Babamba weather in July

In July, Babamba sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 144 mm of rain across 22.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of July to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Babamba's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Babamba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
144 mm
22.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:15 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
77%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in Babamba reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°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 30°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)
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How July really feels in Babamba

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Babamba 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
Jan30° / 21°7613124.6
Feb30° / 21°9113.8124.0
Mar29° / 21°15321.8123.7
Apr29° / 21°18224.5123.5
May28° / 21°17726.1123.6
Jun28° / 20°14323.4124.2
Jul28° / 20°14422.9124.3
Aug28° / 20°19225.8123.9
Sep28° / 20°20926.1123.8
Oct28° / 20°23527.7123.7
Nov27° / 20°20725.1123.9
Dec29° / 20°11819.7124.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21981
31981
42080
52080
62179
72179
82179
92179
102278
112278
122278
132278
142377
152377
162377
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192179
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231981
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281882
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Babamba gets around 144 mm of rain over 22.9 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 74% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
176
275
375
474
574
673
773
872
972
1072
1172
1272
1372
1472
1572
1673
1773
1873
1973
2074
2174
2274
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2676
2777
2878
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3079
3179

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17129
27228
37327
47426
57624
67723
77822
87921
98020
108119
118119
128218
138317
148416
158416
168515
178515
188515
198515
208515
218515
228515
238515
248416
258416
268317
278317
288218
298218
308218
318119

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
204calm
214calm
224calm
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244calm
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264calm
274calm
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294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:136:14
212.06:136:14
312.06:136:14
412.06:146:14
512.06:146:14
612.06:146:15
712.06:146:15
812.06:146:15
912.06:146:15
1012.06:156:15
1112.06:156:15
1212.06:156:16
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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 4.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.63 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
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304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Babamba?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Babamba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Babamba in July

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

In July, Babamba sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Babamba in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Babamba peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 22UV 14Jul 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Babamba 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 Babamba is worst in February — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateFeb 1031 µg/m³Oct 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov10Good
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Babamba?

Babamba sits at 0.2°N, 27.5°E, 760 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Lubero, 199 km away.

LuberoButemboKatwaKaynaManginaKanyobagongaBeniWamba

Topography around Babamba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Babamba has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m around an average of 773 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 346 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 559 m.

The land around Babamba is covered by trees (100%) within 3 km, trees (99%) within 16 km, and trees (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
269 m
16 km
346 m
80 km
559 m
trees
July weather nearby: Lubero 199 km · Butembo 201 km · Katwa 203 km · Kayna 207 km · Mangina 208 km · Kanyobagonga 212 km · Beni 224 km · Wamba 226 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 Babamba (0.1833°, 27.4833°, elevation 760 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).