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Best time to visit Butembo

January is the best time to visit Butembo for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 9 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly January to February.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 90/100
The least cloud January 73 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 56 mm
Warmth February 25 °C
Cooler weather November 22 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 January 90 24 °C 9
2 February 89 25 °C 9
3 December 80 23 °C 15
4 June 79 23 °C 15
5 July 77 23 °C 17
6 May 77 23 °C 17
7 March 74 24 °C 19
8 August 73 23 °C 21
9 September 72 23 °C 22
10 November 72 22 °C 23
11 April 72 23 °C 20
12 October 72 23 °C 23

When to think twice

October scores lowest with about 23 wet days and highs near 23 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 23.6 °C 56 mm 73 %
February 24.6 °C 60 mm 75 %
March 24.2 °C 156 mm 81 %
April 23.5 °C 175 mm 86 %
May 23.2 °C 133 mm 79 %
June 22.7 °C 125 mm 76 %
July 22.7 °C 137 mm 74 %
August 22.7 °C 177 mm 79 %
September 23.0 °C 206 mm 82 %
October 22.7 °C 225 mm 88 %
November 22.5 °C 195 mm 86 %
December 22.6 °C 109 mm 76 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.