Basankusu climate

Basankusu Weather in May

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 May 1 to 29°C on May 31, and lows from 23°C to 22°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 136 mm over about 25 wet days.

May 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.2025303540151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
30°C
Average low
23°C
Precipitation
136 mm
Reanalysis high
37°CMay 23, 1998
Reanalysis low
20°CMay 27, 1996
Daylight
12 h 10 min to 12 h 11 min
Cloud cover
74%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
23°C
Wind
2.5 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
May 130°C23°C33°C 199821°C 201373%
May 230°C23°C34°C 200621°C 199773%
May 330°C23°C35°C 200621°C 199773%
May 430°C23°C35°C 200621°C 199573%
May 530°C23°C36°C 200022°C 199774%
May 630°C23°C35°C 200022°C 199575%
May 730°C23°C36°C 199822°C 201575%
May 830°C23°C37°C 199821°C 199775%
May 930°C23°C36°C 200021°C 200275%
May 1030°C23°C34°C 200621°C 201274%
May 1130°C23°C35°C 199921°C 202073%
May 1230°C23°C35°C 200421°C 200973%
May 1330°C23°C35°C 200421°C 200274%
May 1430°C23°C34°C 200421°C 200275%
May 1530°C23°C36°C 200421°C 199776%
May 1630°C23°C35°C 200521°C 201777%
May 1730°C23°C35°C 199821°C 201277%
May 1830°C23°C34°C 200421°C 200978%
May 1930°C23°C36°C 200621°C 199178%
May 2030°C23°C36°C 200520°C 199177%
May 2130°C23°C36°C 200521°C 199177%
May 2230°C23°C36°C 199821°C 199377%
May 2330°C23°C37°C 199821°C 199677%
May 2430°C23°C36°C 199821°C 199178%
May 2530°C23°C36°C 200621°C 201279%
May 2630°C23°C35°C 199821°C 199278%
May 2730°C23°C36°C 199820°C 199678%
May 2829°C22°C37°C 199820°C 201778%
May 2929°C22°C36°C 199820°C 201778%
May 3029°C22°C35°C 199921°C 199677%
May 3129°C22°C35°C 199921°C 199176%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Basankusu, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 5:33 AM, sunset 5:43 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:33 AM, sunset 5:44 PM

Every day of May: 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.