Parakou weather in July

In July, Parakou sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 207 mm of rain across 25.4 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of July to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Parakou's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Parakou's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 207 mm; 25.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 6:40 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover: 81%; 11th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.2 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

Parakou is city in Benin.

Density: 579/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1500

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

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical July day in Parakou reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C cooler than 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)	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

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

How July really feels in Parakou

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 20 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

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

Parakou weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 20°	2	0.2	11.5	4.2
Feb	35° / 22°	6	1.3	11.7	2.9
Mar	36° / 24°	25	4.5	11.9	2.2
Apr	35° / 24°	70	12.3	12.2	2.4
May	33° / 24°	127	19.1	12.4	2.8
Jun	31° / 23°	136	19.5	12.5	3.5
Jul	29° / 22°	207	25.4	12.5	3.4
Aug	29° / 22°	249	26.7	12.3	3.4
Sep	30° / 22°	222	24.3	12.1	3.2
Oct	32° / 22°	98	15.3	11.8	3.6
Nov	34° / 21°	6	1.6	11.6	3.8
Dec	34° / 20°	2	0.3	11.5	4.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

	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 (%)	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	8	8	8
Cloudier (%)	82	83	83	84	84	85	85	86	86	87	87	88	88	88	89	89	89	90	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	92	92	92

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	10	90
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Parakou gets around 207 mm of rain over 25.4 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 82% and peaks near 87% 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 (%)	72	72	73	74	74	75	76	77	78	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	72
3	73
4	74
5	74
6	75
7	76
8	77
9	78
10	78
11	79
12	80
13	81
14	82
15	83
16	84
17	85
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	87
22	87
23	87
24	87
25	86
26	86
27	86
28	86
29	86
30	86
31	85

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Muggy (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5
Oppressive (%)	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	96	96	95	95	95

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
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11	7	calm
12	7	calm
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17	7	calm
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29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of July to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 7:08 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)	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43
Sunset (PM)	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:08	7:08

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:37	7:09
2	12.5	6:37	7:09
3	12.5	6:37	7:09
4	12.5	6:37	7:09
5	12.5	6:38	7:09
6	12.5	6:38	7:10
7	12.5	6:38	7:10
8	12.5	6:38	7:10
9	12.5	6:39	7:10
10	12.5	6:39	7:10
11	12.5	6:39	7:10
12	12.5	6:39	7:10
13	12.5	6:40	7:10
14	12.5	6:40	7:10
15	12.5	6:40	7:10
16	12.5	6:40	7:10
17	12.5	6:40	7:10
18	12.5	6:41	7:10
19	12.5	6:41	7:10
20	12.5	6:41	7:10
21	12.5	6:41	7:10
22	12.5	6:41	7:10
23	12.5	6:42	7:10
24	12.5	6:42	7:09
25	12.5	6:42	7:09
26	12.4	6:42	7:09
27	12.4	6:42	7:09
28	12.4	6:43	7:09
29	12.4	6:43	7:09
30	12.4	6:43	7:08
31	12.4	6:43	7:08

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.2 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)	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.4	Bright
2	4.4	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.2	Bright
16	4.2	Bright
17	4.2	Bright
18	4.2	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.0	Bright
29	4.0	Bright
30	4.0	Bright
31	4.0	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Parakou

In seasonPeak

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

Parakou's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Parakou sees seasonal dust haze (January–May), heaviest in February.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Parakou?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Parakou.

What to pack for Parakou in July

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

In July, Parakou sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Parakou 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 Parakou peaks around March 22 at about 13 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	10	13	13	11	11	11	12	12	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Parakou 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 Parakou is worst in February — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (August, 17 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)	75	85	49	41	25	20	17	17	20	34	40	63
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	75	Unhealthy
Feb	85	Unhealthy
Mar	49	Poor
Apr	41	Poor
May	25	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	34	Moderate
Nov	40	Poor
Dec	63	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Parakou?

Parakou sits at 9.3°N, 2.6°E, 369 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Tchaourou, 50 km away.

Topography around Parakou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Parakou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 364 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m.

The land around Parakou is covered by artificial surfaces (71%) within 3 km, cropland (31%), shrubs (30%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and shrubs (42%), trees (28%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

80 m

artificial surfaces 71%

16 km

108 m

cropland 31%

80 km

406 m

shrubs 42%

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

July weather nearby: Tchaourou 50 km · Ndali 59 km · Okuta 64 km · Pèrèrè 64 km · Nikki 92 km · Ouessé 97 km · Bembèrèkè 99 km · Tobré 110 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

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 Parakou (9.3372°, 2.6303°, elevation 369 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	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	29	22
10	29	22
11	29	22
12	29	22
13	29	22
14	29	22
15	29	22
16	29	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	10	90
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	72
3	73
4	74
5	74
6	75
7	76
8	77
9	78
10	78
11	79
12	80
13	81
14	82
15	83
16	84
17	85
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	87
22	87
23	87
24	87
25	86
26	86
27	86
28	86
29	86
30	86
31	85

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	10	90
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	72
3	73
4	74
5	74
6	75
7	76
8	77
9	78
10	78
11	79
12	80
13	81
14	82
15	83
16	84
17	85
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	87
22	87
23	87
24	87
25	86
26	86
27	86
28	86
29	86
30	86
31	85

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	10	90
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	72
3	73
4	74
5	74
6	75
7	76
8	77
9	78
10	78
11	79
12	80
13	81
14	82
15	83
16	84
17	85
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	87
22	87
23	87
24	87
25	86
26	86
27	86
28	86
29	86
30	86
31	85

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95