Dédougou weather in July

In July, Dédougou sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 143 mm of rain across 18.4 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Dédougou's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dédougou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
143 mm
18.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:59 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
63%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Dédougou is city.

Density
10/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 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical July day in Dédougou reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C cooler than June and about 2°C warmer than August.

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

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.

Dédougou 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
Jan33° / 18°00.111.34.7
Feb36° / 21°00.111.62.8
Mar39° / 25°20.611.90.9
Apr40° / 28°133.612.30.3
May38° / 28°338.412.60.9
Jun35° / 26°5511.812.72.3
Jul32° / 24°14318.412.73.2
Aug30° / 23°2112212.43.4
Sep32° / 23°11816.112.13.6
Oct35° / 24°33711.72.7
Nov36° / 21°00.111.42.6
Dec34° / 19°0011.34.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25743
35644
45545
55545
65347
75347
85248
95050
105050
114951
124753
134654
144555
154555
164456
174258
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193961
203961
213862
223961
233763
243664
253763
263664
273565
283565
293466
303466
313367

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Dédougou gets around 143 mm of rain over 18.4 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 59% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
149
250
351
451
552
653
753
854
955
1056
1157
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1560
1661
1761
1862
1962
2063
2163
2264
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2565
2665
2765
2866
2966
3066
3167

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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18920
28920
37930
47930
56940
66940
75950
85941
94951
104951
113961
123961
132971
142971
152971
161981
171981
181972
191972
200982
210982
220982
230982
240982
250982
260973
270973
280973
290973
300973
310973

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 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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159calm
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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 36 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 5:55 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:556:39
212.75:566:39
312.75:566:39
412.75:566:39
512.75:566:39
612.75:576:39
712.75:576:39
812.75:576:40
912.75:586:40
1012.75:586:40
1112.75:586:40
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1312.75:596:40
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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 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 5.68 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
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275.3Bright
285.3Bright
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305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Dédougou

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dédougou sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in April.

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

Is July a good time to visit Dédougou?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dédougou.

What to pack for Dédougou in July

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

In July, Dédougou sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dédougou 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 Dédougou peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 13Dec 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Dédougou 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 Dédougou is worst in March — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 964 µg/m³Aug 1513 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb64Unhealthy
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr52Poor
May32Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Dédougou?

Dédougou sits at 12.5°N, 3.5°W, 302 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Nouna, 53 km away.

NounaPaTomaSolenzoTouganBoromoHoundéRéo

Topography around Dédougou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dédougou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 297 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m.

The land around Dédougou is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (44%), grassland (29%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%), shrubs (29%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
79 m
80 km
318 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
July weather nearby: Nouna 53 km · Pa 58 km · Toma 69 km · Solenzo 75 km · Tougan 80 km · Boromo 99 km · Houndé 107 km · Réo 109 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 Dédougou (12.4636°, -3.4607°, elevation 302 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).