Yangambi weather in July

In July, Yangambi sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 103 mm of rain across 19.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-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 8% 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 Yangambi's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yangambi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
103 mm
19.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:27 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
75%
5th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Yangambi is locality 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 Yangambi reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°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)
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How July really feels in Yangambi

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.

Yangambi weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°6212124.6
Feb31° / 23°8213.3124.0
Mar30° / 23°14719.3123.7
Apr29° / 23°15020.9123.7
May29° / 23°12621.9123.9
Jun29° / 23°10219.2124.2
Jul29° / 22°10319.9124.3
Aug28° / 22°14524.9123.8
Sep28° / 22°17225.3123.6
Oct28° / 22°18126.3123.6
Nov28° / 22°18424.8123.8
Dec29° / 22°10217.6124.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42872
52872
62872
72872
82872
92872
102773
112773
122773
132674
142674
152674
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Yangambi gets around 103 mm of rain over 19.9 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 65% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
167
266
365
464
563
663
762
861
960
1060
1160
1259
1359
1460
1560
1661
1762
1863
1964
2065
2166
2266
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2468
2569
2669
2770
2871
2972
3072
3173

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 (%)Miserable (%)
10991
20991
301000
401000
501000
61990
71990
81990
91990
101990
111990
121990
131990
141990
151990
161990
171990
181990
191990
201990
211990
221990
231990
241990
251990
261990
271990
281990
2901000
3001000
3101000

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
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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 6:24 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:246:27
212.06:246:27
312.06:256:27
412.06:256:27
512.06:256:28
612.06:256:28
712.06:256:28
812.06:266:28
912.06:266:28
1012.06:266:28
1112.06:266:29
1212.06:266:29
1312.06:266:29
1412.06:266:29
1512.06:276:29
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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 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.72 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
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274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Yangambi?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Yangambi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yangambi in July

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

In July, Yangambi sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Yangambi in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yangambi peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 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 23UV 13Jul 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Yangambi 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 Yangambi is worst in February — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.4× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1748 µg/m³Oct 1911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb49Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr25Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Yangambi?

Yangambi sits at 0.8°N, 24.4°E, 459 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kisangani, 88 km away.

ButaAketiBumbaBabambaBondoLisala

Topography around Yangambi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yangambi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 410 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m.

The land around Yangambi is covered by trees (53%), grassland (24%) and water (21%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (95%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
148 m
80 km
219 m
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July weather nearby: Kisangani 88 km · Basoko 106 km · Buta 227 km · Aketi 231 km · Bumba 270 km · Babamba 345 km · Bondo 349 km · Lisala 360 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 Yangambi (0.7675°, 24.4397°, elevation 459 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).