Climate and average weather in Djugu

In Djugu, the weather is warm, wet, and mostly cloudy and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near warm levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around September.

Best: mid May to mid July

Over the course of the year, the temperature in Djugu typically varies from 14°C to 25°C, and is rarely below 12°C or above 28°C. February is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.

Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Djugu for warm-weather activities are from early January to early March and mid May to mid July.

Hottest
Feb
25°
Coldest
Jul
14°
Wettest
Sep
679 mm
Driest
Jan
162 mm
Rain / yr
4518 mm
273 wet days
Daylight
11.9–12.1 h
shortest–longest
Elevation
1,674 m
1.9°N
Clearest
Jan
69% cloud

Djugu is place in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Density
5/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Djugu weather by month, at a glance

The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.

Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around mid May to mid July.

Temperature through the year

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Daily average highs and lows in Djugu, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.

Temperatures in Djugu stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is February, with an average high of 25°C and low of 14°C; the coolest is July, with an average low of 14°C and high of 23°C.

Days typically run about 9°C warmer than nights year-round.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
Jan2514
Feb2514
Mar2515
Apr2415
May2415
Jun2314
Jul2314
Aug2314
Sep2314
Oct2314
Nov2314
Dec2414

Average hourly temperature in Djugu

A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on February afternoons, near 25°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 14°C.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM

Djugu weather by month

Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 14°16214.311.96.1
Feb25° / 14°20714.711.95.6
Mar25° / 15°41124.5124.5
Apr24° / 15°39725.5124.2
May24° / 15°29122.312.14.9
Jun23° / 14°2572012.15.1
Jul23° / 14°2512212.14.8
Aug23° / 14°39326.112.14.2
Sep23° / 14°67927.8123.8
Oct23° / 14°64829.8123.6
Nov23° / 14°5182611.94.0
Dec24° / 14°30519.811.95.3

Chance of rain

How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.

Djugu gets about 4518 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is very wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.

The wetter season lasts 4.5 months, from around Jul 22 to Dec 6, peaking in October at about 96% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Feb 3.

September is the wettest month by volume, with 679 mm over about 28 wet days; January is the driest, with 162 mm.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%110%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdrierwetterdriermostly drysome rainoften wetvery wetOct 25 · 96%Feb 3 · 45%
Rain on a day (%)Rain days
Jan4614
Feb5315
Mar7825
Apr8526
May7222
Jun6720
Jul7122
Aug8526
Sep9228
Oct9630
Nov8726
Dec6420

Monthly rainfall

Over a full year, Djugu collects about 4518 mm of rain across 273 wet days — roughly 376 mm in an average month.

It doesn’t fall evenly. September is the wettest month with 679 mm, while January is the driest at just 162 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 41% of the year’s total.

050100150200250300350400450500550600650700750800JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec162207411397291257251393679648518305
Rainfall (mm)Rain days
Jan16214
Feb20715
Mar41125
Apr39726
May29122
Jun25720
Jul25122
Aug39326
Sep67928
Oct64830
Nov51826
Dec30520

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.

In Djugu, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year begins around December 6 and lasts for 3.3 months, ending around March 14. The clearest month is January, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 34% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around August 19 and lasts for 3.6 months, ending around December 5. The cloudiest month is October, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 96% of the time.

0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan 4 · 35%Oct 22 · 3%mostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastclearercloudierclearer
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
Jan3466
Feb2872
Mar2080
Apr1288
May2575
Jun3070
Jul2971
Aug2080
Sep1189
Oct496
Nov1090
Dec2773

Daylight, sunrise and sunset

DaylightNight

Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.

The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. Close to the equator, Djugu barely changes through the year: days stay near 12 h 06 min of light in every season.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
Jan11.96:106:04
Feb11.96:146:11
Mar12.06:086:07
Apr12.05:575:59
May12.15:525:57
Jun12.15:556:02
Jul12.16:016:07
Aug12.16:006:04
Sep12.05:525:53
Oct12.05:445:42
Nov11.95:465:41
Dec11.95:575:51

Sunny days

How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.

Djugu averages about 3 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 0 and 5 days.

The sunnier stretch runs 2.5 months, from around May 9 to Jul 24. The sunniest month is May, with roughly 4 sunny days (gloomy).

The greyest month is October, down near 0 sunny days — about 90% fewer than the May peak.

0510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecgreyersunniergreyergloomymixedMay 265 daysOct 220 days
Sunny daysSky
Jan5Gloomy
Feb4Gloomy
Mar3Gloomy
Apr2Gloomy
May4Gloomy
Jun4Gloomy
Jul4Gloomy
Aug2Gloomy
Sep1Gloomy
Oct0Gloomy
Nov1Gloomy
Dec4Gloomy

Humidity comfort

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.

Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.

In Djugu, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.

The more humid part of the year lasts 3.2 months, from around March 4 to June 8. The muggiest month is April, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 90% of the time.

The most comfortable stretch runs from around November 30 to March 3, and January is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 81% of the time.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan 12 · 83%Apr 25 · 6%humidcomfortabledrycomfortablehumidcomfortable
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
Jan3546190
Feb3138310
Mar426691
Apr010901
May018820
Jun153470
Jul471260
Aug160390
Sep038620
Oct020800
Nov126730
Dec1553320

Wind

Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.

This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.

Wind in Djugu is steady company: average speeds sit near 5 km/hcalm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.

0510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccalmMay 18 · 6 km/hSep 29 · 4 km/h
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
Jan5calm
Feb5calm
Mar5calm
Apr5calm
May5calm
Jun5calm
Jul5calm
Aug4calm
Sep4calm
Oct4calm
Nov4calm
Dec5calm

Best time to visit Djugu

TravelBeach/poolTemperatureCloudsPrecipitation

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Djugu throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.

Around early July, Djugu is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.

Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.

The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Djugu for general outdoor tourist activities run from mid May to mid July and again from mid December to early March, with a peak score in the first week of January.

0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebest timetravel scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationJan 7 · 6.1

The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Travel score (0–10)Rating
Jan6.0good
Feb5.6good
Mar4.5fair
Apr4.2fair
May4.9fair
Jun5.1fair
Jul4.8fair
Aug4.2fair
Sep3.8fair
Oct3.6fair
Nov4.0fair
Dec5.3fair

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Djugu for hot-weather activities is from mid December to early March, with a peak score in the first week of February.

024681012JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebeach/pool scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationFeb 4 · 5.6

The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

What to pack for Djugu, by month

EssentialRecommendedOptional

Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.

Djugu packs about the same all year — highs hold near 25°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection.

Light clothing
Warm layer
Winter coat
Rain gear
Sun protection
Windbreaker

In February, Djugu sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 15 days see rain.

UV index (midday) in Djugu by month

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Djugu peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Jul 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Average hourly UV index in Djugu

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.

The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in March the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM
UV ≥ 3 (h/day)UV ≥ 6 (h/day)
Jan7.56
Feb86.5
Mar86.5
Apr8.56.5
May86
Jun7.55.5
Jul7.55.5
Aug86
Sep86
Oct86.5
Nov7.55.5
Dec7.55

Air quality in Djugu by month

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.

Air quality in Djugu is worst in January — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.5× the cleanest month (April, 15 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 2350 µg/m³Apr 2315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar26Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Almanac & agriculture

Growing season

Chance of a frost-free dayFrost-free year round

Djugu is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecfrost-free year round
Frost-free chance (%)Frost nights
Jan1000
Feb1000
Mar1000
Apr1000
May1000
Jun1000
Jul1000
Aug1000
Sep1000
Oct1000
Nov1000
Dec1000

Growing degree days

Degree days (base 10°C)Frost-free shaded

Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Djugu banks about 3,274 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around February.

01,0002,0003,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Growing degree days (°C·days)
Jan288
Feb277
Mar302
Apr286
May291
Jun259
Jul253
Aug258
Sep261
Oct270
Nov260
Dec270

Solar energy

Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.

Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.

Djugu receives about 5.4 kWh/m² a day of solar energy — bright — and it stays remarkably steady, holding between 5.0 and 6.1 kWh/m² all year. For solar panels, output here is a flat line, not a seasonal wave.

01234567JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdimmoderatebrightintenseFeb 146.1 kWhOct 285.0 kWh
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
Jan5.8Bright
Feb6.0Intense
Mar5.9Bright
Apr5.5Bright
May5.5Bright
Jun5.1Bright
Jul5.1Bright
Aug5.2Bright
Sep5.4Bright
Oct5.1Bright
Nov5.2Bright
Dec5.5Bright

Where is Djugu?

Djugu sits at 1.9°N, 30.5°E, 1,674 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Bunia, 49 km away.

Topography around Djugu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Djugu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 1,647 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 608 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,801 m.

The land around Djugu is covered by shrubs (45%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and trees (43%), grassland (26%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
134 m
16 km
608 m
80 km
1,801 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Nearby: Bunia 49 km · Mangbwalu 52 km · Paidha 77 km · Kyangwali Refugee Camp 87 km · Nebbi 90 km · Kikube 102 km · Hoima 109 km · Buhimba 110 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 Djugu (1.9193°, 30.5026°, elevation 1,674 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).