Mbaïki weather in July

In July, Mbaïki sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 120 mm of rain across 21.2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of July to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Mbaïki's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbaïki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
120 mm
21.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:48 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
74%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Mbaïki is city in the Central African Republic.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical July day in Mbaïki reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Mbaïki

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 13 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
13
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Mbaïki weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°15311.84.2
Feb34° / 21°335.611.93.4
Mar33° / 22°9414.4123.2
Apr32° / 22°11016.412.13.4
May31° / 22°9717.512.23.7
Jun30° / 21°9617.212.24.1
Jul29° / 21°12021.212.24.0
Aug29° / 21°1852612.13.5
Sep29° / 21°18725.4123.3
Oct29° / 21°18325.411.93.4
Nov30° / 21°9815.711.84.1
Dec31° / 20°194.211.84.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23268
33268
43268
53268
63268
73268
83268
93268
103268
113169
123070
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Mbaïki gets around 120 mm of rain over 21.2 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 69% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
161
261
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861
962
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1163
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1466
1567
1668
1770
1871
1972
2073
2174
2275
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2476
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2676
2777
2877
2978
3078
3178

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 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11486
21585
31585
41684
51684
61783
71783
81783
91882
101882
111783
121783
131783
141684
151684
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191387
201387
211387
221387
231288
241288
251288
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301288
311288

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:455:58
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312.25:455:58
412.25:455:59
512.25:465:59
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1012.25:475:59
1112.25:475:59
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1312.25:476:00
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.77 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in January across the year — July's 4.82 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Mbaïki

In seasonPeak

In July, Mbaïki sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Mbaïki's rainy season runs March–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Mbaïki?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Mbaïki for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mbaïki in July

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

In July, Mbaïki sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mbaïki in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mbaïki peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 19UV 13Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Mbaïki 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 Mbaïki is worst in February — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.7× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1361 µg/m³Sep 1910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb63Unhealthy
Mar43Poor
Apr23Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct11Good
Nov20Moderate
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mbaïki?

Mbaïki sits at 3.9°N, 18.0°E, 476 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Bobangui, 25 km away.

BanguiZongoBégouaMindouliBoali

Topography around Mbaïki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbaïki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 482 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 383 m.

The land around Mbaïki is covered by grassland (50%) and trees (46%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
122 m
16 km
304 m
80 km
383 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Bobangui 25 km · Bimbo 64 km · Libenge 76 km · Bangui 83 km · Zongo 85 km · Bégoua 89 km · Mindouli 103 km · Boali 105 km

Central African Republic travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$556
2025
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2019
Safe drinking water
6%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
20.1
per 100k, 2016
Road deaths
37.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank

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 Mbaïki (3.8678°, 17.9892°, elevation 476 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).