Bolobo weather in July

In July, Bolobo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 16 mm of rain across 4.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-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 29% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of July to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bolobo's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bolobo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
1st coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:04 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
60%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Bolobo is place in Mai-Ndombe Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Density
12/km²
people per km²

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 30°C through the month.

A typical July day in Bolobo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Bolobo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 19 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
19
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.

Bolobo weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°11018.312.13.8
Feb31° / 24°11217.112.13.4
Mar31° / 24°12220.7123.2
Apr31° / 24°15122.8123.1
May30° / 24°10419.411.93.8
Jun30° / 23°306.811.95.5
Jul30° / 23°164.711.95.8
Aug30° / 23°4811.811.94.8
Sep30° / 23°9920123.8
Oct29° / 23°17125123.4
Nov29° / 23°16724.912.13.3
Dec30° / 23°15723.512.13.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35743
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bolobo gets around 16 mm of rain over 4.7 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 16% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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1515
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2015
2115
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3017
3118

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
102971
203169
303268
403367
503565
603664
703862
803961
914059
1014257
1114356
1214455
1314653
1414752
1514851
1614950
1715049
1815148
1915247
2015346
2115544
2215643
2315742
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2515841
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Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of July to 11 h 54 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 6:02 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:025:55
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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 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Bolobo?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Bolobo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bolobo in July

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

In July, Bolobo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bolobo 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 Bolobo peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 24UV 13Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bolobo 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 Bolobo is worst in August — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (October, 12 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateAug 1163 µg/m³Oct 2312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun44Poor
Jul58Unhealthy
Aug65Unhealthy
Sep26Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bolobo?

Bolobo sits at 2.2°S, 16.2°E, 321 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Gamboma, 52 km away.

MossakaMushieDjambalaNiokiBandundu ProvinceOwando

Topography around Bolobo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bolobo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 308 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m.

The land around Bolobo is covered by water (41%), trees (24%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (37%), water (27%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
189 m
80 km
396 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Gamboma 52 km · Oyo 114 km · Mossaka 122 km · Mushie 122 km · Djambala 170 km · Nioki 174 km · Bandundu Province 181 km · Owando 190 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 Bolobo (-2.158°, 16.2325°, elevation 321 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).