Bumpe in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Bumpe sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 1305 mm of rain over about 88 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer is Bumpe's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bumpe's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
28°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
22°C
Rainfall
1305 mm
88 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
3.1
3rd-best season
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Bumpe in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.

A typical summer day in Bumpe reaches about 28°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.

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How summer really feels in Bumpe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 25 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
25
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.

Bumpe weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°194.311.64.4
Feb34° / 23°224.711.73.5
Mar34° / 24°6011.911.93.0
Apr32° / 24°12618.512.22.9
May31° / 23°25627.512.42.7
Jun29° / 23°35429.112.52.8
Jul28° / 22°42929.412.43.2
Aug28° / 22°52229.512.33.3
Sep28° / 22°45929.5123.0
Oct29° / 22°25729.711.82.9
Nov30° / 22°10720.211.63.8
Dec31° / 22°307.411.54.9

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across summer.

0%25%50%75%100%JunJulAug

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Bumpe gets around 1305 mm of rain over 88 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%20%40%60%80%100%JunJulAug

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 5 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min in early June to 12 h 12 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJunJulAug

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 3.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Bumpe

In seasonPeak

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

Bumpe's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bumpe sees seasonal dust haze (February–April), heaviest in February.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is summer a good time to visit Bumpe?

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.

3.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bumpe.

What to pack for Bumpe in Summer

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

In summer, Bumpe sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 88 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Bumpe in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bumpe peaks around August 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highAug 21UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bumpe 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 Bumpe is worst in April — around 202 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 19.4× the cleanest month (August, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyModerateGoodModeratePoorApr 9200 µg/m³Aug 2011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan70Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar194Very unhealthy
Apr202Very unhealthy
May33Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep11Good
Oct17Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec50Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bumpe?

Bumpe sits at 7.9°N, 11.9°W, 38 m above sea level, in Sierra Leone. The nearest listed city is Bo, 20 km away.

BoNjalaMile 91KenemaSegbwemaMakeniLunsarKoidu

Topography around Bumpe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bumpe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 820 m.

The land around Bumpe is covered by trees (46%) and shrubs (36%) within 3 km, trees (41%), shrubs (38%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
132 m
80 km
820 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
Summer weather nearby: Bo 20 km · Njala 40 km · Mile 91 72 km · Kenema 79 km · Segbwema 106 km · Makeni 112 km · Lunsar 112 km · Koidu 132 km

Sierra Leone travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 24% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$846
2025
Happiness
3.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
11%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.2
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
33
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 77%Christian 23%

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 Bumpe (7.8921°, -11.9054°, elevation 38 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.