Namavundu weather in July

In July, Namavundu sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 73 mm of rain across 15.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of July to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Namavundu's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Namavundu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
15.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:50 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical July day in Namavundu reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Namavundu 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° / 21°12117.7125.6
Feb26° / 22°9915.9125.5
Mar26° / 21°18722.1124.8
Apr25° / 21°25427123.9
May25° / 21°20626.5124.3
Jun25° / 20°10119.7125.2
Jul25° / 20°7315.8125.9
Aug25° / 20°8817.9125.7
Sep25° / 21°10619.6125.2
Oct25° / 21°17624.8124.4
Nov25° / 21°21225.4124.2
Dec25° / 21°16322.2124.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34555
44555
54555
64555
74654
84753
94852
104753
114852
124951
134951
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314753

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Namavundu gets around 73 mm of rain over 15.8 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 52% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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258
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2149
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2650
2751
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3052
3153

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 31% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
106238
206337
306535
406634
506733
606832
706931
807030
917029
1017128
1117227
1217227
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2606634
2706535
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Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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159calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of July to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:476:49
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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 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5.36 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Namavundu?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Namavundu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Namavundu in July

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

In July, Namavundu sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Namavundu 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 Namavundu peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Namavundu 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 Namavundu is worst in July — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (April, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1835 µg/m³Apr 1519 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul35Poor
Aug32Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Namavundu?

Namavundu sits at 0.4°N, 33.8°E, 1,201 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Bugiri, 25 km away.

BusesaMayugeIgangaBusembatiaLugulu

Topography around Namavundu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Namavundu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 1,181 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 543 m.

The land around Namavundu is covered by shrubs (49%) and trees (40%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and water (29%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
119 m
16 km
262 m
80 km
543 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Bugiri 25 km · Busia 33 km · Busia 34 km · Busesa 38 km · Mayuge 39 km · Iganga 47 km · Busembatia 51 km · Lugulu 54 km

Uganda travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,206
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
18%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
29.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 518
Religion
Protestant 45%Roman Catholic 39%Muslim 14%other 2%

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 Namavundu (0.364°, 33.8176°, elevation 1,201 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).