Banikoara weather in July

In July, Banikoara sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 158 mm of rain across 20.7 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Banikoara's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Banikoara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
158 mm
20.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:38 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
71%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Banikoara is commune of Benin.

Density
9/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical July day in Banikoara reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C cooler than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Banikoara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Banikoara weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 20°00.111.44.3
Feb36° / 23°10.311.62.4
Mar39° / 26°51.111.90.7
Apr39° / 27°235.812.20.6
May36° / 26°6312.712.51.7
Jun33° / 25°8314.612.62.9
Jul31° / 24°15820.712.63.4
Aug29° / 23°23924.412.43.4
Sep30° / 23°14117.812.13.8
Oct34° / 23°396.711.73.5
Nov36° / 21°10.211.52.8
Dec34° / 20°0011.43.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24357
34357
44258
54258
64159
74159
83961
93961
103862
113763
123664
133664
143466
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Banikoara gets around 158 mm of rain over 20.7 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 66% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
155
256
357
457
558
658
759
860
960
1061
1162
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1667
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1869
1969
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2171
2272
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2674
2774
2874
2974
3074
3174

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12962
22962
32962
42962
52962
62971
72971
82971
91981
101981
111981
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141990
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Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 7:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:347:13
212.76:347:13
312.76:347:13
412.66:357:14
512.66:357:14
612.66:357:14
712.66:357:14
812.66:367:14
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1212.66:377:14
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1512.66:387:14
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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 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 5.24 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
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215.0Bright
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265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Banikoara

In seasonPeak

In July, Banikoara sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Banikoara's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Banikoara sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in March.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Banikoara?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Banikoara.

What to pack for Banikoara in July

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

In July, Banikoara sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Banikoara 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 Banikoara peaks around September 11 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highSep 11UV 12Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Banikoara 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 Banikoara is worst in November — around 88 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.0× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyNov 2387 µg/m³Aug 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan74Unhealthy
Feb86Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr47Poor
May25Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov88Unhealthy
Dec85Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Banikoara?

Banikoara sits at 11.3°N, 2.4°E, 312 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Kandi, 58 km away.

KandiKérouNamponkoréSinendéDiapagaMalanvilleBembèrèkèTobré

Topography around Banikoara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Banikoara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 311 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m.

The land around Banikoara is covered by cropland (71%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), shrubs (28%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
105 m
80 km
332 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Kandi 58 km · Kérou 64 km · Namponkoré 87 km · Sinendé 106 km · Diapaga 111 km · Malanville 121 km · Bembèrèkè 122 km · Tobré 127 km

Benin travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,658
2025
Happiness
4.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
18%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
26.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 406
Religion
Muslim 28%Roman Catholic 26%Protestant 14%Vodoun 12%

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 Banikoara (11.2985°, 2.4386°, elevation 312 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).