Takum weather in July

In July, Takum sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 135 mm of rain across 22.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Takum's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Takum's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 135 mm; 22.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 6:14 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover: 84%; 10th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.3 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Takum is human settlement in 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 29°C through the month.

A typical July day in Takum reaches about 29°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 27°C and 31°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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	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	23	23	23	23

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

How July really feels in Takum

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.

Takum weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	35° / 21°	2	0.6	11.6	3.1
Feb	37° / 23°	8	1.6	11.8	2.1
Mar	37° / 25°	23	4.6	12	1.8
Apr	35° / 25°	76	12.6	12.2	2.1
May	33° / 24°	146	20.6	12.3	2.6
Jun	31° / 23°	137	20.7	12.4	3.3
Jul	29° / 23°	135	22.5	12.4	3.6
Aug	29° / 23°	179	24.7	12.2	3.4
Sep	30° / 23°	217	26.3	12	3.0
Oct	31° / 23°	221	25	11.8	2.9
Nov	33° / 22°	40	6.5	11.7	3.8
Dec	34° / 20°	2	0.5	11.6	3.7

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 6% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

	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 (%)	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Cloudier (%)	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95

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

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Takum gets around 135 mm of rain over 22.5 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 73% and peaks near 74% 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 (%)	70	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	73	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	71
3	71
4	71
5	71
6	71
7	71
8	72
9	72
10	72
11	72
12	72
13	72
14	72
15	73
16	73
17	73
18	73
19	74
20	74
21	74
22	74
23	74
24	74
25	74
26	74
27	74
28	74
29	74
30	73
31	73

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 94% 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 (%)	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8
Oppressive (%)	96	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	92	92

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	96
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	8	92
31	8	92

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	6	6	6	6	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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6	6	calm
7	6	calm
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16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	7	calm
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29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	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 6:11 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:36 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)	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	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	6:16
Sunset (PM)	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	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

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:11	6:36
2	12.4	6:11	6:36
3	12.4	6:11	6:36
4	12.4	6:12	6:36
5	12.4	6:12	6:36
6	12.4	6:12	6:37
7	12.4	6:12	6:37
8	12.4	6:12	6:37
9	12.4	6:13	6:37
10	12.4	6:13	6:37
11	12.4	6:13	6:37
12	12.4	6:13	6:37
13	12.4	6:14	6:37
14	12.4	6:14	6:37
15	12.4	6:14	6:37
16	12.4	6:14	6:37
17	12.4	6:14	6:37
18	12.4	6:15	6:37
19	12.4	6:15	6:37
20	12.4	6:15	6:37
21	12.4	6:15	6:37
22	12.4	6:15	6:37
23	12.4	6:15	6:37
24	12.4	6:16	6:37
25	12.4	6:16	6:37
26	12.3	6:16	6:37
27	12.3	6:16	6:37
28	12.3	6:16	6:36
29	12.3	6:16	6:36
30	12.3	6:16	6:36
31	12.3	6:16	6:36

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.48 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.3 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)	4.4	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	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2
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	4.4	Bright
2	4.4	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.2	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.2	Bright
31	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Takum

In seasonPeak

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

Takum's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Takum sees seasonal dust haze (December–April), heaviest in February.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Takum?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

4.7

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Takum.

What to pack for Takum in July

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

In July, Takum sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Takum 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 Takum peaks around March 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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	9	13	12	11	11	11	12	13	12	10	8
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Takum 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 Takum is worst in January — around 111 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (July, 22 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)	111	100	73	51	28	24	22	24	25	35	46	79
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	111	Unhealthy
Feb	100	Unhealthy
Mar	73	Unhealthy
Apr	51	Poor
May	28	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	24	Moderate
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	35	Moderate
Nov	46	Poor
Dec	79	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Takum?

Takum sits at 7.3°N, 10.0°E, 256 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Wukari, 71 km away.

Topography around Takum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Takum has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 537 m around an average of 302 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 583 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,513 m.

The land around Takum is covered by trees (49%) within 3 km, grassland (34%), trees (26%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

537 m

trees 49%

16 km

583 m

grassland 34%

80 km

1,513 m

trees 41%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

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

July weather nearby: Wukari 71 km · Katsina-Ala 78 km · Wum 99 km · Nkambe 103 km · Ibi 105 km · Gboko 109 km · Obudu 112 km · Fundong 115 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 Takum (7.2667°, 9.9833°, elevation 256 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	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	29	23
15	29	23
16	29	23
17	29	23
18	29	23
19	29	23
20	29	23
21	29	23
22	29	23
23	29	23
24	29	23
25	29	23
26	29	23
27	29	23
28	29	23
29	29	23
30	29	23
31	29	23

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	71
3	71
4	71
5	71
6	71
7	71
8	72
9	72
10	72
11	72
12	72
13	72
14	72
15	73
16	73
17	73
18	73
19	74
20	74
21	74
22	74
23	74
24	74
25	74
26	74
27	74
28	74
29	74
30	73
31	73

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	96
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	8	92
31	8	92

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	71
3	71
4	71
5	71
6	71
7	71
8	72
9	72
10	72
11	72
12	72
13	72
14	72
15	73
16	73
17	73
18	73
19	74
20	74
21	74
22	74
23	74
24	74
25	74
26	74
27	74
28	74
29	74
30	73
31	73

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	96
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	8	92
31	8	92

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	71
3	71
4	71
5	71
6	71
7	71
8	72
9	72
10	72
11	72
12	72
13	72
14	72
15	73
16	73
17	73
18	73
19	74
20	74
21	74
22	74
23	74
24	74
25	74
26	74
27	74
28	74
29	74
30	73
31	73

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	96
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	8	92
31	8	92