Penja weather in July

In July, Penja sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 400 mm of rain across 30.2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of July to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Penja's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Penja's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 400 mm; 30.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:20 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover: 87%; 7th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 3.31 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical July day in Penja reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	21
2	26	21
3	26	21
4	26	21
5	26	21
6	26	21
7	26	21
8	26	21
9	26	21
10	26	21
11	26	21
12	26	21
13	26	21
14	26	21
15	26	21
16	26	21
17	26	21
18	26	21
19	26	21
20	26	21
21	26	21
22	26	21
23	26	21
24	26	21
25	26	21
26	26	21
27	26	21
28	26	21
29	26	21
30	26	21
31	26	21

How July really feels in Penja

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Penja weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 21°	58	14.2	11.8	4.3
Feb	31° / 21°	94	15.4	11.8	3.6
Mar	30° / 22°	254	27.9	12	2.8
Apr	29° / 22°	312	29.6	12.1	2.8
May	28° / 22°	299	30.4	12.2	3.0
Jun	27° / 21°	339	29.8	12.3	3.3
Jul	26° / 21°	400	30.2	12.2	3.5
Aug	26° / 21°	431	30.5	12.2	3.4
Sep	27° / 21°	396	29.8	12	3.3
Oct	27° / 21°	387	30.9	11.9	3.2
Nov	28° / 21°	224	28.3	11.8	3.2
Dec	29° / 21°	73	17.5	11.7	4.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Cloudier (%)	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Penja gets around 400 mm of rain over 30.2 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 97% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	97	97	97

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	98
4	98
5	98
6	98
7	98
8	98
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	97
14	97
15	97
16	97
17	97
18	97
19	97
20	97
21	97
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	97
28	98
29	97
30	97
31	97

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	28	29	30	31	32	32	33	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	42	43	44	45	46	47	47
Oppressive (%)	78	77	76	75	74	73	72	72	71	70	69	68	68	67	67	66	65	64	63	62	61	60	59	58	58	57	56	55	54	53	53

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	22	78
2	23	77
3	24	76
4	25	75
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	29	71
10	30	70
11	31	69
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	34	66
17	35	65
18	36	64
19	37	63
20	38	62
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	45	55
29	46	54
30	47	53
31	47	53

Wind in July

Winds average 3 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of July to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:34 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21
Sunset (PM)	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:17	6:33
2	12.3	6:17	6:33
3	12.3	6:17	6:33
4	12.3	6:17	6:33
5	12.3	6:17	6:33
6	12.3	6:18	6:33
7	12.3	6:18	6:33
8	12.3	6:18	6:34
9	12.3	6:18	6:34
10	12.3	6:18	6:34
11	12.3	6:19	6:34
12	12.3	6:19	6:34
13	12.3	6:19	6:34
14	12.2	6:19	6:34
15	12.2	6:19	6:34
16	12.2	6:20	6:34
17	12.2	6:20	6:34
18	12.2	6:20	6:34
19	12.2	6:20	6:34
20	12.2	6:20	6:34
21	12.2	6:20	6:34
22	12.2	6:20	6:34
23	12.2	6:21	6:34
24	12.2	6:21	6:34
25	12.2	6:21	6:34
26	12.2	6:21	6:34
27	12.2	6:21	6:34
28	12.2	6:21	6:34
29	12.2	6:21	6:34
30	12.2	6:21	6:34
31	12.2	6:21	6:34

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 3.31 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.5	Moderate
2	3.4	Moderate
3	3.4	Moderate
4	3.4	Moderate
5	3.4	Moderate
6	3.4	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.4	Moderate
9	3.4	Moderate
10	3.4	Moderate
11	3.4	Moderate
12	3.4	Moderate
13	3.4	Moderate
14	3.4	Moderate
15	3.4	Moderate
16	3.3	Moderate
17	3.3	Moderate
18	3.3	Moderate
19	3.3	Moderate
20	3.3	Moderate
21	3.3	Moderate
22	3.2	Moderate
23	3.2	Moderate
24	3.2	Moderate
25	3.2	Moderate
26	3.2	Moderate
27	3.2	Moderate
28	3.2	Moderate
29	3.2	Moderate
30	3.2	Moderate
31	3.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Penja

In seasonPeak

None of Penja's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Penja sees seasonal dust haze (January–March), heaviest in February.

Dust

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Penja?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.5

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

3.3

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Penja.

What to pack for Penja in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Penja sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 21°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Penja in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Penja peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	11	14	14	12	11	11	11	13	13	11	9
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Penja in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Penja is worst in February — around 112 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (August, 27 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	85	112	64	50	37	31	28	27	28	35	46	74
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	85	Unhealthy
Feb	112	Unhealthy
Mar	64	Unhealthy
Apr	50	Poor
May	37	Poor
Jun	31	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	35	Poor
Nov	46	Poor
Dec	74	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Penja?

Penja sits at 4.6°N, 9.7°E, 148 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Njombé, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Penja

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Penja.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Penja has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m around an average of 194 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,240 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,007 m.

The land around Penja is covered by trees (88%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km

274 m

trees 88%

16 km

1,240 m

trees 95%

80 km

4,007 m

trees 91%

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← June Penja year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Njombé 7.0 km · Loum 11 km · Tombel 12 km · Mbanga 20 km · Kumba 26 km · Manjo 28 km · Nkongsamba 45 km · Souza Gare 46 km

Cameroon travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 34% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,972; 2025
Happiness: 5.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 6.8; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 30.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 445
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Penja (4.6391°, 9.6799°, elevation 148 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	21
2	26	21
3	26	21
4	26	21
5	26	21
6	26	21
7	26	21
8	26	21
9	26	21
10	26	21
11	26	21
12	26	21
13	26	21
14	26	21
15	26	21
16	26	21
17	26	21
18	26	21
19	26	21
20	26	21
21	26	21
22	26	21
23	26	21
24	26	21
25	26	21
26	26	21
27	26	21
28	26	21
29	26	21
30	26	21
31	26	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	98
4	98
5	98
6	98
7	98
8	98
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	97
14	97
15	97
16	97
17	97
18	97
19	97
20	97
21	97
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	97
28	98
29	97
30	97
31	97

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	22	78
2	23	77
3	24	76
4	25	75
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	29	71
10	30	70
11	31	69
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	34	66
17	35	65
18	36	64
19	37	63
20	38	62
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	45	55
29	46	54
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	21
2	26	21
3	26	21
4	26	21
5	26	21
6	26	21
7	26	21
8	26	21
9	26	21
10	26	21
11	26	21
12	26	21
13	26	21
14	26	21
15	26	21
16	26	21
17	26	21
18	26	21
19	26	21
20	26	21
21	26	21
22	26	21
23	26	21
24	26	21
25	26	21
26	26	21
27	26	21
28	26	21
29	26	21
30	26	21
31	26	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	98
4	98
5	98
6	98
7	98
8	98
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	97
14	97
15	97
16	97
17	97
18	97
19	97
20	97
21	97
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	97
28	98
29	97
30	97
31	97

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	22	78
2	23	77
3	24	76
4	25	75
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	29	71
10	30	70
11	31	69
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	34	66
17	35	65
18	36	64
19	37	63
20	38	62
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	45	55
29	46	54
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	21
2	26	21
3	26	21
4	26	21
5	26	21
6	26	21
7	26	21
8	26	21
9	26	21
10	26	21
11	26	21
12	26	21
13	26	21
14	26	21
15	26	21
16	26	21
17	26	21
18	26	21
19	26	21
20	26	21
21	26	21
22	26	21
23	26	21
24	26	21
25	26	21
26	26	21
27	26	21
28	26	21
29	26	21
30	26	21
31	26	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	98
4	98
5	98
6	98
7	98
8	98
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	97
14	97
15	97
16	97
17	97
18	97
19	97
20	97
21	97
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	97
28	98
29	97
30	97
31	97

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	22	78
2	23	77
3	24	76
4	25	75
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	29	71
10	30	70
11	31	69
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	34	66
17	35	65
18	36	64
19	37	63
20	38	62
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	45	55
29	46	54
30	47	53
31	47	53