Bouansa in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Bouansa sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 429 mm of rain over about 68 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer is Bouansa's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bouansa's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
30°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
22°C
Rainfall
429 mm
68 wet days
Avg wind
4 km/h
Travel score
3.4
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Bouansa in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.

A typical summer day in Bouansa reaches about 30°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

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How summer really feels in Bouansa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
90
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bouansa weather by month

How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°13722.912.23.5
Feb30° / 22°11718.812.13.4
Mar31° / 22°12921.3123.2
Apr31° / 22°16722.911.93.1
May30° / 22°8617.111.84.3
Jun28° / 20°51.111.87.2
Jul27° / 19°10.311.87.4
Aug27° / 19°4111.97.1
Sep29° / 21°154.9125.8
Oct30° / 22°9617.412.14.0
Nov30° / 22°17825.312.23.2
Dec29° / 22°17626.112.23.3

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Bouansa gets around 429 mm of rain over 68 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 4 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min in early December to 12 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Bouansa

In seasonPeak

In summer, Bouansa overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bouansa's rainy season runs October–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is summer a good time to visit Bouansa?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bouansa.

What to pack for Bouansa in Summer

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

In summer, Bouansa sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 68 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bouansa in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Bouansa peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeMar 17UV 15Jul 13UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep10Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Bouansa in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Bouansa is worst in July — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 2167 µg/m³Nov 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun41Poor
Jul68Unhealthy
Aug61Unhealthy
Sep44Poor
Oct21Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bouansa?

Bouansa sits at 4.2°S, 13.8°E, 199 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Loutété, 13 km away.

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Topography around Bouansa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bouansa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 202 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 655 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 720 m.

The land around Bouansa is covered by grassland (65%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
655 m
80 km
720 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Loutété 13 km · Mouyondzi 31 km · Kayes 53 km · Nkayi 53 km · Sibiti 75 km · Loudima 78 km · Belize 120 km · Dolisie 121 km

Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,515
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
46%
of population, 2021
Road deaths
29.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 33%Awakening Churches/Christian Revival 22%Protestant 20%none 11%

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 Bouansa (-4.2186°, 13.7617°, elevation 199 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.