Bonga weather in July

In July, Bonga sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 211 mm of rain across 27.6 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bonga's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bonga's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 211 mm; 27.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 6:29 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover: 78%; 10th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.36 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

Bonga is town in Ethiopia.

Density: 4,088/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical July day in Bonga reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	13
2	22	13
3	22	13
4	21	13
5	21	13
6	21	13
7	21	13
8	21	13
9	21	13
10	21	13
11	21	13
12	21	13
13	21	13
14	21	13
15	21	13
16	21	13
17	21	13
18	21	13
19	21	13
20	21	13
21	21	13
22	21	13
23	21	13
24	21	13
25	21	13
26	21	13
27	21	13
28	21	13
29	21	13
30	21	13
31	21	13

Bonga weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 12°	104	15.4	11.6	6.1
Feb	26° / 13°	116	16.2	11.8	5.6
Mar	25° / 13°	255	24.9	12	4.5
Apr	24° / 14°	388	28.3	12.2	3.8
May	23° / 13°	392	30.7	12.3	3.6
Jun	22° / 13°	210	28.7	12.4	3.7
Jul	21° / 13°	211	27.6	12.4	3.8
Aug	22° / 13°	217	27.2	12.2	3.9
Sep	22° / 13°	312	28.7	12	3.7
Oct	23° / 12°	411	29.6	11.8	3.8
Nov	24° / 12°	222	24.2	11.7	4.6
Dec	24° / 11°	127	18.3	11.6	5.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	17	17	17	16	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Cloudier (%)	83	83	83	84	83	83	83	84	84	84	85	85	86	86	87	87	87	89	89	90	90	90	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	16	84
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bonga gets around 211 mm of rain over 27.6 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 89% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	92	91	91	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	91
3	91
4	90
5	90
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	88
13	88
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	90
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	89
26	89
27	89
28	89
29	89
30	89
31	89

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	5	5	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6
Comfortable (%)	94	94	93	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	95	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	5	94	1
2	5	94	1
3	6	93	1
4	7	92	1
5	7	92	1
6	8	91	1
7	8	91	1
8	8	91	1
9	8	91	1
10	8	91	1
11	8	91	1
12	8	91	1
13	8	92	0
14	7	93	0
15	7	93	0
16	7	93	0
17	6	94	0
18	6	94	0
19	6	94	0
20	6	94	0
21	5	95	0
22	5	94	1
23	5	94	1
24	5	94	1
25	5	94	1
26	6	93	1
27	6	93	1
28	6	93	1
29	6	93	1
30	6	93	1
31	6	93	1

Wind in July

Winds average 3 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:51 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31
Sunset (PM)	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:26	6:51
2	12.4	6:26	6:51
3	12.4	6:26	6:51
4	12.4	6:26	6:51
5	12.4	6:27	6:51
6	12.4	6:27	6:52
7	12.4	6:27	6:52
8	12.4	6:27	6:52
9	12.4	6:28	6:52
10	12.4	6:28	6:52
11	12.4	6:28	6:52
12	12.4	6:28	6:52
13	12.4	6:28	6:52
14	12.4	6:29	6:52
15	12.4	6:29	6:52
16	12.4	6:29	6:52
17	12.4	6:29	6:52
18	12.4	6:29	6:52
19	12.4	6:30	6:52
20	12.4	6:30	6:52
21	12.4	6:30	6:52
22	12.4	6:30	6:52
23	12.4	6:30	6:52
24	12.4	6:30	6:52
25	12.4	6:31	6:52
26	12.3	6:31	6:52
27	12.3	6:31	6:52
28	12.3	6:31	6:51
29	12.3	6:31	6:51
30	12.3	6:31	6:51
31	12.3	6:31	6:51

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.36 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 4.36 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.3	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.3	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Bonga?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

2.4

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bonga.

What to pack for Bonga in July

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

In July, Bonga sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Bonga in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bonga peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	14	15	13	12	11	12	14	13	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Bonga 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 Bonga is worst in February — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (August, 25 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	44	44	34	30	25	30	28	25	25	28	32	35
Level	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	44	Poor
Feb	44	Poor
Mar	34	Moderate
Apr	30	Moderate
May	25	Moderate
Jun	30	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	28	Moderate
Nov	32	Moderate
Dec	35	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Bonga?

Bonga sits at 7.3°N, 36.2°E, 1,673 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Wacha, 49 km away.

Topography around Bonga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bonga has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 319 m around an average of 1,684 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,184 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,802 m.

The land around Bonga is covered by trees (78%) within 3 km, trees (64%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) within 80 km.

3 km

319 m

trees 78%

16 km

1,184 m

trees 64%

80 km

2,802 m

trees 59%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland

← June Bonga year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Wacha 49 km · Āgaro 77 km · Jimma 78 km · Mīzan Teferī 79 km · Komtikas 84 km · Tēpī 88 km · Tarch’a Sodo 104 km · Waka 105 km

Ethiopia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type C / E / F / L; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 37% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $933; 2025
Happiness: 4.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 14%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 8.5; per 100k, 2012
Road deaths: 28.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 499
Religion

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 Bonga (7.2889°, 36.2417°, elevation 1,673 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	13
2	22	13
3	22	13
4	21	13
5	21	13
6	21	13
7	21	13
8	21	13
9	21	13
10	21	13
11	21	13
12	21	13
13	21	13
14	21	13
15	21	13
16	21	13
17	21	13
18	21	13
19	21	13
20	21	13
21	21	13
22	21	13
23	21	13
24	21	13
25	21	13
26	21	13
27	21	13
28	21	13
29	21	13
30	21	13
31	21	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	16	84
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	91
3	91
4	90
5	90
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	88
13	88
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	90
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	89
26	89
27	89
28	89
29	89
30	89
31	89

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	5	94	1
2	5	94	1
3	6	93	1
4	7	92	1
5	7	92	1
6	8	91	1
7	8	91	1
8	8	91	1
9	8	91	1
10	8	91	1
11	8	91	1
12	8	91	1
13	8	92	0
14	7	93	0
15	7	93	0
16	7	93	0
17	6	94	0
18	6	94	0
19	6	94	0
20	6	94	0
21	5	95	0
22	5	94	1
23	5	94	1
24	5	94	1
25	5	94	1
26	6	93	1
27	6	93	1
28	6	93	1
29	6	93	1
30	6	93	1
31	6	93	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	13
2	22	13
3	22	13
4	21	13
5	21	13
6	21	13
7	21	13
8	21	13
9	21	13
10	21	13
11	21	13
12	21	13
13	21	13
14	21	13
15	21	13
16	21	13
17	21	13
18	21	13
19	21	13
20	21	13
21	21	13
22	21	13
23	21	13
24	21	13
25	21	13
26	21	13
27	21	13
28	21	13
29	21	13
30	21	13
31	21	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	16	84
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	91
3	91
4	90
5	90
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	88
13	88
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	90
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	89
26	89
27	89
28	89
29	89
30	89
31	89

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	5	94	1
2	5	94	1
3	6	93	1
4	7	92	1
5	7	92	1
6	8	91	1
7	8	91	1
8	8	91	1
9	8	91	1
10	8	91	1
11	8	91	1
12	8	91	1
13	8	92	0
14	7	93	0
15	7	93	0
16	7	93	0
17	6	94	0
18	6	94	0
19	6	94	0
20	6	94	0
21	5	95	0
22	5	94	1
23	5	94	1
24	5	94	1
25	5	94	1
26	6	93	1
27	6	93	1
28	6	93	1
29	6	93	1
30	6	93	1
31	6	93	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	13
2	22	13
3	22	13
4	21	13
5	21	13
6	21	13
7	21	13
8	21	13
9	21	13
10	21	13
11	21	13
12	21	13
13	21	13
14	21	13
15	21	13
16	21	13
17	21	13
18	21	13
19	21	13
20	21	13
21	21	13
22	21	13
23	21	13
24	21	13
25	21	13
26	21	13
27	21	13
28	21	13
29	21	13
30	21	13
31	21	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	16	84
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	91
3	91
4	90
5	90
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	88
13	88
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	90
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	89
26	89
27	89
28	89
29	89
30	89
31	89

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	5	94	1
2	5	94	1
3	6	93	1
4	7	92	1
5	7	92	1
6	8	91	1
7	8	91	1
8	8	91	1
9	8	91	1
10	8	91	1
11	8	91	1
12	8	91	1
13	8	92	0
14	7	93	0
15	7	93	0
16	7	93	0
17	6	94	0
18	6	94	0
19	6	94	0
20	6	94	0
21	5	95	0
22	5	94	1
23	5	94	1
24	5	94	1
25	5	94	1
26	6	93	1
27	6	93	1
28	6	93	1
29	6	93	1
30	6	93	1
31	6	93	1