Mangbwalu weather in July

In July, Mangbwalu sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 129 mm of rain across 21.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Mangbwalu's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mangbwalu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
11th warmest
Overnight low
16°
1st coldest
Rainfall
129 mm
21.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:02 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
71%
3rd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.75 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 25°C through the month.

A typical July day in Mangbwalu reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°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)
12616
22616
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42616
52616
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102616
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302516
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Mangbwalu weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 17°407.911.96.0
Feb29° / 17°549.411.95.2
Mar28° / 18°13120.3124.5
Apr27° / 18°17224.2124.1
May27° / 17°14122.912.14.5
Jun26° / 17°12720.812.14.8
Jul25° / 16°12921.412.14.9
Aug26° / 16°15424.312.14.4
Sep26° / 16°16726.8123.9
Oct25° / 17°22529.3123.6
Nov26° / 17°20024.911.94.1
Dec27° / 16°7512.711.96.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53367
63565
73565
83565
93565
103565
113565
123565
133565
143466
153466
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173367
183268
193268
203169
213070
222971
232872
242773
252575
262575
272476
282377
292377
302377
312278

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Mangbwalu gets around 129 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 76% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
168
268
368
467
567
667
766
865
965
1064
1164
1264
1364
1465
1566
1667
1767
1868
1969
2070
2171
2272
2372
2473
2574
2674
2774
2875
2975
3075
3176

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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
148115
258114
368212
468311
568410
66859
77858
87867
96886
106886
116895
126895
136904
145914
155914
164924
174924
183934
193934
203925
213925
222926
232926
242926
252917
262917
272917
282908
292908
302908
311918

Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July.

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
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
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264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 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 grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:006:07
212.16:006:07
312.16:006:07
412.16:006:07
512.16:016:07
612.16:016:07
712.16:016:08
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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 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.7Bright
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204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
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244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Mangbwalu?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Mangbwalu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mangbwalu in July

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

In July, Mangbwalu sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Mangbwalu 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 Mangbwalu peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 17UV 15Jul 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Mangbwalu 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 Mangbwalu is worst in February — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (October, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateFeb 967 µg/m³Oct 1115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb68Unhealthy
Mar33Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mangbwalu?

Mangbwalu sits at 1.9°N, 30.0°E, 1,191 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Bunia, 49 km away.

NebbiWatsaAruBundibugyo

Topography around Mangbwalu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mangbwalu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m around an average of 1,245 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 699 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,651 m.

The land around Mangbwalu is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
354 m
16 km
699 m
80 km
1,651 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Bunia 49 km · Djugu 52 km · Paidha 118 km · Kyangwali Refugee Camp 118 km · Nebbi 131 km · Watsa 134 km · Aru 136 km · Bundibugyo 137 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 Mangbwalu (1.9447°, 30.0386°, elevation 1,191 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).