Climate averages 1991–2020
Soyo weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and one of the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a warm month in Soyo: daytime highs average 23.2°C and nights cool to about 20.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 48 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo (23 km away). In July its highs average 24.5°C, 1.3°C warmer than Soyo, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Soyo ranks 45th of 47 for the warmest July highs and joint 33rd of 47 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 47 cities is 27.5°C; Soyo is 4.3°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 23.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.2 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Soyo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.6°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 87 | 13.9 | 12.412 h |
| February | 28.2°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 94 | 13.5 | 12.312 h |
| March | 28.6°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 94 | 14.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.1°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 100 | 14.3 | 12.012 h |
| May | 26.9°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 25 | 4.3 | 11.812 h |
| June | 24.7°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| July, selected | 23.2°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| August | 23.1°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 1.2 | 0.2 | 11.912 h |
| September | 24.4°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 2.1 | 0.7 | 12.112 h |
| October | 26.0°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 18 | 4.1 | 12.212 h |
| November | 27.0°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 64 | 11.5 | 12.412 h |
| December | 27.2°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 79 | 12.4 | 12.512 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
July in nearby cities
- Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 23 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 19.8°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Cabinda in JulyAngola · 67 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 20.3°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Boma in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 82 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 18.8°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Matadi in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 125 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 18.3°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Pointe-Noire in JulyRepublic of the Congo · 161 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 19.6°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Mbanza Kongo in JulyAngola · 207 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 16.8°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Dolisie in JulyRepublic of the Congo · 218 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 18.5°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Kimpese in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 237 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 18.5°C · 0.4 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Soyo) is explained once on the Soyo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.