Bitam weather in July

In July, Bitam sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 104 mm of rain across 19.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Bitam's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bitam's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 104 mm; 19.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:16 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover: 81%; 6th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 3.99 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

Bitam is town in northern Gabon.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Bitam reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°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)	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

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

How July really feels in Bitam

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Bitam 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	30° / 21°	58	12.7	11.9	4.5
Feb	30° / 21°	78	13.6	11.9	4.1
Mar	30° / 21°	165	23.1	12	3.3
Apr	30° / 21°	190	25.5	12	3.0
May	29° / 21°	155	25.7	12.1	3.3
Jun	28° / 21°	128	22.5	12.1	4.1
Jul	27° / 20°	104	19.6	12.1	4.8
Aug	28° / 20°	102	19.6	12.1	4.7
Sep	28° / 21°	174	26.2	12	3.4
Oct	28° / 21°	216	27.9	12	3.3
Nov	29° / 20°	178	25.1	11.9	3.5
Dec	29° / 21°	74	14.6	11.9	4.6

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 11% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

	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 (%)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6
Cloudier (%)	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	88	88	88	89	89	90	90	91	91	92	92	93	93	93	93	94	94	94

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bitam gets around 104 mm of rain over 19.6 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 63% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	70	70	70	69	69	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	67	67	66	65	65	63	62	61	60	59	59	58	57	56	56	55	55	54	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	69
5	69
6	69
7	69
8	69
9	68
10	68
11	68
12	68
13	67
14	67
15	66
16	65
17	65
18	63
19	62
20	61
21	60
22	59
23	59
24	58
25	57
26	56
27	56
28	55
29	55
30	54
31	54

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

	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
Humid (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6
Muggy (%)	90	90	91	91	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	92	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	92	92	92	92	93
Oppressive (%)	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	90	8
2	2	90	8
3	2	91	7
4	2	91	7
5	2	92	6
6	2	92	6
7	2	92	6
8	2	92	6
9	2	93	5
10	2	93	5
11	2	93	5
12	2	93	5
13	2	93	5
14	3	92	5
15	3	93	4
16	3	93	4
17	3	93	4
18	3	93	4
19	4	92	4
20	4	92	4
21	4	92	4
22	5	92	3
23	5	92	3
24	5	92	3
25	5	92	3
26	6	91	3
27	6	92	2
28	6	92	2
29	6	92	2
30	6	92	2
31	6	93	1

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
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28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

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 6:14 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:23 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)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17
Sunset (PM)	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:14	6:21
2	12.1	6:14	6:21
3	12.1	6:14	6:21
4	12.1	6:14	6:21
5	12.1	6:15	6:22
6	12.1	6:15	6:22
7	12.1	6:15	6:22
8	12.1	6:15	6:22
9	12.1	6:15	6:22
10	12.1	6:15	6:22
11	12.1	6:16	6:22
12	12.1	6:16	6:23
13	12.1	6:16	6:23
14	12.1	6:16	6:23
15	12.1	6:16	6:23
16	12.1	6:16	6:23
17	12.1	6:16	6:23
18	12.1	6:17	6:23
19	12.1	6:17	6:23
20	12.1	6:17	6:23
21	12.1	6:17	6:23
22	12.1	6:17	6:23
23	12.1	6:17	6:23
24	12.1	6:17	6:23
25	12.1	6:17	6:23
26	12.1	6:17	6:23
27	12.1	6:17	6:23
28	12.1	6:17	6:23
29	12.1	6:17	6:23
30	12.1	6:17	6:23
31	12.1	6:17	6:23

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.99 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.99 kWh/m² to a high of 5.03 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 3.99 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)	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.0	Bright
2	4.0	Bright
3	4.0	Bright
4	4.0	Bright
5	4.0	Bright
6	4.0	Bright
7	4.0	Bright
8	4.0	Bright
9	4.0	Bright
10	4.0	Bright
11	4.0	Bright
12	4.0	Bright
13	4.0	Bright
14	4.0	Bright
15	4.0	Bright
16	4.0	Moderate
17	4.0	Moderate
18	4.0	Moderate
19	4.0	Moderate
20	4.0	Moderate
21	4.0	Moderate
22	4.0	Moderate
23	4.0	Moderate
24	4.0	Moderate
25	4.0	Moderate
26	4.0	Moderate
27	4.0	Moderate
28	4.0	Moderate
29	4.0	Bright
30	4.0	Bright
31	4.0	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Bitam?

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

4.8

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Bitam for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bitam in July

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

In July, Bitam sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Bitam 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 Bitam peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 10 (very high).

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)	11	12	14	14	12	10	10	11	13	14	11	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Bitam 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 Bitam is worst in February — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.7× the cleanest month (September, 8 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)	40	53	32	22	15	16	16	13	8	9	16	32
Level	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	40	Poor
Feb	53	Poor
Mar	32	Moderate
Apr	22	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	8	Good
Oct	9	Good
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	32	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Bitam?

Bitam sits at 2.1°N, 11.5°E, 575 m above sea level, in Gabon. The nearest listed city is Ebebiyin, 21 km away.

Topography around Bitam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bitam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 586 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 610 m.

The land around Bitam is covered by trees (74%) within 3 km, trees (98%) within 16 km, and trees (100%) within 80 km.

3 km

112 m

trees 74%

16 km

233 m

trees 98%

80 km

610 m

trees 100%

treesgrasslandartificial surfaces

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

July weather nearby: Ebebiyin 21 km · Ambam 42 km · Oyem 54 km · Ciudad de la Paz 92 km · Ébolowa 100 km · Sangmélima 109 km · Lolodorf 154 km · Mbalmayo 160 km

Gabon travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 37% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $8,263; 2025
Happiness: 5.2 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths: 23.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
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 Bitam (2.076°, 11.5007°, elevation 575 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	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	27	20
7	27	20
8	27	20
9	27	20
10	27	20
11	27	20
12	27	20
13	27	20
14	27	20
15	27	20
16	27	20
17	27	20
18	27	20
19	27	20
20	27	20
21	27	20
22	27	20
23	27	20
24	27	20
25	27	20
26	27	20
27	27	20
28	27	20
29	27	20
30	27	20
31	27	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	69
5	69
6	69
7	69
8	69
9	68
10	68
11	68
12	68
13	67
14	67
15	66
16	65
17	65
18	63
19	62
20	61
21	60
22	59
23	59
24	58
25	57
26	56
27	56
28	55
29	55
30	54
31	54

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	90	8
2	2	90	8
3	2	91	7
4	2	91	7
5	2	92	6
6	2	92	6
7	2	92	6
8	2	92	6
9	2	93	5
10	2	93	5
11	2	93	5
12	2	93	5
13	2	93	5
14	3	92	5
15	3	93	4
16	3	93	4
17	3	93	4
18	3	93	4
19	4	92	4
20	4	92	4
21	4	92	4
22	5	92	3
23	5	92	3
24	5	92	3
25	5	92	3
26	6	91	3
27	6	92	2
28	6	92	2
29	6	92	2
30	6	92	2
31	6	93	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	69
5	69
6	69
7	69
8	69
9	68
10	68
11	68
12	68
13	67
14	67
15	66
16	65
17	65
18	63
19	62
20	61
21	60
22	59
23	59
24	58
25	57
26	56
27	56
28	55
29	55
30	54
31	54

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	90	8
2	2	90	8
3	2	91	7
4	2	91	7
5	2	92	6
6	2	92	6
7	2	92	6
8	2	92	6
9	2	93	5
10	2	93	5
11	2	93	5
12	2	93	5
13	2	93	5
14	3	92	5
15	3	93	4
16	3	93	4
17	3	93	4
18	3	93	4
19	4	92	4
20	4	92	4
21	4	92	4
22	5	92	3
23	5	92	3
24	5	92	3
25	5	92	3
26	6	91	3
27	6	92	2
28	6	92	2
29	6	92	2
30	6	92	2
31	6	93	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	69
5	69
6	69
7	69
8	69
9	68
10	68
11	68
12	68
13	67
14	67
15	66
16	65
17	65
18	63
19	62
20	61
21	60
22	59
23	59
24	58
25	57
26	56
27	56
28	55
29	55
30	54
31	54

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	90	8
2	2	90	8
3	2	91	7
4	2	91	7
5	2	92	6
6	2	92	6
7	2	92	6
8	2	92	6
9	2	93	5
10	2	93	5
11	2	93	5
12	2	93	5
13	2	93	5
14	3	92	5
15	3	93	4
16	3	93	4
17	3	93	4
18	3	93	4
19	4	92	4
20	4	92	4
21	4	92	4
22	5	92	3
23	5	92	3
24	5	92	3
25	5	92	3
26	6	91	3
27	6	92	2
28	6	92	2
29	6	92	2
30	6	92	2
31	6	93	1