Boende weather in July

In July, Boende sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 107 mm of rain across 19 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-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 10% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Boende's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boende's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 107 mm; 19 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:43 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover: 71%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

Boende is capital of the Tshuapa province in the Democratic Republic of Congo..

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 Boende 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 on par with 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	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	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	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

How July really feels in Boende

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

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.

Boende weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 22°	94	15.9	12	3.8
Feb	31° / 23°	121	16.3	12	3.4
Mar	31° / 23°	158	21.4	12	3.2
Apr	30° / 23°	159	22.9	12	3.2
May	30° / 23°	123	21.7	12	3.5
Jun	30° / 22°	88	16.8	12	4.1
Jul	30° / 22°	107	19	12	4.0
Aug	29° / 22°	161	24.3	12	3.4
Sep	30° / 22°	178	25.8	12	3.2
Oct	29° / 22°	186	26.6	12	3.2
Nov	29° / 22°	185	25.1	12	3.3
Dec	30° / 22°	128	20.2	12	3.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

	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 (%)	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	31	31	30	28	27	26	26	26	26	25	25	25
Cloudier (%)	69	69	69	69	69	68	68	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	69	69	70	72	73	74	74	74	74	75	75	75

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	30	70
23	28	72
24	27	73
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	26	74
29	25	75
30	25	75
31	25	75

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Boende gets around 107 mm of rain over 19 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 62% and peaks near 73% 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 (%)	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	58	59	60	61	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	69	70	71	71	72	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	57
2	57
3	57
4	56
5	56
6	55
7	55
8	55
9	55
10	55
11	56
12	56
13	56
14	57
15	58
16	59
17	60
18	61
19	63
20	64
21	65
22	66
23	67
24	68
25	69
26	69
27	70
28	71
29	71
30	72
31	73

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 95% 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 (%)	3	3	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1
Oppressive (%)	97	97	96	95	95	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	93	93	94	94	95	95	96	96	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	99	99

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	4	96
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	1	99
31	1	99

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

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 5:40 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:42 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)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43
Sunset (PM)	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	5:40	5:39
2	12.0	5:40	5:40
3	12.0	5:41	5:40
4	12.0	5:41	5:40
5	12.0	5:41	5:40
6	12.0	5:41	5:40
7	12.0	5:41	5:40
8	12.0	5:42	5:41
9	12.0	5:42	5:41
10	12.0	5:42	5:41
11	12.0	5:42	5:41
12	12.0	5:42	5:41
13	12.0	5:42	5:41
14	12.0	5:42	5:41
15	12.0	5:42	5:42
16	12.0	5:43	5:42
17	12.0	5:43	5:42
18	12.0	5:43	5:42
19	12.0	5:43	5:42
20	12.0	5:43	5:42
21	12.0	5:43	5:42
22	12.0	5:43	5:42
23	12.0	5:43	5:42
24	12.0	5:43	5:42
25	12.0	5:43	5:42
26	12.0	5:43	5:42
27	12.0	5:43	5:42
28	12.0	5:43	5:42
29	12.0	5:43	5:42
30	12.0	5:43	5:42
31	12.0	5:43	5:42

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 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.83 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)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
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	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Boende?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

5.3

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Boende for sightseeing.

What to pack for Boende in July

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

In July, Boende sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Boende in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Boende peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 8 (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	13	13	13	10	7	8	11	11	12	9	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Boende 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 Boende is worst in February — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (October, 10 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)	25	32	20	14	14	24	31	23	12	10	12	22
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	25	Moderate
Feb	32	Moderate
Mar	20	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	31	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	12	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	22	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Boende?

Boende sits at 0.3°S, 20.9°E, 349 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Basankusu, 206 km away.

Topography around Boende

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boende has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 343 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m.

The land around Boende is covered by trees (82%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (99%) within 80 km.

3 km

46 m

trees 82%

16 km

88 m

trees 96%

80 km

133 m

trees 99%

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

July weather nearby: Basankusu 206 km · Lisala 280 km · Mbandaka 294 km · Bolenge 298 km · Binga 298 km · Bumba 326 km · Inongo 341 km · Basoko 348 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 Boende (-0.2816°, 20.8805°, elevation 349 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	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	30	70
23	28	72
24	27	73
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	26	74
29	25	75
30	25	75
31	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	57
2	57
3	57
4	56
5	56
6	55
7	55
8	55
9	55
10	55
11	56
12	56
13	56
14	57
15	58
16	59
17	60
18	61
19	63
20	64
21	65
22	66
23	67
24	68
25	69
26	69
27	70
28	71
29	71
30	72
31	73

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	4	96
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	1	99
31	1	99

	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	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	30	70
23	28	72
24	27	73
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	26	74
29	25	75
30	25	75
31	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	57
2	57
3	57
4	56
5	56
6	55
7	55
8	55
9	55
10	55
11	56
12	56
13	56
14	57
15	58
16	59
17	60
18	61
19	63
20	64
21	65
22	66
23	67
24	68
25	69
26	69
27	70
28	71
29	71
30	72
31	73

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	4	96
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	1	99
31	1	99

	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	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	30	70
23	28	72
24	27	73
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	26	74
29	25	75
30	25	75
31	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	57
2	57
3	57
4	56
5	56
6	55
7	55
8	55
9	55
10	55
11	56
12	56
13	56
14	57
15	58
16	59
17	60
18	61
19	63
20	64
21	65
22	66
23	67
24	68
25	69
26	69
27	70
28	71
29	71
30	72
31	73

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	4	96
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	1	99
31	1	99