Basankusu climate

Basankusu Weather in January

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 30°C on January 1 to 31°C on January 31, and lows from 22°C to 22°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 71 mm over about 12 wet days.

January 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.15202530354045151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

January at a glance

Average high
30°C
Average low
22°C
Precipitation
71 mm
Reanalysis high
41°CJan 26, 2007
Reanalysis low
17°CJan 7, 1992
Daylight
12 h 03 min to 12 h 04 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
80%
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
Jan 130°C22°C36°C 200719°C 200738%
Jan 230°C22°C36°C 200719°C 200739%
Jan 330°C22°C38°C 200719°C 199238%
Jan 430°C22°C38°C 200719°C 201837%
Jan 530°C22°C36°C 200718°C 201837%
Jan 630°C22°C37°C 200718°C 199236%
Jan 730°C22°C38°C 200717°C 199235%
Jan 830°C22°C39°C 200718°C 200134%
Jan 930°C22°C39°C 200717°C 201534%
Jan 1030°C22°C39°C 200717°C 201534%
Jan 1130°C22°C38°C 200718°C 201534%
Jan 1230°C22°C38°C 200718°C 201535%
Jan 1330°C22°C37°C 200718°C 201536%
Jan 1430°C22°C37°C 200719°C 199238%
Jan 1530°C22°C38°C 200718°C 200239%
Jan 1630°C22°C40°C 200719°C 200239%
Jan 1731°C22°C40°C 200720°C 201539%
Jan 1831°C22°C40°C 200718°C 201140%
Jan 1931°C22°C39°C 200719°C 201141%
Jan 2031°C22°C38°C 200720°C 201142%
Jan 2131°C22°C38°C 200720°C 199343%
Jan 2231°C22°C40°C 200720°C 199345%
Jan 2331°C22°C38°C 200719°C 199346%
Jan 2431°C22°C36°C 201619°C 199347%
Jan 2531°C22°C39°C 200719°C 202048%
Jan 2631°C22°C41°C 200720°C 200148%
Jan 2731°C22°C39°C 200720°C 201847%
Jan 2831°C22°C37°C 201618°C 200847%
Jan 2931°C22°C37°C 201620°C 200847%
Jan 3031°C22°C37°C 201620°C 200847%
Jan 3131°C22°C36°C 200720°C 201648%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Basankusu, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

January 1
sunrise 5:43 AM, sunset 5:46 PM
January 31
sunrise 5:52 AM, sunset 5:56 PM

Every day of January: 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.