Mbandaka weather in July

In July, Mbandaka sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 94 mm of rain across 18.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-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 11% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of July to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Mbandaka's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbandaka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
94 mm
18.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:52 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
70%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Mbandaka is is a port city in the Equateur Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo,.

Density
989/km²
people per km²
Founded
1883

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 Mbandaka reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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 on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Mbandaka

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.

Mbandaka weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°8915.2123.8
Feb31° / 23°12015.9123.4
Mar31° / 23°15621.6123.1
Apr31° / 23°15923.1123.1
May30° / 23°12822.4123.4
Jun30° / 23°9217.4124.2
Jul29° / 23°9418.1124.3
Aug29° / 23°15523.5123.7
Sep29° / 23°18926.2123.2
Oct29° / 23°20526.7123.2
Nov30° / 23°18224.9123.2
Dec30° / 23°12020.1123.6

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 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43664
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63664
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Mbandaka gets around 94 mm of rain over 18.1 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 59% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
156
255
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754
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954
1055
1155
1255
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1457
1557
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1960
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2161
2262
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2664
2764
2865
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3066
3167

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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11963
21963
31963
41963
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61963
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81963
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101972
111972
121972
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141981
150991
160991
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2101000
2201000
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2401000
2501000
2601000
2701000
2801000
2901000
3001000
310991

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of July to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:505:50
212.05:505:51
312.05:515:51
412.05:515:51
512.05:515:51
612.05:515:51
712.05:515:51
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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 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.82 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is July a good time to visit Mbandaka?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Mbandaka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mbandaka in July

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

In July, Mbandaka sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mbandaka in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mbandaka peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 highMar 18UV 13Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Mbandaka 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 Mbandaka is worst in February — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.7× the cleanest month (October, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateModerateFeb 1537 µg/m³Oct 1611 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb39Poor
Mar29Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul36Poor
Aug31Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov15Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mbandaka?

Mbandaka sits at 0.0°N, 18.3°E, 315 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Bolenge, 7.0 km away.

ImpfondoMossakaBasankusuInongoPokolaOwandoOyo

Topography around Mbandaka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbandaka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 310 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m.

The land around Mbandaka is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (75%) within 16 km, and trees (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
40 m
80 km
83 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Bolenge 7.0 km · Impfondo 176 km · Mossaka 215 km · Basankusu 215 km · Inongo 220 km · Pokola 263 km · Owando 269 km · Oyo 288 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 Mbandaka (0.0486°, 18.2603°, elevation 315 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).