Bama weather in July

In July, Bama sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 166 mm of rain across 21 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 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 Bama's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
166 mm
21 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:04 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
68%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical July day in Bama reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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 32°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 Bama

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.

Bama 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
Jan32° / 19°10.211.45.0
Feb35° / 22°10.211.63.2
Mar37° / 25°41.311.91.6
Apr38° / 27°235.512.31.2
May36° / 26°5211.412.52.0
Jun33° / 24°7913.612.73.2
Jul30° / 23°1662112.63.6
Aug29° / 22°2462512.43.5
Sep30° / 22°16119.912.13.8
Oct33° / 23°5710.911.73.7
Nov34° / 21°20.511.43.7
Dec33° / 19°0011.34.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
34951
44852
54753
64753
74456
84357
94357
104159
113961
123961
133862
143664
153466
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bama gets around 166 mm of rain over 21 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 68% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
157
258
358
459
560
660
761
861
962
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3077
3178

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 101% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16931
26931
35941
45941
55941
64951
74951
84951
93961
103961
113961
122971
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Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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 6:00 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:006:42
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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 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 5.48 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Bama

In seasonPeak

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

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

Bama sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is July a good time to visit Bama?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bama.

What to pack for Bama in July

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

In July, Bama sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bama in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bama peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 highMar 18UV 13Jan 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bama 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 Bama is worst in February — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2160 µg/m³Aug 1413 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr46Poor
May27Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bama?

Bama sits at 12.0°N, 4.4°W, 350 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Solenzo, 37 km away.

YorossoPaKarankassoBobo-DioulassoNounaDédougou

Topography around Bama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 368 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m.

The land around Bama is covered by cropland (46%) and shrubs (39%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and shrubs (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and shrubs (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
229 m
80 km
333 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Solenzo 37 km · Kouri 47 km · Yorosso 55 km · Pa 85 km · Karankasso 94 km · Bobo-Dioulasso 96 km · Nouna 97 km · Dédougou 112 km

Burkina Faso travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,148
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
31
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 64%Roman Catholic 20%Animiste 9%Protestant 6%

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 Bama (12.0357°, -4.3987°, elevation 350 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).