Bunia weather in July

In July, Bunia sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 80 mm of rain across 16.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Bunia's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bunia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
16.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:02 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
64%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Bunia is Bunia is a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is the capital of the province of Ituri..

Density
6,932/km²
people per km²
Founded
1946

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 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Bunia reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°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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112718
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292718
302718
312718

Bunia weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°347.211.95.7
Feb30° / 19°43811.95.0
Mar29° / 20°9714.3124.8
Apr28° / 20°10517.2124.9
May28° / 19°8515.812.15.4
Jun28° / 19°8215.712.15.5
Jul27° / 18°8016.412.15.5
Aug27° / 18°1092012.14.9
Sep27° / 18°12920.9124.6
Oct27° / 19°15824.3124.2
Nov27° / 19°1251911.94.9
Dec28° / 18°6510.911.96.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34258
44258
54357
64357
74456
84456
94555
104654
114753
124753
134654
144654
154654
164654
174654
184555
194555
204357
214258
224159
234060
243961
253862
263763
273763
283565
293565
303565
313466

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bunia gets around 80 mm of rain over 16.4 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 54% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
151
250
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549
649
748
848
947
1047
1147
1248
1348
1449
1550
1651
1752
1853
1954
2055
2156
2258
2359
2460
2561
2662
2762
2863
2963
3064
3164

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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1110836
2111835
3112825
4113824
5113824
6114814
7115804
8115813
9115813
10116803
11116803
12116803
13116803
14115813
15115813
16114823
17114823
18113833
19113833
20112834
21111844
22011854
23010855
2409865
2509865
2608875
2708866
2807876
2907876
3007876
3106886

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
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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 6:00 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:006:05
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412.16:006:06
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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 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5.12 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
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155.2Bright
165.1Bright
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245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Bunia?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Bunia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bunia in July

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

In July, Bunia sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bunia in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bunia peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Dec 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Bunia 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 Bunia is worst in February — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (April, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModerateFeb 955 µg/m³Apr 2317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan54Poor
Feb56Unhealthy
Mar31Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bunia?

Bunia sits at 1.6°N, 30.3°E, 1,265 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Djugu, 49 km away.

Topography around Bunia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bunia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m around an average of 1,270 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 991 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,777 m.

The land around Bunia is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
142 m
16 km
991 m
80 km
1,777 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Djugu 49 km · Mangbwalu 49 km · Kyangwali Refugee Camp 72 km · Muhorro 91 km · Kyarusozi 92 km · Kagadi 93 km · Bundibugyo 97 km · Fort Portal 100 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 Bunia (1.5594°, 30.2522°, elevation 1,265 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).