Isiro weather in July

In July, Isiro sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 149 mm of rain across 25.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-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 3% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Isiro's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Isiro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
149 mm
25.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:11 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
78%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Isiro is city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, capital of the Haut-Uele 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 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Isiro reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°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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How July really feels in Isiro

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Isiro weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°376.611.94.7
Feb32° / 20°609.711.94.0
Mar30° / 21°14620.3123.7
Apr28° / 21°18823.912.13.8
May28° / 21°15224.412.14.1
Jun27° / 20°1342412.24.1
Jul27° / 20°14925.212.14.2
Aug27° / 20°17826.312.14.0
Sep27° / 20°19026.5123.8
Oct27° / 20°22928.311.93.6
Nov27° / 20°2012411.94.1
Dec29° / 20°5810.111.85.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31783
41981
51981
62080
72080
82179
92179
102179
112179
122278
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Isiro gets around 149 mm of rain over 25.2 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 81% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
181
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581
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3084
3185

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
18119
28218
38317
48416
58515
68515
78614
88614
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Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July, the calmest month.

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
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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 6:08 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:086:18
212.26:086:18
312.26:096:18
412.26:096:18
512.26:096:18
612.26:096:18
712.26:096:19
812.26:096:19
912.26:106:19
1012.26:106:19
1112.26:106:19
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1312.16:106:19
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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 4.62 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.62 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Isiro?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Isiro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Isiro in July

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

In July, Isiro sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Isiro 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 Isiro peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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 highMar 21UV 14Jul 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Isiro 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 Isiro is worst in February — around 130 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 14.4× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateModerateGoodModerateFeb 14120 µg/m³Oct 109 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan61Unhealthy
Feb130Unhealthy
Mar49Poor
Apr18Moderate
May10Good
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep9Good
Oct9Good
Nov15Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Isiro?

Isiro sits at 2.8°N, 27.6°E, 761 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Wamba, 81 km away.

BakwaWatsaYambioMangbwaluBabambaManginaHyosha

Topography around Isiro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Isiro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 748 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 469 m.

The land around Isiro is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), grassland (32%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
286 m
80 km
469 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Wamba 81 km · Bakwa 152 km · Watsa 215 km · Yambio 218 km · Mangbwalu 285 km · Babamba 288 km · Mangina 306 km · Hyosha 313 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 Isiro (2.7739°, 27.616°, elevation 761 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).