Makoua weather in July

In July, Makoua sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 54 mm of rain across 13.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-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 14% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of July to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Makoua's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Makoua's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 54 mm; 13.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:03 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover: 69%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.9; out of 10

Makoua is town in Cuvette Department, 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 Makoua 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 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with 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
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10	29	22
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13	29	22
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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 Makoua

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 5 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.

Makoua weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 22°	76	14.1	12	4.0
Feb	31° / 22°	99	15.3	12	3.4
Mar	32° / 23°	143	21.2	12	3.0
Apr	31° / 23°	148	22.7	12	3.0
May	30° / 23°	119	22	12	3.4
Jun	30° / 22°	66	14.1	12	4.6
Jul	29° / 22°	54	13.1	12	4.9
Aug	30° / 22°	82	18.2	12	4.2
Sep	30° / 22°	137	24.6	12	3.3
Oct	29° / 22°	185	26.7	12	3.2
Nov	30° / 22°	171	23.5	12	3.4
Dec	30° / 22°	95	17.5	12	3.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 67%. 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 (%)	40	38	38	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	31	31	30	30	31	30	30	31
Cloudier (%)	60	62	62	63	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	69	69	69	70	70	69	69	70	70	69	70	70	69

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	37	63
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	31	69
29	30	70
30	30	70
31	31	69

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Makoua gets around 54 mm of rain over 13.1 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 45% 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 (%)	45	44	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	43
6	43
7	43
8	42
9	42
10	42
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	42
15	43
16	43
17	43
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	43
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24	43
25	43
26	43
27	43
28	44
29	44
30	45
31	45

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 70% 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 (%)	18	18	19	20	20	21	22	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	40
Oppressive (%)	82	82	81	80	80	79	78	78	77	76	75	74	73	72	71	70	69	68	67	66	65	64	63	62	61	61	60	60	60	60	60

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	19	81
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	21	79
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	23	77
10	24	76
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	29	71
16	30	70
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	37	63
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	40	60

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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
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Sunrise & sunset in July

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:04 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)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04
Sunset (PM)	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:01	6:01
2	12.0	6:01	6:01
3	12.0	6:01	6:01
4	12.0	6:01	6:01
5	12.0	6:02	6:02
6	12.0	6:02	6:02
7	12.0	6:02	6:02
8	12.0	6:02	6:02
9	12.0	6:02	6:02
10	12.0	6:02	6:02
11	12.0	6:02	6:02
12	12.0	6:03	6:03
13	12.0	6:03	6:03
14	12.0	6:03	6:03
15	12.0	6:03	6:03
16	12.0	6:03	6:03
17	12.0	6:03	6:03
18	12.0	6:03	6:03
19	12.0	6:03	6:03
20	12.0	6:03	6:03
21	12.0	6:03	6:03
22	12.0	6:04	6:04
23	12.0	6:04	6:04
24	12.0	6:04	6:04
25	12.0	6:04	6:04
26	12.0	6:04	6:04
27	12.0	6:04	6:04
28	12.0	6:04	6:04
29	12.0	6:04	6:04
30	12.0	6:04	6:04
31	12.0	6:04	6:04

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 4.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
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29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Makoua?

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

4.9

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.3

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Makoua for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Makoua in July

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

In July, Makoua sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Makoua in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Makoua peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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)	12	12	14	12	11	8	9	10	12	13	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Makoua 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 Makoua is worst in February — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (October, 10 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)	31	38	23	17	18	26	31	29	14	10	15	25
Level	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	31	Moderate
Feb	38	Poor
Mar	23	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	26	Moderate
Jul	31	Moderate
Aug	29	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	10	Good
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	25	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Makoua?

Makoua sits at 0.0°N, 15.6°E, 324 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Owando, 62 km away.

Topography around Makoua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Makoua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 332 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m.

The land around Makoua is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km

45 m

trees 63%

16 km

104 m

trees 57%

80 km

229 m

trees 83%

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

July weather nearby: Owando 62 km · Oyo 136 km · Pokola 173 km · Ouesso 185 km · Mossaka 188 km · Gamboma 211 km · Bolobo 250 km · Bolenge 287 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 Makoua (0.0069°, 15.6333°, elevation 324 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	40	60
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	37	63
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	31	69
29	30	70
30	30	70
31	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	43
6	43
7	43
8	42
9	42
10	42
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	42
15	43
16	43
17	43
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	43
23	43
24	43
25	43
26	43
27	43
28	44
29	44
30	45
31	45

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	19	81
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	21	79
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	23	77
10	24	76
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	29	71
16	30	70
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	37	63
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	40	60

	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	40	60
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	37	63
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	31	69
29	30	70
30	30	70
31	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	43
6	43
7	43
8	42
9	42
10	42
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	42
15	43
16	43
17	43
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	43
23	43
24	43
25	43
26	43
27	43
28	44
29	44
30	45
31	45

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	19	81
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	21	79
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	23	77
10	24	76
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	29	71
16	30	70
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	37	63
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	40	60

	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	40	60
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	37	63
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	31	69
29	30	70
30	30	70
31	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	43
6	43
7	43
8	42
9	42
10	42
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	42
15	43
16	43
17	43
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	43
23	43
24	43
25	43
26	43
27	43
28	44
29	44
30	45
31	45

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	19	81
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	21	79
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	23	77
10	24	76
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	29	71
16	30	70
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	37	63
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	40	60