Rijau weather in July

In July, Rijau sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 158 mm of rain across 21.8 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 Rijau's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rijau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
158 mm
21.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:27 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
79%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical July day in Rijau reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C cooler than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13124
23124
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How July really feels in Rijau

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Rijau 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 20°0011.44.0
Feb37° / 23°00.111.62.3
Mar39° / 26°20.511.90.9
Apr38° / 27°184.212.20.9
May35° / 26°651112.52.2
Jun32° / 24°8012.112.63.5
Jul30° / 23°15821.812.63.6
Aug29° / 23°27926.512.43.4
Sep30° / 23°15119.612.13.8
Oct32° / 22°397.411.84.3
Nov35° / 21°00.111.53.5
Dec34° / 20°0011.44.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22575
32377
42278
52179
62179
71981
81981
91882
101783
111783
121684
131684
141684
151684
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211387
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301189
311090

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Rijau gets around 158 mm of rain over 21.8 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 70% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
151
252
353
454
555
657
758
860
961
1063
1164
1266
1368
1469
1571
1672
1773
1875
1976
2077
2178
2279
2380
2480
2581
2681
2782
2882
2983
3083
3183

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17921
26931
36931
46931
55941
64951
74951
83961
93961
103961
112971
122971
131981
141981
151981
161981
171981
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190991
200991
2101000
2201000
2301000
2401000
2501000
2601000
2701000
2801000
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3001000
3101000

Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:23 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:237:02
212.66:237:02
312.66:247:02
412.66:247:02
512.66:247:02
612.66:247:02
712.66:257:02
812.66:257:02
912.66:257:02
1012.66:257:02
1112.66:267:02
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1412.66:267:02
1512.66:277:02
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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 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 4.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Rijau

In seasonPeak

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

Rijau's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rijau sees seasonal dust haze (January–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 Rijau?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rijau.

What to pack for Rijau in July

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

In July, Rijau sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rijau 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 Rijau peaks around August 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 18UV 12Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Rijau 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 Rijau is worst in February — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.4× the cleanest month (July, 19 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 12102 µg/m³Jul 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan95Unhealthy
Feb103Unhealthy
Mar86Unhealthy
Apr62Unhealthy
May35Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct45Poor
Nov62Unhealthy
Dec89Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Rijau?

Rijau sits at 11.1°N, 5.3°E, 358 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Zuru, 37 km away.

KontagoraGummiTeginaJegaTambuwalSofo-Birnin-Gwari

Topography around Rijau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rijau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m around an average of 367 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 509 m.

The land around Rijau is covered by cropland (52%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, cropland (85%) within 16 km, and cropland (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
160 m
16 km
236 m
80 km
509 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Zuru 37 km · Ibeto 70 km · Kontagora 81 km · Gummi 117 km · Tegina 154 km · Jega 157 km · Tambuwal 159 km · Sofo-Birnin-Gwari 167 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 Rijau (11.1039°, 5.2556°, elevation 358 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).