Bukama

Bukama
Bukama is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bukama
Bukama
Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates: 9°12′S 25°50′E / 9.200°S 25.833°E / -9.200; 25.833
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
ProvinceHaut-Lomami
Elevation
[1]
578 m (1,896 ft)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total
42,718
Time zoneUTC+2 (Lubumbashi Time)
ClimateAw

Bukama is a town in Haut-Lomami Province of south-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 42,718.[2]

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as a tropical savanna climate (Aw).[1]

Climate data for Bukama
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.8
(85.6) 		29.9
(85.8) 		30.7
(87.3) 		31.1
(88.0) 		31.8
(89.2) 		30.6
(87.1) 		31.3
(88.3) 		32.6
(90.7) 		34.0
(93.2) 		32.8
(91.0) 		31.5
(88.7) 		29.9
(85.8) 		31.3
(88.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.8
(76.6) 		24.9
(76.8) 		25.5
(77.9) 		25.5
(77.9) 		24.6
(76.3) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.8
(73.0) 		24.3
(75.7) 		26.2
(79.2) 		26.2
(79.2) 		25.9
(78.6) 		24.9
(76.8) 		24.8
(76.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.9
(67.8) 		20.0
(68.0) 		20.4
(68.7) 		20.0
(68.0) 		17.5
(63.5) 		14.6
(58.3) 		14.4
(57.9) 		16.1
(61.0) 		18.4
(65.1) 		19.6
(67.3) 		20.3
(68.5) 		20.0
(68.0) 		18.4
(65.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 95
(3.7) 		77
(3.0) 		86
(3.4) 		39
(1.5) 		4
(0.2) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		2
(0.1) 		9
(0.4) 		34
(1.3) 		71
(2.8) 		88
(3.5) 		505
(19.9)
Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 578m[1]
Commandant Léon Tonneau (1863-1919) camp, in his inspection round in Bukama (Katanga) between 1903 and 1906. Tonneau was director of the Comité Spécial du Katanga

References

  1. ^ a b c "Climate: Bukama - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Congo (Dem. Rep.): largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved January 21, 2009.[dead link‍]

09°12′S 25°50′E / 9.200°S 25.833°E / -9.200; 25.833

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