Binga weather in July

In July, Binga sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 124 mm of rain across 21.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-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 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Binga's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Binga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
124 mm
21.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:40 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
74%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Binga is town in Équateur province of 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 29°C through the month.

A typical July day in Binga reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°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)
12922
22922
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42922
52922
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How July really feels in Binga

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 11 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
11
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.

Binga weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°41811.94.7
Feb31° / 23°6811.311.94.0
Mar31° / 23°13417.4123.5
Apr30° / 23°14219.812.13.5
May30° / 23°11620.312.13.8
Jun29° / 23°9918.212.14.2
Jul29° / 22°12421.312.14.1
Aug29° / 22°16124.412.13.7
Sep29° / 22°15923.9123.6
Oct29° / 22°17826.111.93.4
Nov29° / 22°14222.411.93.7
Dec30° / 22°5710.911.94.8

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43070
52971
62971
72971
82971
92971
102971
112872
122872
132872
142773
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202476
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222377
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312179

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Binga gets around 124 mm of rain over 21.3 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 74% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
165
265
365
465
565
665
765
865
965
1065
1165
1265
1366
1467
1568
1668
1769
1870
1971
2072
2172
2273
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2574
2674
2774
2874
2974
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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1964
2964
3964
4964
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

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
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274calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 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 grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:375:45
212.15:375:46
312.15:385:46
412.15:385:46
512.15:385:46
612.15:385:46
712.15:385:46
812.15:395:47
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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 4.79 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 4.79 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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44.8Bright
54.8Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Binga?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Binga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Binga in July

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Binga 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 Binga peaks around April 16 at about 13 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 16UV 13Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Binga 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 Binga is worst in March — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.6× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyModerateModerateMar 1273 µg/m³Oct 1312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb64Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr30Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov16Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Binga?

Binga sits at 2.4°N, 20.5°E, 384 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Businga, 116 km away.

GemenaBasankusuGbadoliteBumbaBétouMindouli

Topography around Binga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Binga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m around an average of 383 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m.

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

3 km
128 m
16 km
170 m
80 km
198 m
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July weather nearby: Businga 116 km · Lisala 116 km · Gemena 127 km · Basankusu 150 km · Gbadolite 219 km · Bumba 220 km · Bétou 233 km · Mindouli 235 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 Binga (2.3735°, 20.4977°, elevation 384 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).