Paoua weather in July

In July, Paoua sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 241 mm of rain across 27 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Paoua's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paoua's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 241 mm; 27 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:48 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 10th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

Paoua is town in Ouham-Pendé prefecture, Central African Republic.

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

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical July day in Paoua reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

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

How July really feels in Paoua

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 14 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

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

Paoua 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	34° / 19°	0	0	11.6	4.0
Feb	36° / 21°	1	0.2	11.8	2.5
Mar	37° / 24°	10	2.9	12	1.5
Apr	36° / 25°	52	10.8	12.2	1.9
May	33° / 24°	96	16.1	12.3	2.8
Jun	31° / 22°	130	19.3	12.4	3.4
Jul	30° / 22°	241	27	12.4	3.2
Aug	29° / 21°	300	28.4	12.2	3.1
Sep	30° / 21°	225	25.6	12	3.1
Oct	31° / 22°	121	17.9	11.8	3.5
Nov	34° / 21°	13	2.5	11.7	3.8
Dec	34° / 19°	0	0.1	11.6	4.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	41	41	39	39	39	38	38	36	36	35	34	33	32	31	29	28	28	26	26	24	24	23	22	22	20	20	20	19	19	18	18
Cloudier (%)	59	59	61	61	61	62	62	64	64	65	66	67	68	69	71	72	72	74	74	76	76	77	78	78	80	80	80	81	81	82	82

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	39	61
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	35	65
11	34	66
12	33	67
13	32	68
14	31	69
15	29	71
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	23	77
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	18	82
31	18	82

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Paoua gets around 241 mm of rain over 27 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 87% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	76	77	78	79	80	80	81	82	83	84	84	85	86	87	87	88	89	90	90	91	91	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	77
3	78
4	79
5	80
6	80
7	81
8	82
9	83
10	84
11	84
12	85
13	86
14	87
15	87
16	88
17	89
18	90
19	90
20	91
21	91
22	92
23	92
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 51% 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 (%)	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	52	52	51	51	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49
Oppressive (%)	47	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	48	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	53	47
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	49	51

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 6 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)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
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7	5	calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 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 5:45 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:10 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)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51
Sunset (PM)	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:45	6:10
2	12.4	5:45	6:10
3	12.4	5:46	6:10
4	12.4	5:46	6:10
5	12.4	5:46	6:11
6	12.4	5:46	6:11
7	12.4	5:46	6:11
8	12.4	5:47	6:11
9	12.4	5:47	6:11
10	12.4	5:47	6:11
11	12.4	5:47	6:11
12	12.4	5:48	6:11
13	12.4	5:48	6:11
14	12.4	5:48	6:11
15	12.4	5:48	6:11
16	12.4	5:48	6:11
17	12.4	5:49	6:11
18	12.4	5:49	6:11
19	12.4	5:49	6:11
20	12.4	5:49	6:11
21	12.4	5:49	6:11
22	12.4	5:49	6:11
23	12.4	5:50	6:11
24	12.4	5:50	6:11
25	12.4	5:50	6:11
26	12.3	5:50	6:11
27	12.3	5:50	6:11
28	12.3	5:50	6:11
29	12.3	5:50	6:10
30	12.3	5:50	6:10
31	12.3	5:51	6:10

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5.11 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)	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.4	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Paoua

In seasonPeak

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

Paoua's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Paoua sees seasonal dust haze (March–April), heaviest in March.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Paoua?

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

3.2

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Paoua.

What to pack for Paoua in July

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

In July, Paoua sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Paoua 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 Paoua peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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)	11	12	14	14	11	11	11	13	13	13	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Paoua 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 Paoua is worst in March — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.7× the cleanest month (July, 13 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)	47	40	48	29	18	18	13	13	13	19	27	46
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	47	Poor
Feb	40	Poor
Mar	48	Poor
Apr	29	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	27	Moderate
Dec	46	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Paoua?

Paoua sits at 7.2°N, 16.4°E, 601 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Bocaranga, 93 km away.

Topography around Paoua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paoua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 597 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 811 m.

The land around Paoua is covered by grassland (63%) within 3 km, shrubs (37%), trees (36%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

72 m

grassland 63%

16 km

201 m

shrubs 37%

80 km

811 m

trees 63%

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

July weather nearby: Bocaranga 93 km · Bozoum 103 km · Touboro 133 km · Bossangoa 140 km · Moundou 153 km · Goré 157 km · Bébédja 160 km · Doba 164 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 Paoua (7.2427°, 16.4406°, elevation 601 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	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	39	61
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	35	65
11	34	66
12	33	67
13	32	68
14	31	69
15	29	71
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	23	77
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	77
3	78
4	79
5	80
6	80
7	81
8	82
9	83
10	84
11	84
12	85
13	86
14	87
15	87
16	88
17	89
18	90
19	90
20	91
21	91
22	92
23	92
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	53	47
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	49	51

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	39	61
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	35	65
11	34	66
12	33	67
13	32	68
14	31	69
15	29	71
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	23	77
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	77
3	78
4	79
5	80
6	80
7	81
8	82
9	83
10	84
11	84
12	85
13	86
14	87
15	87
16	88
17	89
18	90
19	90
20	91
21	91
22	92
23	92
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	53	47
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	49	51

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	39	61
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	35	65
11	34	66
12	33	67
13	32	68
14	31	69
15	29	71
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	23	77
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	77
3	78
4	79
5	80
6	80
7	81
8	82
9	83
10	84
11	84
12	85
13	86
14	87
15	87
16	88
17	89
18	90
19	90
20	91
21	91
22	92
23	92
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	53	47
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	49	51