Gbadolite weather in July

In July, Gbadolite sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 126 mm of rain across 22.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-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 8% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Gbadolite's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gbadolite's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
126 mm
22.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:35 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
73%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Gbadolite is capital of Nord-Ubangi Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Density
266/km²
people per km²
Founded
1972

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 Gbadolite 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 31°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)
13022
23022
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53022
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93022
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302922
312922

How July really feels in Gbadolite

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.

Gbadolite weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 21°15311.83.7
Feb34° / 22°316.211.93.0
Mar33° / 23°9814.9122.8
Apr32° / 23°14718.512.13.1
May31° / 23°1392112.23.3
Jun30° / 22°11120.312.23.6
Jul30° / 22°12622.312.23.7
Aug29° / 22°1602512.13.4
Sep30° / 22°15124.6123.2
Oct30° / 22°1812611.93.2
Nov31° / 22°9515.811.83.8
Dec32° / 21°204.311.84.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43169
53169
63169
73169
83070
93070
103070
112971
122971
132773
142773
152773
162674
172674
182575
192476
202476
212377
222377
232278
242179
252179
262179
272179
282080
292080
302080
312080

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Gbadolite gets around 126 mm of rain over 22.3 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 73% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
170
269
369
469
569
668
768
868
968
1069
1169
1270
1370
1471
1572
1673
1774
1874
1975
2076
2176
2277
2377
2477
2577
2677
2777
2876
2976
3076
3176

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.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1397
2397
3496
4496
5496
6496
7496
8595
9595
10595
11595
12595
13595
14595
15595
16595
17595
18595
19595
20595
21595
22595
23595
24595
25595
26595
27595
28595
29595
30496
31496

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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65calm
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135calm
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155calm
165calm
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275calm
285calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of July to 12 h 12 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 5:32 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:325:47
212.25:325:47
312.25:325:47
412.25:335:47
512.25:335:47
612.25:335:47
712.25:335:48
812.25:335:48
912.25:345:48
1012.25:345:48
1112.25:345:48
1212.25:345:48
1312.25:345:48
1412.25:355:48
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2012.25:355:48
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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 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Gbadolite?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gbadolite.

What to pack for Gbadolite in July

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gbadolite 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 Gbadolite peaks around October 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highOct 14UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Gbadolite 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 Gbadolite is worst in January — around 120 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.8× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyJan 22118 µg/m³Sep 1910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan120Unhealthy
Feb113Unhealthy
Mar48Poor
Apr21Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct11Good
Nov24Moderate
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gbadolite?

Gbadolite sits at 4.3°N, 21.0°E, 416 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Alindao, 86 km away.

KouangoBambariGemenaBangassouBingaIppy

Topography around Gbadolite

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gbadolite has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 406 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 345 m.

The land around Gbadolite is covered by grassland (46%), trees (33%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (46%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
250 m
80 km
345 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Alindao 86 km · Businga 105 km · Kouango 140 km · Bambari 169 km · Gemena 178 km · Bangassou 208 km · Binga 219 km · Ippy 223 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 Gbadolite (4.279°, 21.0028°, elevation 416 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).