Gombe weather in July

In July, Gombe sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 96 mm of rain across 15.1 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Gombe's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gombe's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 96 mm; 15.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 6:05 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 11th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical July day in Gombe reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C cooler than June and about 2°C warmer than 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)	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	24
2	33	24
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	22
31	30	22

How July really feels in Gombe

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Gombe weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 16°	0	0	11.5	5.3
Feb	35° / 19°	0	0	11.7	3.4
Mar	38° / 22°	0	0.2	11.9	1.3
Apr	39° / 25°	7	1.5	12.2	0.9
May	37° / 26°	24	5.3	12.5	1.8
Jun	34° / 24°	40	8.4	12.6	3.0
Jul	31° / 23°	96	15.1	12.5	3.7
Aug	30° / 22°	164	19.7	12.3	3.9
Sep	31° / 22°	68	11.9	12.1	4.2
Oct	34° / 22°	18	4.2	11.8	3.4
Nov	35° / 19°	0	0	11.5	3.4
Dec	32° / 17°	0	0	11.4	5.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	47	46	45	45	43	42	41	40	39	36	35	33	31	30	28	27	25	25	24	22	22	20	19	18	18	18	16	16	16	15	15
Cloudier (%)	53	54	55	55	57	58	59	60	61	64	65	67	69	70	72	73	75	75	76	78	78	80	81	82	82	82	84	84	84	85	85

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	46	54
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	43	57
6	42	58
7	41	59
8	40	60
9	39	61
10	36	64
11	35	65
12	33	67
13	31	69
14	30	70
15	28	72
16	27	73
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	24	76
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	20	80
23	19	81
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	15	85
31	15	85

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Gombe gets around 96 mm of rain over 15.1 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 49% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days. The odds climb 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 (%)	37	38	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	58	59	60	60	61	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	38
3	38
4	39
5	39
6	40
7	41
8	41
9	42
10	43
11	44
12	45
13	46
14	47
15	48
16	49
17	50
18	51
19	52
20	53
21	54
22	55
23	56
24	57
25	58
26	58
27	59
28	60
29	60
30	61
31	62

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Muggy (%)	62	61	60	60	59	58	57	56	54	53	51	50	48	46	44	42	41	39	38	36	35	34	33	32	31	30	30	30	29	29	29
Oppressive (%)	38	39	40	40	41	42	43	44	46	47	49	50	52	54	56	58	59	61	62	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	70	70	71	71	71

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	62	38
2	61	39
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	59	41
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	56	44
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	51	49
12	50	50
13	48	52
14	46	54
15	44	56
16	42	58
17	41	59
18	39	61
19	38	62
20	36	64
21	35	65
22	34	66
23	33	67
24	32	68
25	31	69
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	29	71

Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10
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	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 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 6:01 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:35 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)	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08
Sunset (PM)	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	6:01	6:37
2	12.6	6:01	6:37
3	12.6	6:01	6:37
4	12.6	6:02	6:37
5	12.6	6:02	6:37
6	12.6	6:02	6:37
7	12.6	6:02	6:37
8	12.6	6:03	6:37
9	12.6	6:03	6:37
10	12.6	6:03	6:37
11	12.6	6:03	6:37
12	12.6	6:04	6:37
13	12.6	6:04	6:37
14	12.6	6:04	6:37
15	12.6	6:04	6:37
16	12.5	6:05	6:37
17	12.5	6:05	6:37
18	12.5	6:05	6:37
19	12.5	6:05	6:37
20	12.5	6:05	6:37
21	12.5	6:06	6:37
22	12.5	6:06	6:37
23	12.5	6:06	6:37
24	12.5	6:06	6:37
25	12.5	6:06	6:37
26	12.5	6:07	6:36
27	12.5	6:07	6:36
28	12.5	6:07	6:36
29	12.5	6:07	6:36
30	12.5	6:07	6:36
31	12.5	6:08	6:35

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.13 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 5.33 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)	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9
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	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Gombe

In seasonPeak

None of Gombe's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Gombe sees seasonal dust haze (December–June), heaviest in March.

Dust

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Is July a good time to visit Gombe?

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

3.7

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

5.6

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gombe.

What to pack for Gombe in July

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

In July, Gombe sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

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UV index in Gombe in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gombe peaks around August 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 8 (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)	9	11	11	11	9	11	11	12	12	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Gombe 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 Gombe is worst in February — around 102 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (July, 24 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)	93	102	101	72	41	32	24	26	33	52	61	84
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	93	Unhealthy
Feb	102	Unhealthy
Mar	101	Unhealthy
Apr	72	Unhealthy
May	41	Poor
Jun	32	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	52	Poor
Nov	61	Unhealthy
Dec	84	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Gombe?

Gombe sits at 10.3°N, 11.2°E, 460 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Garko, 13 km away.

Topography around Gombe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gombe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 468 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 421 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 888 m.

The land around Gombe is covered by artificial surfaces (89%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) within 16 km, and cropland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km

157 m

artificial surfaces 89%

16 km

421 m

cropland 71%

80 km

888 m

cropland 65%

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

July weather nearby: Garko 13 km · Deba 26 km · Kumo 27 km · Pindiga 41 km · Biliri 47 km · Dukku 73 km · Nafada 91 km · Darazo 114 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

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 Gombe (10.2897°, 11.1673°, elevation 460 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	33	24
2	33	24
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	46	54
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	43	57
6	42	58
7	41	59
8	40	60
9	39	61
10	36	64
11	35	65
12	33	67
13	31	69
14	30	70
15	28	72
16	27	73
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	24	76
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	20	80
23	19	81
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	15	85
31	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	38
3	38
4	39
5	39
6	40
7	41
8	41
9	42
10	43
11	44
12	45
13	46
14	47
15	48
16	49
17	50
18	51
19	52
20	53
21	54
22	55
23	56
24	57
25	58
26	58
27	59
28	60
29	60
30	61
31	62

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	62	38
2	61	39
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	59	41
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	56	44
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	51	49
12	50	50
13	48	52
14	46	54
15	44	56
16	42	58
17	41	59
18	39	61
19	38	62
20	36	64
21	35	65
22	34	66
23	33	67
24	32	68
25	31	69
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	29	71

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	24
2	33	24
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	46	54
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	43	57
6	42	58
7	41	59
8	40	60
9	39	61
10	36	64
11	35	65
12	33	67
13	31	69
14	30	70
15	28	72
16	27	73
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	24	76
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	20	80
23	19	81
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	15	85
31	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	38
3	38
4	39
5	39
6	40
7	41
8	41
9	42
10	43
11	44
12	45
13	46
14	47
15	48
16	49
17	50
18	51
19	52
20	53
21	54
22	55
23	56
24	57
25	58
26	58
27	59
28	60
29	60
30	61
31	62

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	62	38
2	61	39
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	59	41
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	56	44
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	51	49
12	50	50
13	48	52
14	46	54
15	44	56
16	42	58
17	41	59
18	39	61
19	38	62
20	36	64
21	35	65
22	34	66
23	33	67
24	32	68
25	31	69
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	29	71

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	24
2	33	24
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	46	54
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	43	57
6	42	58
7	41	59
8	40	60
9	39	61
10	36	64
11	35	65
12	33	67
13	31	69
14	30	70
15	28	72
16	27	73
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	24	76
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	20	80
23	19	81
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	15	85
31	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	38
3	38
4	39
5	39
6	40
7	41
8	41
9	42
10	43
11	44
12	45
13	46
14	47
15	48
16	49
17	50
18	51
19	52
20	53
21	54
22	55
23	56
24	57
25	58
26	58
27	59
28	60
29	60
30	61
31	62

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	62	38
2	61	39
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	59	41
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	56	44
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	51	49
12	50	50
13	48	52
14	46	54
15	44	56
16	42	58
17	41	59
18	39	61
19	38	62
20	36	64
21	35	65
22	34	66
23	33	67
24	32	68
25	31	69
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	29	71