Aketi weather in July

In July, Aketi sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 112 mm of rain across 21.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-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 7% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Aketi's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aketi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
4th coldest
Rainfall
112 mm
21.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:26 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
75%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Aketi is locality, capital of the eponymous territory of the province of Bas-Uele in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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 Aketi 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 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12922
22922
32921
42921
52921
62921
72921
82921
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122921
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292921
302921
312921

How July really feels in Aketi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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
31
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.

Aketi weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°387.611.94.0
Feb33° / 22°579.911.93.3
Mar32° / 23°13418.9123.1
Apr31° / 22°15421.312.13.3
May30° / 22°13121.712.13.5
Jun30° / 22°10821.212.23.7
Jul29° / 21°11221.612.13.8
Aug29° / 21°14424.612.13.6
Sep29° / 21°15124.8123.4
Oct29° / 21°17526.411.93.4
Nov29° / 21°14121.811.93.7
Dec31° / 21°481011.84.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52872
62971
73070
82971
92971
102971
112872
122872
132872
142773
152773
162575
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202278
212179
222179
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241981
251882
261882
271882
281882
291882
301882
311783

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Aketi gets around 112 mm of rain over 21.6 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 70% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
169
269
368
468
568
667
767
867
967
1067
1167
1268
1368
1468
1569
1669
1770
1870
1971
2071
2172
2272
2373
2473
2573
2673
2773
2873
2973
3074
3174

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1595
2595
3694
4694
5694
6793
7793
8793
9793
10793
11793
12793
13793
14892
15892
16892
17892
18892
19892
20892
21892
22892
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31892

Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
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214calm
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274calm
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304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of July to 12 h 06 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 6:24 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:246:33
212.26:246:33
312.26:246:33
412.26:246:33
512.26:246:34
612.26:246:34
712.26:256:34
812.26:256:34
912.26:256:34
1012.26:256:34
1112.16:256:34
1212.16:266:34
1312.16:266:35
1412.16:266:35
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1812.16:266:35
1912.16:276:35
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3112.16:276:35

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.83 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
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274.8Bright
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294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Aketi?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aketi.

What to pack for Aketi in July

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

In July, Aketi sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Aketi in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aketi peaks around April 16 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 highApr 16UV 13Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Aketi 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 Aketi is worst in February — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.5× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateModerateGoodModerateFeb 1864 µg/m³Oct 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb67Unhealthy
Mar52Poor
Apr15Moderate
May11Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Aketi?

Aketi sits at 2.7°N, 23.8°E, 380 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Buta, 105 km away.

BondoBumbaBasokoYangambiBangassouLisalaKisangani

Topography around Aketi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aketi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 382 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m.

The land around Aketi is covered by trees (79%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
180 m
80 km
245 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Buta 105 km · Bondo 120 km · Bumba 158 km · Basoko 168 km · Yangambi 231 km · Bangassou 247 km · Lisala 260 km · Kisangani 293 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo 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
$807
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
12%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
34.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 400

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 Aketi (2.7388°, 23.7833°, elevation 380 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).