Bugarama weather in July

In July, Bugarama sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 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 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of July to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bugarama's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bugarama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
15°
1st coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:14 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
48%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical July day in Bugarama reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Bugarama 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
Jan26° / 16°5115.112.15.6
Feb27° / 16°4012.212.15.7
Mar27° / 17°4512.8125.8
Apr26° / 16°5914.411.95.6
May26° / 16°276.611.97.1
Jun26° / 16°41.111.88.1
Jul26° / 15°20.511.98.4
Aug26° / 16°41.111.98.0
Sep27° / 17°123.5127.2
Oct27° / 17°359.812.16.2
Nov26° / 16°4512.412.15.8
Dec26° / 16°5414.412.25.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26436
36535
46634
56733
66832
76931
86931
97030
107030
117030
127030
137030
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186832
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206733
216634
226634
236535
246436
256436
266436
276436
286238
296238
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bugarama gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
51
61
71
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101
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313

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1937
2946
3946
4955
5955
6964
7964
8973
9973
10973
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20973
21973
22973
23973
24973
25964
26964
27964
28964
29964
30964
31964

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
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236calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:126:03
211.86:126:03
311.86:126:03
411.86:126:03
511.86:136:03
611.86:136:04
711.86:136:04
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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 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in September across the year — July's 5.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.1Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Bugarama?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Bugarama for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bugarama in July

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

In July, Bugarama sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bugarama 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 Bugarama peaks around March 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 20UV 16Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Bugarama 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 Bugarama is worst in August — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyPoorAug 2171 µg/m³Apr 1950 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan58Unhealthy
Feb58Unhealthy
Mar54Poor
Apr49Poor
May52Poor
Jun61Unhealthy
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug72Unhealthy
Sep69Unhealthy
Oct58Unhealthy
Nov52Poor
Dec53Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bugarama?

Bugarama sits at 2.7°S, 29.0°E, 975 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Karengera, 20 km away.

KarengeraCibitokeRusiziBushengeBukavuBushekeriShangiKabare

Topography around Bugarama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bugarama has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m around an average of 1,023 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,310 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,681 m.

The land around Bugarama is covered by cropland (48%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (45%), trees (22%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (37%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
428 m
16 km
1,310 m
80 km
2,681 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Karengera 20 km · Cibitoke 25 km · Rusizi 26 km · Bushenge 28 km · Bukavu 29 km · Bushekeri 32 km · Shangi 32 km · Kabare 32 km

Rwanda travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 27% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,124
2025
Happiness
3.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2021
Homicide rate
3.6
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
29.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 417
Religion
Catholic 40%Pentecostal 21%Protestant 15%Adventist 12%

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 Bugarama (-2.6924°, 29.0077°, elevation 975 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).