Bétou weather in July

In July, Bétou sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 134 mm of rain across 21 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-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 8% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of July to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bétou's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bétou's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 134 mm; 21 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:47 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover: 74%; 9th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.74 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.1; out of 10

Bétou is village in Republic of the Congo.

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 Bétou reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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 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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

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

How July really feels in Bétou

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 14 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.

Bétou weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 21°	22	4	11.8	5.0
Feb	32° / 22°	48	8.1	11.9	4.0
Mar	32° / 23°	119	16	12	3.5
Apr	31° / 23°	127	18.3	12.1	3.5
May	30° / 23°	110	18.4	12.1	3.8
Jun	30° / 22°	102	17.2	12.2	4.2
Jul	29° / 22°	134	21	12.2	4.1
Aug	29° / 22°	185	25.9	12.1	3.5
Sep	29° / 22°	181	24.6	12	3.4
Oct	29° / 22°	193	25.9	11.9	3.3
Nov	30° / 22°	129	19.1	11.9	3.9
Dec	30° / 22°	33	6.7	11.8	5.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

	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 (%)	30	30	30	29	29	31	31	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	28	27	27	26	26	25	24	24	23	22	22	20	20	20	18	18	18
Cloudier (%)	70	70	70	71	71	69	69	70	70	70	70	71	71	71	72	73	73	74	74	75	76	76	77	78	78	80	80	80	82	82	82

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	30	70
9	30	70
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	29	71
13	29	71
14	29	71
15	28	72
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	25	75
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	23	77
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bétou gets around 134 mm of rain over 21 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 68% and peaks near 73% 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 (%)	61	61	61	62	62	62	62	63	63	64	65	66	67	68	68	69	70	71	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	61
3	61
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	62
8	63
9	63
10	64
11	65
12	66
13	67
14	68
15	68
16	69
17	70
18	71
19	71
20	72
21	72
22	72
23	72
24	72
25	72
26	73
27	73
28	73
29	73
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 99% 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
Oppressive (%)	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Miserable (%)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

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

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:56 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)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48
Sunset (PM)	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:44	5:55
2	12.2	5:44	5:55
3	12.2	5:44	5:55
4	12.2	5:45	5:55
5	12.2	5:45	5:55
6	12.2	5:45	5:55
7	12.2	5:45	5:55
8	12.2	5:45	5:56
9	12.2	5:46	5:56
10	12.2	5:46	5:56
11	12.2	5:46	5:56
12	12.2	5:46	5:56
13	12.2	5:46	5:56
14	12.2	5:46	5:56
15	12.2	5:47	5:56
16	12.2	5:47	5:56
17	12.2	5:47	5:56
18	12.2	5:47	5:56
19	12.2	5:47	5:57
20	12.2	5:47	5:57
21	12.2	5:47	5:57
22	12.2	5:47	5:57
23	12.2	5:48	5:57
24	12.1	5:48	5:57
25	12.1	5:48	5:57
26	12.1	5:48	5:56
27	12.1	5:48	5:56
28	12.1	5:48	5:56
29	12.1	5:48	5:56
30	12.1	5:48	5:56
31	12.1	5:48	5:56

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in January across the year — July's 4.74 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)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7
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	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Bétou

In seasonPeak

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

Bétou's rainy season runs March–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Bétou?

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

4.1

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Bétou for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bétou in July

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

In July, Bétou sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bétou 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 Bétou peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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)	11	12	13	13	11	9	10	12	11	13	10	8
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Bétou 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 Bétou is worst in February — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.3× the cleanest month (October, 12 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)	48	73	63	27	16	19	21	16	13	12	19	32
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	48	Poor
Feb	73	Unhealthy
Mar	63	Unhealthy
Apr	27	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	12	Good
Nov	19	Moderate
Dec	32	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Bétou?

Bétou sits at 3.1°N, 18.5°E, 340 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mindouli, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Bétou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bétou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 334 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m.

The land around Bétou is covered by trees (52%) and water (27%) within 3 km, trees (87%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km

38 m

trees 52%

16 km

115 m

trees 87%

80 km

195 m

trees 91%

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

July weather nearby: Mindouli 5.0 km · Libenge 68 km · Mbaïki 108 km · Bobangui 119 km · Bimbo 134 km · Gemena 141 km · Zongo 143 km · Bangui 145 km

Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 35% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $2,515; 2025
Happiness: 4.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 46%; of population, 2021
Road deaths: 29.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower 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 Bétou (3.055°, 18.5172°, elevation 340 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	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	29	22
10	29	22
11	29	22
12	29	22
13	29	22
14	29	22
15	29	22
16	29	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	30	70
9	30	70
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	29	71
13	29	71
14	29	71
15	28	72
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	25	75
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	23	77
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	61
3	61
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	62
8	63
9	63
10	64
11	65
12	66
13	67
14	68
15	68
16	69
17	70
18	71
19	71
20	72
21	72
22	72
23	72
24	72
25	72
26	73
27	73
28	73
29	73
30	73
31	73

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	30	70
9	30	70
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	29	71
13	29	71
14	29	71
15	28	72
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	25	75
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	23	77
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	61
3	61
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	62
8	63
9	63
10	64
11	65
12	66
13	67
14	68
15	68
16	69
17	70
18	71
19	71
20	72
21	72
22	72
23	72
24	72
25	72
26	73
27	73
28	73
29	73
30	73
31	73

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	30	70
9	30	70
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	29	71
13	29	71
14	29	71
15	28	72
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	25	75
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	23	77
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	61
3	61
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	62
8	63
9	63
10	64
11	65
12	66
13	67
14	68
15	68
16	69
17	70
18	71
19	71
20	72
21	72
22	72
23	72
24	72
25	72
26	73
27	73
28	73
29	73
30	73
31	73

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1