Gemena weather in July

In July, Gemena sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 123 mm of rain across 21.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-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 9% 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 Gemena's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gemena's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
123 mm
21.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:41 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
74%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Gemena is town in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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 Gemena reaches about 29°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 about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12922
22922
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42922
52922
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How July really feels in Gemena

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.

Gemena weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°275.711.84.3
Feb33° / 22°518.611.93.5
Mar32° / 23°13217.2123.1
Apr31° / 23°1381912.13.3
May31° / 23°1141912.13.6
Jun30° / 22°9618.212.23.9
Jul29° / 22°12321.412.23.9
Aug29° / 21°16224.812.13.6
Sep29° / 21°15923.6123.5
Oct29° / 22°18225.411.93.4
Nov30° / 22°13821.311.93.6
Dec31° / 21°448.511.84.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43268
53169
63169
73169
83070
92971
102872
112872
122872
132773
142773
152674
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302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Gemena gets around 123 mm of rain over 21.4 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 69% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
166
266
366
466
566
666
765
865
965
1065
1165
1266
1366
1466
1567
1668
1768
1869
1970
2071
2172
2272
2373
2473
2573
2673
2774
2874
2974
3074
3174

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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
7694
8694
9694
10694
11694
12694
13694
14694
15694
16694
17595
18595
19595
20595
21595
22595
23595
24595
25595
26595
27595
28694
29694
30694
31694

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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155calm
165calm
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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 5:39 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:395:50
212.25:395:50
312.25:395:50
412.25:395:50
512.25:395:50
612.25:405:51
712.25:405:51
812.25:405:51
912.25:405:51
1012.25:405:51
1112.25:415:51
1212.25:415:51
1312.25:415:51
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2812.25:435:52
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3112.15:435:51

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.91 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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44.9Bright
54.9Bright
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304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Gemena?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gemena.

What to pack for Gemena in July

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

In July, Gemena sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gemena 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 Gemena peaks around April 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highApr 17UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Gemena 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 Gemena is worst in February — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.1× the cleanest month (October, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateFeb 1792 µg/m³Oct 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan62Unhealthy
Feb95Unhealthy
Mar75Unhealthy
Apr29Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gemena?

Gemena sits at 3.3°N, 19.8°E, 420 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Businga, 124 km away.

BusingaBingaLibengeMindouliBétouGbadoliteZongoBangui

Topography around Gemena

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gemena has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 414 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m.

The land around Gemena is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), trees (35%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (47%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
145 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
283 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Businga 124 km · Binga 127 km · Libenge 134 km · Mindouli 141 km · Bétou 141 km · Gbadolite 178 km · Zongo 178 km · Bangui 183 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 Gemena (3.2565°, 19.7723°, elevation 420 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).