Location & Surroundings

Bonga is an airfield in Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 1,424 m elevation. The nearest larger town is Bundibugyo, 36 km to the south. The national capital Kinshasa is about 1730 km to the west.

Basic Data

  • Type airfield (AIRF)
  • a place on land where aircraft land and take off; no facilities provided for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo

Geography

  • Coordinates
    1° 0' 43" N, 29° 57' 0" E
  • Elevation DEM: 1424 m
  • Timezone
  • Time Shift GMT (DST )

Statistics & Country

  • Pop. Density 291 p/km²
  • Built-up 3.2%
  • Settlement Suburban / peri-urban
  • Currency Franc (CDF)
  • Phone Prefix +243

Nearby

Weather in Bonga

Current conditions and a 3-day (72-hour) weather forecast for Bonga, updated from the NOAA GFS model.

Now 20.4 C with mostly cloudy skies and a 1.2 m/s northerly wind. Next 24h: 18.1 to 29.2 C, max wind 3.8 m/s. Precip around 0.2 mm. Solar peaks near 779 W/m2.

Temperature
20.4 C
Wind
1.2 m/s N (345 deg)
Humidity
83 %
Pressure
1,012.7 hPa
Clouds
55 %
Precip
0.17 mm
Solar
0.0 W/m2
UV-B
n/a

Hour Temp (C) Wind (m/s) Dir (deg) RH (%) Pressure (hPa) Precip (step/total mm) Clouds (%) Solar (W/m2) UV-B (W/m2)
NOW 20.4 1.2 345 83 1,012.7 - / 0.00 55 0.0 n/a
6h 18.1 0.5 318 96 1,012.6 1.40 / 1.40 28 0.0 n/a
12h 23.5 0.9 106 73 1,014.5 0.00 / 0.02 18 79.2 n/a
18h 29.2 3.8 101 48 1,008.6 0.00 / 0.01 48 779.3 n/a
Tomorrow 21.4 1.3 327 79 1,012.3 0.16 / 0.17 98 163.8 n/a
30h 18.7 1.1 299 96 1,011.4 0.07 / 0.24 100 0.0 n/a
36h 24.4 0.9 110 69 1,013.7 0.00 / 0.15 13 88.7 n/a
42h 33.0 3.0 80 31 1,006.8 0.00 / 0.00 18 890.8 n/a
Thursday 20.9 1.4 290 82 1,012.6 0.30 / 0.31 100 218.8 n/a
54h 18.3 0.9 295 97 1,010.7 1.78 / 2.09 100 0.0 n/a
60h 22.2 1.1 94 82 1,014.3 0.00 / 0.90 65 83.2 n/a
66h 33.3 2.2 108 33 1,005.4 0.00 / 0.01 13 882.6 n/a
Friday 18.9 1.3 292 98 1,011.8 2.11 / 2.12 100 225.4 n/a
Source: NOAA GFS 0.25° (run 2026-10-13 18:00 UTC).

FAQ

What is the current weather and next 24-hour outlook in Bonga?
Now 20.4 C with mostly cloudy skies and a 1.2 m/s northerly wind. Next 24h: 18.1 to 29.2 C, max wind 3.8 m/s. Precip around 0.2 mm. Solar peaks near 779 W/m2.
Is precipitation expected in the next 24 hours?
Around 0.2 mm of precipitation is expected in the next 24 hours.
What type of place is Bonga?
Bonga is a airfield.
What is the elevation of Bonga?
DEM 1,424 m.
Where is Bonga located?
It is at 1.01191, 29.95004 (latitude, longitude).
Which country is Bonga in?
It is in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Sources

Last updated 2025-05-16
geonames https://www.geonames.org/13309411

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