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When to go to Bunia

Twelve months of averages for Bunia, and what they say about when to go.

When to go

What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

Official travel advice warns against all travel to Ituri at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.

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Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): February.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): March to December.
The warmest month is February (32°C) and the coolest November (26°C). The wettest is October (133 mm) and the driest January (37 mm); about 1,129 mm of rain falls in a year.

Bunia: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanMild–warm, dry
FebHot
MarMild–warm, mixed
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayMild–warm, mixed
JunMild–warm, mixed
JulMild–warm, mixed
AugMild–warm, mixed
SeptMild–warm, mixed
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovMild–warm, mixed
DecMild–warm, mixed

Month by month

Every month in Bunia

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Bunia by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	31°C	17°C	37 mm	62%	74%	5.6	23°C	Mild to warm and dry
February	32°C	18°C	46 mm	61%	80%	5.7	24°C	Hot
March	29°C	18°C	113 mm	73%	85%	5.6	27°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
April	27°C	18°C	109 mm	79%	85%	5.5	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	27°C	18°C	105 mm	80%	80%	5.4	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	27°C	18°C	82 mm	75%	79%	5	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
July	28°C	17°C	81 mm	74%	80%	4.7	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
August	27°C	17°C	110 mm	77%	83%	4.9	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
September	27°C	17°C	130 mm	78%	84%	5.2	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
October	26°C	17°C	133 mm	81%	86%	5.1	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	26°C	17°C	122 mm	81%	83%	5.1	29°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
December	29°C	17°C	61 mm	71%	75%	5.3	25°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Official travel advice warns against all travel to Ituri at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.

Read the official travel advice (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

31°C

17°C

37 mm

62%

74%

5.6

23°C

Mild to warm and dry

February

32°C

18°C

46 mm

61%

80%

5.7

24°C

Hot

March

29°C

18°C

113 mm

73%

85%

5.6

27°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

April

27°C

18°C

109 mm

79%

85%

5.5

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

27°C

18°C

105 mm

80%

5.4

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

27°C

18°C

82 mm

75%

79%

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

July

28°C

17°C

81 mm

74%

80%

4.7

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

August

27°C

17°C

110 mm

77%

83%

4.9

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

September

27°C

17°C

130 mm

78%

84%

5.2

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

October

26°C

17°C

133 mm

81%

86%

5.1

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

26°C

17°C

122 mm

81%

83%

5.1

29°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

December

29°C

17°C

61 mm

71%

75%

5.3

25°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery