Pajok in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Pajok sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 505 mm of rain over about 70 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.
Summer is Pajok's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Pajok's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 28°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 19°C
- Rainfall
- 505 mm
- 70 wet days
- Avg wind
- 4 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.1
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Pajok in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.
A typical summer day in Pajok reaches about 28°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.
How summer really feels in Pajok
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Pajok weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33° / 21° | 20 | 3.7 | 11.8 | 4.0 |
| Feb | 34° / 22° | 23 | 4.9 | 11.9 | 3.3 |
| Mar | 33° / 22° | 100 | 13.3 | 12 | 3.1 |
| Apr | 31° / 21° | 219 | 22.6 | 12.1 | 3.2 |
| May | 29° / 20° | 214 | 23.8 | 12.2 | 3.7 |
| Jun | 29° / 20° | 153 | 21.3 | 12.2 | 4.2 |
| Jul | 28° / 19° | 149 | 22.6 | 12.2 | 4.3 |
| Aug | 28° / 19° | 204 | 26.2 | 12.1 | 3.9 |
| Sep | 29° / 19° | 217 | 23.6 | 12 | 3.8 |
| Oct | 29° / 20° | 281 | 25.4 | 11.9 | 3.6 |
| Nov | 30° / 19° | 173 | 19.3 | 11.8 | 4.0 |
| Dec | 31° / 20° | 51 | 7.8 | 11.8 | 4.5 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Pajok gets around 505 mm of rain over 70 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 4 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min in early June to 12 h 06 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.2 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Pajok?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Pajok for sightseeing.
What to pack for Pajok in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Pajok sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 70 days see rain.
UV index in Pajok in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Pajok peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 10 (extreme).
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) | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | Extreme |
| Feb | 14 | Extreme |
| Mar | 15 | Extreme |
| Apr | 14 | Extreme |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 13 | Extreme |
| Sep | 13 | Extreme |
| Oct | 13 | Extreme |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 10 | Extreme |
Air quality in Pajok in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Pajok is worst in January — around 137 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.7× the cleanest month (April, 11 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) | 137 | 65 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 113 |
| Level | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Moderate | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Unhealthy |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 137 | Unhealthy |
| Feb | 65 | Unhealthy |
| Mar | 22 | Moderate |
| Apr | 11 | Good |
| May | 12 | Good |
| Jun | 20 | Moderate |
| Jul | 20 | Moderate |
| Aug | 15 | Moderate |
| Sep | 13 | Moderate |
| Oct | 13 | Moderate |
| Nov | 26 | Moderate |
| Dec | 113 | Unhealthy |
Where is Pajok?
Pajok sits at 3.9°N, 32.5°E, 823 m above sea level, in South Sudan. The nearest listed city is Torit, 62 km away.
Topography around Pajok
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Pajok.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Pajok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 834 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 594 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,635 m.
The land around Pajok is covered by grassland (54%) and shrubs (41%) within 3 km, shrubs (50%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%), shrubs (22%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.
South Sudan travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 4
- Do Not Travel
- Prices
- ≈ 6% of US
- price level, 2021
- GDP per capita
- $1,080
- 2015
- Happiness
- 2.8 / 10
- World Happiness, 2019
- Homicide rate
- 14
- per 100k, 2012
- Road deaths
- 36.7
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Low
- 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 Pajok (3.8651°, 32.4821°, elevation 823 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.