Aru weather in July

In July, Aru sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 172 mm of rain across 22.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-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 8% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Aru's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
17°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
172 mm
22.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:58 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
70%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Aru is place in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the 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 26°C through the month.

A typical July day in Aru reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Aru weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 18°183.211.96.1
Feb30° / 19°304.911.95.2
Mar29° / 19°9212.9124.8
Apr28° / 18°15219.212.14.7
May27° / 18°14818.212.15.1
Jun26° / 17°15519.912.25.0
Jul26° / 17°17222.612.14.7
Aug26° / 16°1892512.14.4
Sep26° / 17°16622.4124.6
Oct26° / 17°19424.311.94.4
Nov27° / 17°11917.111.95.3
Dec28° / 18°386.111.86.7

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 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23466
33565
43466
53466
63466
73565
83565
93466
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113466
123466
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203070
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232773
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302278
312377

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Aru gets around 172 mm of rain over 22.6 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 73% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
169
269
368
468
568
668
768
868
968
1068
1168
1269
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1470
1571
1671
1772
1873
1974
2075
2176
2277
2378
2479
2580
2681
2781
2881
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3082
3182

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
11189
21288
31288
41387
51387
61486
71486
81486
91486
101486
111486
121387
131387
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20991
21991
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24793
25793
26694
27694
28595
29595
30496
31496

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July, the calmest month.

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
15calm
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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 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 5:55 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:556:05
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412.25:566:05
512.25:566:06
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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 4.93 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.93 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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154.9Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Aru?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Aru for sightseeing.

What to pack for Aru in July

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

In July, Aru sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Aru 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 Aru peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Aru 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 Aru is worst in January — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.8× the cleanest month (April, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1953 µg/m³Apr 2320 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar30Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec40Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Aru?

Aru sits at 2.9°N, 30.8°E, 1,350 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Arua, 19 km away.

Adjumani

Topography around Aru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 1,341 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 600 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,580 m.

The land around Aru is covered by shrubs (30%), grassland (22%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (59%) within 16 km, and shrubs (40%), grassland (32%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
600 m
80 km
1,580 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
July weather nearby: Arua 19 km · Nebbi 51 km · Paidha 52 km · Koboko 63 km · Yumbe 81 km · Pakwach 85 km · Djugu 111 km · Adjumani 120 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 Aru (2.8622°, 30.8414°, elevation 1,350 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).