Basankusu climate

Basankusu Weather in August

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Basankusu, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 29°C on August 1 to 29°C on August 31, and lows from 22°C to 22°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 161 mm over about 25 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Basankusu, in °C, with the record for each date.152025303540151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

August at a glance

Average high
29°C
Average low
22°C
Precipitation
161 mm
Reanalysis high
36°CAug 11, 2005
Reanalysis low
19°CAug 11, 1995
Daylight
12 h 10 min to 12 h 08 min
Cloud cover
78%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
22°C
Wind
2.9 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Aug 129°C22°C34°C 200620°C 201380%
Aug 229°C22°C33°C 200321°C 200480%
Aug 329°C22°C34°C 200520°C 200280%
Aug 429°C22°C34°C 200320°C 199181%
Aug 529°C22°C35°C 200521°C 199381%
Aug 629°C22°C35°C 200520°C 199382%
Aug 729°C22°C33°C 200520°C 199382%
Aug 829°C22°C32°C 200621°C 200281%
Aug 929°C22°C33°C 200520°C 199980%
Aug 1029°C22°C35°C 200520°C 199679%
Aug 1129°C22°C36°C 200519°C 199579%
Aug 1229°C22°C34°C 200619°C 200080%
Aug 1329°C22°C34°C 200320°C 201180%
Aug 1429°C22°C35°C 200320°C 199180%
Aug 1529°C22°C35°C 200320°C 199180%
Aug 1629°C22°C32°C 200320°C 200081%
Aug 1729°C22°C33°C 200620°C 201082%
Aug 1829°C22°C33°C 200221°C 199983%
Aug 1929°C22°C33°C 200221°C 200082%
Aug 2029°C22°C33°C 200520°C 199682%
Aug 2129°C22°C33°C 200119°C 201381%
Aug 2229°C22°C33°C 200520°C 201381%
Aug 2329°C22°C34°C 200520°C 199982%
Aug 2429°C22°C33°C 200321°C 199684%
Aug 2529°C22°C31°C 201520°C 199484%
Aug 2629°C22°C33°C 200520°C 200284%
Aug 2729°C22°C33°C 200520°C 201983%
Aug 2829°C22°C35°C 200320°C 199384%
Aug 2929°C22°C34°C 200520°C 200083%
Aug 3029°C22°C34°C 200320°C 199384%
Aug 3129°C22°C35°C 200520°C 199285%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Basankusu, in percent.0204060801001102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+1).

August 1
sunrise 5:42 AM, sunset 5:52 PM
August 31
sunrise 5:37 AM, sunset 5:45 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.