Libenge weather in July

In July, Libenge sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 135 mm of rain across 20.8 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 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Libenge's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Libenge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
135 mm
20.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:45 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
73%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Libenge is port locality, capital of the South Ubangi territory in 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 Libenge reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°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)
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312922

How July really feels in Libenge

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.

Libenge 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
Jan33° / 20°234.211.83.9
Feb34° / 22°417.511.93.1
Mar33° / 23°12616.4122.8
Apr32° / 23°14318.512.13.1
May31° / 23°12518.512.23.5
Jun30° / 22°10618.512.23.8
Jul29° / 22°13520.812.23.9
Aug29° / 22°19225.212.13.4
Sep30° / 22°19125123.2
Oct30° / 22°24327.911.92.9
Nov31° / 22°16821.211.83.3
Dec32° / 21°41811.84.2

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 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23268
33268
43268
53169
63169
73169
83169
93070
102971
112971
122971
132971
142773
152773
162773
172674
182575
192575
202476
212476
222476
232377
242377
252278
262179
272179
282179
292179
302080
311981

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Libenge gets around 135 mm of rain over 20.8 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 67% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
163
263
363
463
562
662
762
862
962
1063
1163
1264
1364
1465
1566
1667
1767
1868
1969
2070
2171
2271
2372
2472
2573
2673
2773
2873
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 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1199
2199
3298
4298
5298
6298
7298
8298
9298
10298
11199
12199
13199
14199
15199
16199
17199
18199
19199
20199
21199
22199
23199
24199
25199
26199
27199
28199
29199
30199
31199

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
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265calm
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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 5:43 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:435:55
212.25:435:55
312.25:435:55
412.25:435:56
512.25:435:56
612.25:445:56
712.25:445:56
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1012.25:445:56
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1212.25:455:57
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1812.25:465:57
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3112.25:475:56

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in January across the year — July's 4.82 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
64.9Bright
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104.8Bright
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244.7Bright
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294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Libenge

In seasonPeak

In July, Libenge sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Libenge's rainy season runs March–May, 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 Libenge?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Libenge.

What to pack for Libenge in July

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

In July, Libenge 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 Libenge in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Libenge peaks around April 10 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 10UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Libenge 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 Libenge is worst in January — around 97 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.0× the cleanest month (September, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateUnhealthyJan 2095 µg/m³Sep 1517 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan97Unhealthy
Feb88Unhealthy
Mar49Poor
Apr27Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec73Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Libenge?

Libenge sits at 3.7°N, 18.6°E, 358 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mindouli, 63 km away.

Topography around Libenge

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Libenge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 353 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 335 m.

The land around Libenge is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
142 m
80 km
335 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Mindouli 63 km · Bétou 68 km · Bimbo 71 km · Bobangui 73 km · Mbaïki 76 km · Zongo 77 km · Bangui 79 km · Bégoua 90 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 Libenge (3.6533°, 18.6357°, elevation 358 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).