Lunsar weather in July

In July, Lunsar sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 482 mm of rain across 30 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of July to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Lunsar's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lunsar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
482 mm
30 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:42 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
88%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Lunsar is human settlement.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in Lunsar reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12923
22923
32923
42923
52923
62923
72923
82923
92923
102923
112822
122822
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212822
222822
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242822
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272822
282822
292822
302822
312822

How July really feels in Lunsar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 2 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
2
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.

Lunsar weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°102.711.64.1
Feb35° / 23°81.911.73.2
Mar35° / 24°255.911.92.8
Apr34° / 24°6010.912.22.9
May31° / 24°22324.912.42.7
Jun30° / 23°3512912.52.8
Jul28° / 22°4823012.53.1
Aug28° / 22°54330.112.33.2
Sep29° / 22°43929.312.12.9
Oct30° / 23°26229.311.82.8
Nov30° / 22°10218.711.63.7
Dec32° / 22°215.511.54.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3397
4397
5397
6397
7397
8397
9397
10397
11298
12298
13298
14298
15298
16298
17298
18298
19298
20298
21298
22298
23298
24298
25298
26298
27298
28298
29298
30298
31298

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Lunsar gets around 482 mm of rain over 30 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 97% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
198
298
398
498
598
698
797
897
997
1097
1197
1297
1397
1497
1597
1697
1797
1897
1997
2097
2196
2296
2396
2496
2596
2696
2795
2895
2995
3095
3195

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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11981
21981
31981
41981
51981
61981
71981
81981
91981
101990
111990
121990
131990
141990
151990
161990
171990
182980
192980
202980
212980
222980
232980
243970
253970
263970
273970
283970
293970
303970
313961

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 7 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
226calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of July to 12 h 24 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 6:38 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 7:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:387:08
212.56:397:09
312.56:397:09
412.56:397:09
512.56:397:09
612.56:407:09
712.56:407:09
812.56:407:09
912.56:407:09
1012.56:417:09
1112.56:417:09
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1312.56:417:10
1412.56:417:10
1512.56:427:10
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1812.56:427:10
1912.46:437:09
2012.46:437:09
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3112.46:457:08

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 3.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Lunsar

In seasonPeak

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

Lunsar's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Lunsar sees seasonal dust haze (February–April), heaviest in February.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Lunsar?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lunsar.

What to pack for Lunsar in July

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

In July, Lunsar sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Lunsar 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 Lunsar peaks around August 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 19UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Lunsar 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 Lunsar is worst in April — around 267 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 19.2× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240270JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyModerateUnhealthyApr 15244 µg/m³Aug 1614 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan96Unhealthy
Feb97Unhealthy
Mar93Unhealthy
Apr267Very unhealthy
May55Poor
Jun25Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov35Poor
Dec67Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Lunsar?

Lunsar sits at 8.7°N, 12.5°W, 64 m above sea level, in Sierra Leone. The nearest listed city is Port Loko, 29 km away.

Port LokoMile 91MakeniWaterlooNjalaFreetownGoderichForécariah

Topography around Lunsar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lunsar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 885 m.

The land around Lunsar is covered by grassland (37%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (47%), grassland (30%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
114 m
16 km
146 m
80 km
885 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
July weather nearby: Port Loko 29 km · Mile 91 43 km · Makeni 58 km · Waterloo 70 km · Njala 76 km · Freetown 80 km · Goderich 87 km · Forécariah 103 km

Sierra Leone travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 24% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$846
2025
Happiness
3.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
11%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.2
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
33
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 77%Christian 23%

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 Lunsar (8.6844°, -12.535°, elevation 64 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).