Climate averages 1991–2020
Bumba weather
in July.
A hot, wet month: the 8th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Bumba: daytime highs average 29.2°C and nights cool to about 22.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 119 mm of rain on roughly 22 days, which makes July a wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 14 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lisala (106 km away). In July its highs average 28.7°C, about as warm as Bumba, with 116 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bumba ranks joint 32nd of 60 for the warmest July highs and 52nd of 60 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 60 cities is 29.5°C; Bumba is 0.3°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.2°C to 28.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 119 mm to 150 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
Bumba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.3°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 41 | 8.2 | 12.012 h |
| February | 32.7°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 70 | 11.2 | 12.012 h |
| March | 31.6°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 136 | 18.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.5°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 143 | 21.0 | 12.212 h |
| May | 30.1°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 126 | 21.2 | 12.212 h |
| June | 29.5°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 108 | 19.9 | 12.212 h |
| July, selected | 29.2°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 119 | 21.7 | 12.212 h |
| August | 28.9°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 150 | 24.3 | 12.212 h |
| September | 29.1°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 157 | 24.7 | 12.112 h |
| October | 28.8°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 179 | 25.8 | 12.112 h |
| November | 29.0°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 145 | 23.0 | 12.012 h |
| December | 30.5°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 60 | 11.1 | 12.012 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
- Lisala in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 106 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 22.0°C · 116 mm rain
- Basoko in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 166 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 22.5°C · 102 mm rain
- Binga in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 220 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 21.8°C · 124 mm rain
- Buta in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 260 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 21.4°C · 99 mm rain
- Gbadolite in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 284 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 22.0°C · 126 mm rain
- Gemena in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 322 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 21.6°C · 123 mm rain
- Kisangani in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 355 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 21.8°C · 96 mm rain
- Bambari in JulyCentral African Republic · 445 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 21.4°C · 149 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 Bumba) is explained once on the Bumba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.