Busogo weather in July

In July, Busogo sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 65 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Busogo's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Busogo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
6th warmest
Overnight low
11°
1st coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:10 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
78%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Busogo is town in Busogo Sector, Musanze District, Northern Province, Rwanda.

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 21°C through the month.

A typical July day in Busogo reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Busogo weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 12°38623.612.14.2
Feb21° / 12°40420.412.14.4
Mar21° / 12°58627.7123.7
Apr21° / 12°47027.1123.6
May21° / 12°32221.911.94.5
Jun20° / 11°1401211.95.7
Jul21° / 11°657.311.96.4
Aug21° / 12°21114.611.95.4
Sep21° / 12°31022.7124.3
Oct21° / 12°50328.3123.5
Nov20° / 12°52028.712.13.3
Dec20° / 12°4632712.13.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Busogo gets around 65 mm of rain over 7.3 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 25% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1946
2946
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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.

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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 6:08 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Busogo?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Busogo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Busogo in July

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

In July, Busogo sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Busogo 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 Busogo peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Jun 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Busogo 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 Busogo is worst in July — around 106 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJul 16105 µg/m³Apr 1877 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan92Unhealthy
Feb96Unhealthy
Mar82Unhealthy
Apr77Unhealthy
May80Unhealthy
Jun100Unhealthy
Jul106Unhealthy
Aug100Unhealthy
Sep89Unhealthy
Oct82Unhealthy
Nov83Unhealthy
Dec88Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Busogo?

Busogo sits at 1.6°S, 29.5°E, 2,221 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Mukingo, 3.0 km away.

KisoroNgororeroGisenyiGoma

Topography around Busogo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Busogo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 397 m around an average of 2,268 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,040 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,532 m.

The land around Busogo is covered by cropland (44%) and trees (40%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), grassland (24%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
397 m
16 km
3,040 m
80 km
3,532 m
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July weather nearby: Mukingo 3.0 km · Mukamira 8.0 km · Musanze 12 km · Kora 12 km · Kisoro 34 km · Ngororero 35 km · Gisenyi 36 km · Goma 37 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 Busogo (-1.5584°, 29.5434°, elevation 2,221 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).