar	29° / 20°	97	14.3	12	4.8
Apr	28° / 20°	105	17.2	12	4.9
May	28° / 19°	85	15.8	12.1	5.4
Jun	28° / 19°	82	15.7	12.1	5.5
Jul	27° / 18°	80	16.4	12.1	5.5
Aug	27° / 18°	109	20	12.1	4.9
Sep	27° / 18°	129	20.9	12	4.6
Oct	27° / 19°	158	24.3	12	4.2
Nov	27° / 19°	125	19	11.9	4.9
Dec	28° / 18°	65	10.9	11.9	6.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

	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
Clearer (%)	29	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	26	25	24	24	23	23	22	20	20	19	19	17	17	17	16	16
Cloudier (%)	71	74	74	74	73	73	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	74	75	76	76	77	77	78	80	80	81	81	83	83	83	84	84

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	27	73
15	26	74
16	25	75
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	22	78
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	16	84
30	16	84

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Bunia gets around 129 mm of rain over 20.9 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 69% and peaks near 75% 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
Rain chance (%)	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	69	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	68	68	69	70	71	71	72	73	74	74	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	68
2	68
3	69
4	69
5	69
6	69
7	69
8	69
9	68
10	68
11	68
12	67
13	67
14	67
15	67
16	67
17	67
18	67
19	67
20	68
21	68
22	69
23	70
24	71
25	71
26	72
27	73
28	74
29	74
30	75

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the humid band about 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% 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
Comfortable (%)	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Humid (%)	85	85	86	86	85	85	86	86	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83
Muggy (%)	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	3	85	12
2	3	85	12
3	2	86	12
4	2	86	12
5	2	85	13
6	2	85	13
7	1	86	13
8	1	86	13
9	1	85	14
10	1	85	14
11	1	85	14
12	1	84	15
13	1	84	15
14	1	84	15
15	1	84	15
16	1	83	16
17	1	83	16
18	0	84	16
19	0	84	16
20	0	84	16
21	0	84	16
22	0	84	16
23	1	84	15
24	1	84	15
25	1	84	15
26	1	84	15
27	1	84	15
28	1	83	16
29	1	83	16
30	1	83	16

Wind in September

Winds average 4 km/h in September.

Across September, 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
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
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 5:48 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
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49
Sunset (PM)	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	5:58	6:00
2	12.0	5:58	5:59
3	12.0	5:57	5:59
4	12.0	5:57	5:58
5	12.0	5:57	5:58
6	12.0	5:56	5:58
7	12.0	5:56	5:57
8	12.0	5:56	5:57
9	12.0	5:55	5:56
10	12.0	5:55	5:56
11	12.0	5:55	5:56
12	12.0	5:54	5:55
13	12.0	5:54	5:55
14	12.0	5:54	5:54
15	12.0	5:53	5:54
16	12.0	5:53	5:54
17	12.0	5:53	5:53
18	12.0	5:52	5:53
19	12.0	5:52	5:52
20	12.0	5:52	5:52
21	12.0	5:51	5:51
22	12.0	5:51	5:51
23	12.0	5:51	5:51
24	12.0	5:50	5:50
25	12.0	5:50	5:50
26	12.0	5:50	5:49
27	12.0	5:50	5:49
28	12.0	5:49	5:49
29	12.0	5:49	5:48
30	12.0	5:49	5:48

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.39 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 — September's 5.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Bunia?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Bunia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bunia in September

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

In September, Bunia sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bunia in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	14	15	14	12	10	11	12	13	14	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Bunia in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where September 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	54	56	31	17	18	25	29	23	19	17	20	36
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	54	Poor
Feb	56	Unhealthy
Mar	31	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	25	Moderate
Jul	29	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	20	Moderate
Dec	36	Poor

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

artificial surfaces 62%

16 km

991 m

grassland 70%

80 km

1,777 m

trees 51%

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← August Bunia year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	27	73
15	26	74
16	25	75
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	22	78
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	16	84
30	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	68
2	68
3	69
4	69
5	69
6	69
7	69
8	69
9	68
10	68
11	68
12	67
13	67
14	67
15	67
16	67
17	67
18	67
19	67
20	68
21	68
22	69
23	70
24	71
25	71
26	72
27	73
28	74
29	74
30	75

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	3	85	12
2	3	85	12
3	2	86	12
4	2	86	12
5	2	85	13
6	2	85	13
7	1	86	13
8	1	86	13
9	1	85	14
10	1	85	14
11	1	85	14
12	1	84	15
13	1	84	15
14	1	84	15
15	1	84	15
16	1	83	16
17	1	83	16
18	0	84	16
19	0	84	16
20	0	84	16
21	0	84	16
22	0	84	16
23	1	84	15
24	1	84	15
25	1	84	15
26	1	84	15
27	1	84	15
28	1	83	16
29	1	83	16
30	1	83	16

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	27	73
15	26	74
16	25	75
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	22	78
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	16	84
30	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	68
2	68
3	69
4	69
5	69
6	69
7	69
8	69
9	68
10	68
11	68
12	67
13	67
14	67
15	67
16	67
17	67
18	67
19	67
20	68
21	68
22	69
23	70
24	71
25	71
26	72
27	73
28	74
29	74
30	75

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	3	85	12
2	3	85	12
3	2	86	12
4	2	86	12
5	2	85	13
6	2	85	13
7	1	86	13
8	1	86	13
9	1	85	14
10	1	85	14
11	1	85	14
12	1	84	15
13	1	84	15
14	1	84	15
15	1	84	15
16	1	83	16
17	1	83	16
18	0	84	16
19	0	84	16
20	0	84	16
21	0	84	16
22	0	84	16
23	1	84	15
24	1	84	15
25	1	84	15
26	1	84	15
27	1	84	15
28	1	83	16
29	1	83	16
30	1	83	16

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	27	73
15	26	74
16	25	75
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	22	78
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	16	84
30	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	68
2	68
3	69
4	69
5	69
6	69
7	69
8	69
9	68
10	68
11	68
12	67
13	67
14	67
15	67
16	67
17	67
18	67
19	67
20	68
21	68
22	69
23	70
24	71
25	71
26	72
27	73
28	74
29	74
30	75

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	3	85	12
2	3	85	12
3	2	86	12
4	2	86	12
5	2	85	13
6	2	85	13
7	1	86	13
8	1	86	13
9	1	85	14
10	1	85	14
11	1	85	14
12	1	84	15
13	1	84	15
14	1	84	15
15	1	84	15
16	1	83	16
17	1	83	16
18	0	84	16
19	0	84	16
20	0	84	16
21	0	84	16
22	0	84	16
23	1	84	15
24	1	84	15
25	1	84	15
26	1	84	15
27	1	84	15
28	1	83	16
29	1	83	16
30	1	83	16