Bukuru weather in July

In July, Bukuru sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 331 mm of rain across 30.1 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of July to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bukuru's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bukuru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
11th warmest
Overnight low
18°
8th coldest
Rainfall
331 mm
30.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:15 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
85%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Bukuru is city in Plateau State, Nigeria.

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 24°C through the month.

A typical July day in Bukuru reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Bukuru

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 ≤ 0°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.

Bukuru weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 15°00.111.57.8
Feb30° / 17°20.511.76.2
Mar32° / 19°111.711.94.7
Apr31° / 20°9411.112.24.3
May28° / 20°26224.912.44.0
Jun26° / 19°32028.812.63.7
Jul24° / 18°33130.112.53.6
Aug24° / 18°36729.912.33.6
Sep26° / 18°30027.912.13.8
Oct27° / 17°10214.111.85.6
Nov29° / 16°10.411.67.1
Dec28° / 15°00.111.48.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31387
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51288
61189
71090
8991
9892
10793
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12694
13595
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bukuru gets around 331 mm of rain over 30.1 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 97% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
197
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497
597
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3197

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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 79% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11585
21684
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51882
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122080
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202278
212278
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312773

Wind in July

Winds average 7 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of July to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:116:45
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412.66:126:45
512.66:126:45
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712.66:126:46
812.56:136:46
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1212.56:146:46
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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 4.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.09 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 4.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Bukuru

In seasonPeak

In July, Bukuru sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bukuru's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bukuru sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Bukuru?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bukuru.

What to pack for Bukuru in July

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

In July, Bukuru sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Bukuru 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 Bukuru peaks around September 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highSep 11UV 13Dec 18UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bukuru 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 Bukuru is worst in February — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.9× the cleanest month (July, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 19102 µg/m³Jul 2326 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan91Unhealthy
Feb103Unhealthy
Mar99Unhealthy
Apr75Unhealthy
May47Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul26Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct60Unhealthy
Nov65Unhealthy
Dec83Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bukuru?

Bukuru sits at 9.8°N, 8.9°E, 1,277 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Jos, 15 km away.

PankshinWambaKachiaAkwanga

Topography around Bukuru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bukuru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m around an average of 1,258 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 316 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,311 m.

The land around Bukuru is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%), grassland (27%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
142 m
16 km
316 m
80 km
1,311 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
← JuneBukuru year-round climateAugust →Best places to visit in July
July weather nearby: Jos 15 km · Kagoro 56 km · Kafanchan 67 km · Lere 73 km · Pankshin 81 km · Wamba 99 km · Kachia 100 km · Akwanga 110 km

Nigeria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 13% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,224
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
15.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 569
Religion
Muslim 54%other Christian 35%Roman Catholic 11%other 1%

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 Bukuru (9.794°, 8.864°, elevation 1,277 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).