Kimpese weather in July

In July, Kimpese sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-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 25% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of July to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kimpese's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kimpese's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
11th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:17 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Kimpese is place in Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Kimpese reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°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)
12718
22718
32718
42718
52718
62718
72718
82718
92718
102718
112718
122718
132718
142718
152718
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172718
182718
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202718
212718
222718
232718
242718
252718
262718
272718
282718
292718
302718
312718

How July really feels in Kimpese

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.

Kimpese weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°14120.212.33.7
Feb30° / 22°10316.312.23.7
Mar31° / 22°13019.3123.4
Apr30° / 22°17622.711.93.2
May29° / 21°6913.511.84.8
Jun28° / 19°20.311.77.6
Jul27° / 18°00.111.77.8
Aug27° / 19°30.911.87.4
Sep28° / 20°113.4126.3
Oct30° / 22°7513.512.14.5
Nov30° / 22°17923.512.33.3
Dec29° / 22°18024.712.33.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35050
45050
54951
65050
75050
84951
95050
105050
114951
125050
135050
145050
154951
164951
174951
184951
194951
204753
214753
224654
234654
244555
254357
264357
274060
284060
293763
303763
313664

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kimpese gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
156827
256926
357124
457223
567222
667321
767420
877518
977617
1077815
1187814
1287913
1388111
1498110
1510819
1610828
1711827
1812826
1913825
2014815
2114824
2215814
2315823
2415823
2515823
2615823
2715823
2815823
2915823
3015823
3114833

Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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217calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of July to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:155:56
211.76:155:56
311.76:155:56
411.76:165:57
511.76:165:57
611.76:165:57
711.76:165:57
811.76:165:58
911.76:165:58
1011.76:165:58
1111.76:165:58
1211.76:175:58
1311.76:175:59
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1911.76:176:00
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3111.86:166:01

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.2 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 4.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
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184.7Bright
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214.7Bright
224.7Bright
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244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Kimpese

In seasonPeak

None of Kimpese's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kimpese's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Kimpese?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Kimpese for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kimpese in July

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

In July, Kimpese sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kimpese in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kimpese peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 16UV 15Aug 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Kimpese 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 Kimpese is worst in July — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (November, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 2362 µg/m³Nov 2114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun42Poor
Jul62Unhealthy
Aug60Unhealthy
Sep41Poor
Oct21Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kimpese?

Kimpese sits at 5.6°S, 14.4°E, 326 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mbanza-Ngungu, 58 km away.

Kasangulu

Topography around Kimpese

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kimpese has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m around an average of 339 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 503 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 920 m.

The land around Kimpese is covered by grassland (49%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
205 m
16 km
503 m
80 km
920 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Mbanza-Ngungu 58 km · Cuímba 66 km · Mbanza Kongo 81 km · Inkisi 84 km · Kenge 89 km · Maquela do Zombo 93 km · Matadi 112 km · Kasangulu 136 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 Kimpese (-5.5615°, 14.4316°, elevation 326 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).