Lukula weather in July

In July, Lukula sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 27 mm of rain across 5.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
1st coldest
Rainfall
27 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:36 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
56%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical July day in Lukula reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Lukula

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 21 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
21
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.

Lukula weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°1312112.23.7
Feb30° / 22°12318.512.13.5
Mar30° / 22°15822.8123.3
Apr30° / 22°16923.311.93.4
May30° / 21°9716.511.84.2
Jun30° / 21°357.511.85.0
Jul31° / 21°275.911.84.9
Aug30° / 21°9115.911.94.2
Sep30° / 21°14423.3123.5
Oct29° / 21°18526.812.13.2
Nov29° / 21°18825.612.23.3
Dec29° / 21°16124.512.23.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35644
45644
55743
65743
75842
85842
95941
105842
115842
125842
135743
145743
155644
165644
175545
185446
195347
205248
215149
224951
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254654
264555
274555
284456
294456
304456
314357

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Lukula gets around 27 mm of rain over 5.9 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 20% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
117
216
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514
613
713
812
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2122
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3135

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 66% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
136195517
247205415
357205414
458215313
568215312
669225112
779225111
8710235010
9810234910
10810234910
1181024499
1281024489
1381124489
14811244810
15710244910
16710235010
17610235110
18610225111
1959225311
2059215312
2149205413
2248205513
2348195514
2437195615
2537185616
2636185617
2726175718
2825165819
2925155721
3014155822
3114145823

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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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136calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:346:21
211.86:356:21
311.86:356:22
411.86:356:22
511.86:356:22
611.86:356:22
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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 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Lukula?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Lukula for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Lukula in July

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

In July, Lukula sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lukula in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lukula peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 20UV 15Aug 10UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Lukula 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 Lukula is worst in July — around 221 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 20.0× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery unhealthyModerateModerateJul 11214 µg/m³Nov 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun192Very unhealthy
Jul221Very unhealthy
Aug50Poor
Sep21Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lukula?

Lukula sits at 3.9°S, 23.9°E, 610 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Lodja, 50 km away.

LusamboKabeya-KamwangaKinduMbuji-MayiDembaKabindaLubao

Topography around Lukula

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lukula has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m around an average of 567 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 298 m.

The land around Lukula is covered by trees (68%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
138 m
16 km
200 m
80 km
298 m
treesshrubsgrassland
July weather nearby: Lodja 50 km · Lusambo 132 km · Kabeya-Kamwanga 247 km · Kindu 249 km · Mbuji-Mayi 254 km · Demba 254 km · Kabinda 261 km · Lubao 267 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 Lukula (-3.8688°, 23.8835°, elevation 610 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).