Bukavu monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Bukavu

Bukavu average temperature chart (Celsius) Bukavu average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Bukavu (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 24.2 24.3 24.3 23.7 23.8 24.3 24.8 25.7 25.6 24.6 24 24
°F 75.5 75.7 75.8 74.7 74.9 75.7 76.7 78.3 78.1 76.3 75.1 75.1

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Bukavu monthly rainfall chart (mm) Bukavu monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Bukavu (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 137 134 188 172 98 31 14 59 110 141 182 154
inches 5.4 5.3 7.4 6.8 3.8 1.2 0.6 2.3 4.3 5.5 7.1 6.1
Rainy days 18 17 20 22 16 5 3 6 13 19 23 20

Average annual rainfall in Bukavu: 1444.734mm (568.8 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Bukavu

Bukavu average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Bukavu
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.2 5.7 5 5.2 5.4 7.5 8.2 6.8 6.5 5.5 5.2 4.6

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Bukavu average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Bukavu average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Bukavu (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 14.6 14.7 14.7 14.9 15.2 14.3 13.3 14 14.7 15 14.6 14.6
Max °C 24.4 24.5 24.6 24 24.1 24.5 25.1 26 25.9 24.9 24.2 24.2
Min °F 58.3 58.5 58.4 58.7 59.3 57.7 55.9 57.2 58.5 58.9 58.3 58.3
Max °F 67.1 67.3 67.3 66.9 67.3 66.9 66.6 68 68.5 67.8 66.9 66.9

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Bukavu average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Bukavu average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Bukavu in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28 28.3 28.9 28.9 27.6 26 25 25 25.7 26.7 27.5 27.9
°F 82.4 82.9 84.1 84 81.7 78.9 77 77 78.3 80 81.5 82.2

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Bukavu average winspeed by month (km/h) Bukavu average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Bukavu (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 6 6 5 5
mph 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Bukavu relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Bukavu
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
77% 77% 79% 81% 79% 73% 67% 62% 66% 72% 77% 78%

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Bukavu weather stats

Bukavu weather statistics
Hottest month: September 25.6°C 78.1°F
Driest month: July 14mm 0.6ins
Sunniest month: July 8.2hrs
Coldest month: July 24.8°C 76.6°F
Wettest month: March 188mm 7.4ins
Warmest sea: March 28.9°C 84°F
Map showing location of Bukavu (-2.50833, 28.86083) Bukavu map pin © Google

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