Opit weather in July

In July, Opit sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 127 mm of rain across 21 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Opit's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Opit's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 127 mm; 21 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:52 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 6th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.9; out of 10

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Opit reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	19
2	27	19
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	18
8	27	18
9	27	18
10	27	18
11	27	18
12	27	18
13	27	18
14	27	18
15	27	18
16	27	18
17	27	18
18	27	18
19	27	18
20	27	18
21	27	18
22	27	18
23	27	18
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	27	18
31	27	18

How July really feels in Opit

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Opit weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 20°	20	3.5	11.9	4.6
Feb	33° / 21°	21	4.4	11.9	3.9
Mar	32° / 21°	97	12.6	12	3.7
Apr	29° / 20°	193	21.7	12.1	3.7
May	28° / 20°	173	23.8	12.1	4.0
Jun	28° / 19°	116	19	12.1	4.9
Jul	27° / 18°	127	21	12.1	4.9
Aug	28° / 18°	161	22.6	12.1	4.6
Sep	28° / 19°	137	19	12	4.6
Oct	29° / 19°	168	19.7	11.9	4.4
Nov	29° / 19°	108	13.8	11.9	4.8
Dec	30° / 19°	34	5.7	11.9	5.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	47	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	47	47	47	46	45	45	46	45	45	45	46
Cloudier (%)	53	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	53	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	55	55	54	55	55	55	54

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	47	53
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	46	54

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Opit gets around 127 mm of rain over 21 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 68% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	64	65	65	66	67	67	68	69	70	71	72	72	73	73	74	74	74	74	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	64
2	64
3	64
4	64
5	64
6	63
7	63
8	63
9	63
10	63
11	63
12	63
13	64
14	65
15	65
16	66
17	67
18	67
19	68
20	69
21	70
22	71
23	72
24	72
25	73
26	73
27	74
28	74
29	74
30	74
31	74

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 49% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Humid (%)	44	46	47	49	50	51	53	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	56	56	55	54	53	52	51	50	49	48	47	46	46	45	45	45	44
Muggy (%)	55	53	52	50	49	48	46	45	44	43	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	45	46	47	48	50	50	51	52	54	54	55	55	55	56

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	44	55
2	1	46	53
3	1	47	52
4	1	49	50
5	1	50	49
6	1	51	48
7	1	53	46
8	1	54	45
9	1	55	44
10	1	56	43
11	1	57	42
12	1	57	42
13	1	57	42
14	1	57	42
15	1	56	43
16	1	56	43
17	1	55	44
18	1	54	45
19	1	53	46
20	1	52	47
21	1	51	48
22	1	50	50
23	1	49	50
24	1	48	51
25	1	47	52
26	0	46	54
27	0	46	54
28	0	45	55
29	0	45	55
30	0	45	55
31	0	44	56

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 06 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 6:49 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:00 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53
Sunset (PM)	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:49	6:58
2	12.1	6:49	6:58
3	12.1	6:49	6:58
4	12.1	6:50	6:58
5	12.1	6:50	6:59
6	12.1	6:50	6:59
7	12.1	6:50	6:59
8	12.1	6:50	6:59
9	12.1	6:50	6:59
10	12.1	6:51	6:59
11	12.1	6:51	6:59
12	12.1	6:51	6:59
13	12.1	6:51	7:00
14	12.1	6:51	7:00
15	12.1	6:51	7:00
16	12.1	6:52	7:00
17	12.1	6:52	7:00
18	12.1	6:52	7:00
19	12.1	6:52	7:00
20	12.1	6:52	7:00
21	12.1	6:52	7:00
22	12.1	6:52	7:00
23	12.1	6:52	7:00
24	12.1	6:52	7:00
25	12.1	6:52	7:00
26	12.1	6:53	7:00
27	12.1	6:53	7:00
28	12.1	6:53	7:00
29	12.1	6:53	7:00
30	12.1	6:53	7:00
31	12.1	6:53	7:00

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.22 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5.22 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
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3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
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20	5.2	Bright
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24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Opit?

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

4.9

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Opit for sightseeing.

What to pack for Opit in July

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

In July, Opit sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Opit 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 Opit peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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)	12	14	16	14	12	10	11	12	13	14	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Opit 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 Opit is worst in January — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.4× the cleanest month (April, 16 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)	55	39	21	16	17	26	28	22	19	19	23	33
Level	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	55	Poor
Feb	39	Poor
Mar	21	Moderate
Apr	16	Moderate
May	17	Moderate
Jun	26	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	23	Moderate
Dec	33	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Opit?

Opit sits at 2.6°N, 32.5°E, 1,132 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Gulu, 27 km away.

Topography around Opit

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Opit has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 1,105 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 707 m.

The land around Opit is covered by cropland (45%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

97 m

cropland 45%

16 km

208 m

cropland 45%

80 km

707 m

cropland 39%

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← June Opit year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Gulu 27 km · Anaka 59 km · Lira 62 km · Apac 71 km · Kiryandongo Refugee Camp 82 km · Buyale 85 km · Kitgum 87 km · Kigumba 103 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

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 Opit (2.6111°, 32.4756°, elevation 1,132 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	19
2	27	19
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	18
8	27	18
9	27	18
10	27	18
11	27	18
12	27	18
13	27	18
14	27	18
15	27	18
16	27	18
17	27	18
18	27	18
19	27	18
20	27	18
21	27	18
22	27	18
23	27	18
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	27	18
31	27	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	47	53
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	64
2	64
3	64
4	64
5	64
6	63
7	63
8	63
9	63
10	63
11	63
12	63
13	64
14	65
15	65
16	66
17	67
18	67
19	68
20	69
21	70
22	71
23	72
24	72
25	73
26	73
27	74
28	74
29	74
30	74
31	74

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	44	55
2	1	46	53
3	1	47	52
4	1	49	50
5	1	50	49
6	1	51	48
7	1	53	46
8	1	54	45
9	1	55	44
10	1	56	43
11	1	57	42
12	1	57	42
13	1	57	42
14	1	57	42
15	1	56	43
16	1	56	43
17	1	55	44
18	1	54	45
19	1	53	46
20	1	52	47
21	1	51	48
22	1	50	50
23	1	49	50
24	1	48	51
25	1	47	52
26	0	46	54
27	0	46	54
28	0	45	55
29	0	45	55
30	0	45	55
31	0	44	56

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	19
2	27	19
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	18
8	27	18
9	27	18
10	27	18
11	27	18
12	27	18
13	27	18
14	27	18
15	27	18
16	27	18
17	27	18
18	27	18
19	27	18
20	27	18
21	27	18
22	27	18
23	27	18
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	27	18
31	27	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	47	53
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	64
2	64
3	64
4	64
5	64
6	63
7	63
8	63
9	63
10	63
11	63
12	63
13	64
14	65
15	65
16	66
17	67
18	67
19	68
20	69
21	70
22	71
23	72
24	72
25	73
26	73
27	74
28	74
29	74
30	74
31	74

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	44	55
2	1	46	53
3	1	47	52
4	1	49	50
5	1	50	49
6	1	51	48
7	1	53	46
8	1	54	45
9	1	55	44
10	1	56	43
11	1	57	42
12	1	57	42
13	1	57	42
14	1	57	42
15	1	56	43
16	1	56	43
17	1	55	44
18	1	54	45
19	1	53	46
20	1	52	47
21	1	51	48
22	1	50	50
23	1	49	50
24	1	48	51
25	1	47	52
26	0	46	54
27	0	46	54
28	0	45	55
29	0	45	55
30	0	45	55
31	0	44	56

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	19
2	27	19
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	18
8	27	18
9	27	18
10	27	18
11	27	18
12	27	18
13	27	18
14	27	18
15	27	18
16	27	18
17	27	18
18	27	18
19	27	18
20	27	18
21	27	18
22	27	18
23	27	18
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	27	18
31	27	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	47	53
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	64
2	64
3	64
4	64
5	64
6	63
7	63
8	63
9	63
10	63
11	63
12	63
13	64
14	65
15	65
16	66
17	67
18	67
19	68
20	69
21	70
22	71
23	72
24	72
25	73
26	73
27	74
28	74
29	74
30	74
31	74

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	44	55
2	1	46	53
3	1	47	52
4	1	49	50
5	1	50	49
6	1	51	48
7	1	53	46
8	1	54	45
9	1	55	44
10	1	56	43
11	1	57	42
12	1	57	42
13	1	57	42
14	1	57	42
15	1	56	43
16	1	56	43
17	1	55	44
18	1	54	45
19	1	53	46
20	1	52	47
21	1	51	48
22	1	50	50
23	1	49	50
24	1	48	51
25	1	47	52
26	0	46	54
27	0	46	54
28	0	45	55
29	0	45	55
30	0	45	55
31	0	44	56