Mossaka weather in July

In July, Mossaka sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 42 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 11.9 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 21% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of July to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Mossaka's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mossaka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:00 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
64%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Mossaka is town in the Republic of the Congo.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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 Mossaka reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Mossaka

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
31
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.

Mossaka 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°10817.312.13.8
Feb31° / 24°12416.6123.5
Mar31° / 24°14921.3123.2
Apr31° / 24°14922.6123.1
May30° / 24°12121.111.93.5
Jun30° / 23°5111.211.94.9
Jul29° / 23°4210.311.95.2
Aug30° / 23°8015.5124.4
Sep30° / 23°14023.1123.4
Oct30° / 23°19526.8123.1
Nov30° / 23°18523.912.13.3
Dec30° / 23°15021.612.13.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44654
54654
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74753
84654
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114456
124357
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203763
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313862

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Mossaka gets around 42 mm of rain over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14942
25932
35941
45941
56931
66931
76931
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97930
107930
117930
127930
137930
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2612880
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2913870
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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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of July to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:585:54
211.95:585:54
311.95:595:54
411.95:595:55
511.95:595:55
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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 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Mossaka?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mossaka in July

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

In July, Mossaka sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mossaka in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mossaka peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeVery highApr 9UV 13Jul 13UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Mossaka 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 Mossaka is worst in July — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateModerateJul 2157 µg/m³Oct 2212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun40Poor
Jul57Unhealthy
Aug53Poor
Sep22Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mossaka?

Mossaka sits at 1.2°S, 16.8°E, 288 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Oyo, 92 km away.

OyoBoloboGambomaOwandoInongoMakouaNiokiMushie

Topography around Mossaka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mossaka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 291 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m.

The land around Mossaka is covered by grassland (38%) and water (29%) within 3 km, trees (33%), grassland (29%) and water (23%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
42 m
80 km
169 m
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July weather nearby: Oyo 92 km · Bolobo 122 km · Gamboma 127 km · Owando 129 km · Inongo 183 km · Makoua 188 km · Nioki 194 km · Mushie 200 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
Roman Catholic 33%Awakening Churches/Christian Revival 22%Protestant 20%none 11%

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 Mossaka (-1.2198°, 16.7992°, elevation 288 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).