Buta weather in July

In July, Buta sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 99 mm of rain across 19 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-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 6% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of July to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Buta's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
99 mm
19 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:22 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
76%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Buta is Buta is the capital of the Bas-Uele province in the Democratic Republic of Congo since the dismemberment of the former Orientale Province..

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 Buta reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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52921
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How July really feels in Buta

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
31
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.

Buta weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°336.311.94.0
Feb33° / 22°589.411.93.3
Mar32° / 22°12916.6123.3
Apr31° / 22°14319.812.13.5
May30° / 22°12520.712.13.7
Jun29° / 22°10819.212.24.0
Jul29° / 21°991912.14.1
Aug29° / 21°13523.112.13.8
Sep29° / 21°13923.2123.6
Oct29° / 21°16924.811.93.6
Nov29° / 21°14021.311.93.8
Dec31° / 21°439.111.84.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32773
42773
52773
62971
72971
82971
93070
102971
112971
122971
132971
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222377
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Buta gets around 99 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 70% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
161
260
359
459
558
658
757
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957
1057
1157
1258
1358
1459
1559
1660
1761
1862
1963
2063
2164
2265
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2668
2768
2869
2969
3070
3170

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1496
2496
3595
4595
5694
6694
7694
8793
9793
10793
11892
12892
13892
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24892
25892
26892
27892
28892
29892
30892
31892

Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 3 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
13calm
23calm
33calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
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104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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174calm
184calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:206:29
212.26:206:29
312.26:206:30
412.26:206:30
512.26:206:30
612.26:216:30
712.26:216:30
812.26:216:30
912.26:216:30
1012.26:216:31
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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 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.77 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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44.7Bright
54.7Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Buta?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Buta for sightseeing.

What to pack for Buta in July

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

In July, Buta sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Buta 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 Buta peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 13UV 13Jul 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Buta 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 Buta is worst in February — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.4× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateModerateGoodModerateFeb 1862 µg/m³Oct 98 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb65Unhealthy
Mar48Poor
Apr16Moderate
May10Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Buta?

Buta sits at 2.8°N, 24.7°E, 402 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Aketi, 105 km away.

BondoBasokoYangambiZemioKisanganiBumbaBangassou

Topography around Buta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 411 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m.

The land around Buta is covered by trees (62%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
105 m
80 km
310 m
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July weather nearby: Aketi 105 km · Bondo 163 km · Basoko 212 km · Yangambi 227 km · Zemio 254 km · Kisangani 258 km · Bumba 260 km · Bangassou 304 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 Buta (2.7858°, 24.73°, elevation 402 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).