Bukama

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]

Bukama
Bukama Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates: 9°12′S 25°50′E
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Province	Haut-Lomami
Elevation [1]	578 m (1,896 ft)
Population  (2009)
• Total	42,718
Time zone	UTC+2 (Lubumbashi Time)
Climate	Aw

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