Fada N'gourma weather in July

In July, Fada N'gourma sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 109 mm of rain across 16 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 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 Fada N'gourma's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fada N'gourma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
109 mm
16 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:45 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
67%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Fada N'gourma is city in Burkina Faso.

Founded
1970

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 Fada N'gourma 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 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C cooler than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Fada N'gourma

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.

Fada N'gourma 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° / 19°0011.44.7
Feb36° / 22°10.211.62.9
Mar38° / 26°30.711.91.1
Apr39° / 28°143.412.30.7
May37° / 27°348.512.51.6
Jun34° / 25°5110.112.73.0
Jul31° / 24°1091612.63.7
Aug30° / 23°19621.112.43.6
Sep31° / 23°1051412.14.0
Oct35° / 24°336.811.73.0
Nov36° / 22°10.211.42.6
Dec34° / 20°0011.34.1

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 24% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
24951
34852
44753
54654
64555
74456
84357
94258
104258
114159
123961
133961
143862
153862
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213367
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233268
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293070
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312773

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Fada N'gourma gets around 109 mm of rain over 16 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 51% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
140
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341
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542
642
743
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1552
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1754
1855
1956
2056
2157
2258
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3060
3161

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 (%)
19901
28911
38911
47921
57921
66931
76931
85941
95941
104951
114951
123961
133961
142980
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Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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 5:41 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:416:23
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412.75:426:23
512.75:426:23
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812.75:436:24
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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 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 5.46 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 Fada N'gourma

In seasonPeak

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

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

Fada N'gourma sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in March.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Fada N'gourma?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fada N'gourma.

What to pack for Fada N'gourma in July

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

In July, Fada N'gourma sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Fada N'gourma 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 Fada N'gourma peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 16UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Fada N'gourma 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 Fada N'gourma is worst in February — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.4× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1875 µg/m³Aug 1214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb76Unhealthy
Mar70Unhealthy
Apr51Poor
May28Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov43Poor
Dec55Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Fada N'gourma?

Fada N'gourma sits at 12.1°N, 0.4°E, 298 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Natiaboani, 43 km away.

GayériKoupélaTenkodogoPouytengaGarangoZorgoCinkansé

Topography around Fada N'gourma

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Fada N'gourma.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fada N'gourma 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 86 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m.

The land around Fada N'gourma is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%), cropland (27%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
86 m
80 km
206 m
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July weather nearby: Natiaboani 43 km · Gayéri 67 km · Koupéla 78 km · Tenkodogo 85 km · Pouytenga 88 km · Garango 103 km · Zorgo 108 km · Cinkansé 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 Fada N'gourma (12.0616°, 0.3584°, elevation 298 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).