Climate averages 1991–2020
Bukavu weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and 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 Bukavu: daytime highs average 25.0°C and nights cool to about 15.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.9 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes July a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 59 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Uvira (106 km away). In July its highs average 26.5°C, 1.5°C warmer than Bukavu, with 3.8 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bukavu ranks 57th of 60 for the warmest July highs and 36th of 60 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 60 cities is 29.5°C; Bukavu is 4.4°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.8°C to 25.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.9 mm to 26 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
Bukavu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.2°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 302 | 24.8 | 12.212 h |
| February | 24.7°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 229 | 21.4 | 12.212 h |
| March | 24.8°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 225 | 23.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 24.3°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 202 | 22.5 | 12.112 h |
| May | 24.3°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 93 | 13.9 | 12.012 h |
| June | 24.5°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 24 | 4.3 | 12.012 h |
| July, selected | 25.0°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 8.9 | 1.4 | 12.012 h |
| August | 25.9°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 26 | 4.0 | 12.012 h |
| September | 25.9°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 85 | 10.0 | 12.112 h |
| October | 24.7°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 239 | 20.9 | 12.212 h |
| November | 24.0°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 310 | 25.0 | 12.212 h |
| December | 23.9°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 310 | 25.1 | 12.312 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
- Uvira in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 106 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 23.0°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Muhanga in JulyRwanda · 109 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 14.5°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Gitarama in JulyRwanda · 112 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 12.9°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Bujumbura in JulyBurundi · 115 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 22.3°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Musanze in JulyRwanda · 141 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 15.8°C · 19 mm rain
- Kigali in JulyRwanda · 148 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 15.1°C · 4.4 mm rain
- Gitega in JulyBurundi · 159 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 14.3°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Rutshuru in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 160 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 15.3°C · 55 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 Bukavu) is explained once on the Bukavu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.