Gaoua weather in July

In July, Gaoua sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 150 mm of rain across 20.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Gaoua's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gaoua's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 150 mm; 20.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 6:02 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover: 74%; 11th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.88 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

Gaoua is city in Burkina Faso.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical July day in Gaoua 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 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C cooler than June and about 1°C warmer than 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	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

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

How July really feels in Gaoua

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

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.

Gaoua weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 10th-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°	1	0.2	11.5	4.1
Feb	36° / 23°	4	1	11.7	2.6
Mar	37° / 25°	21	4.3	11.9	1.6
Apr	36° / 26°	61	10.7	12.2	1.9
May	34° / 25°	84	15.1	12.5	2.7
Jun	32° / 24°	86	15.3	12.6	3.6
Jul	30° / 23°	150	20.3	12.5	3.9
Aug	29° / 22°	215	24.7	12.3	3.6
Sep	30° / 22°	165	21.2	12.1	3.7
Oct	32° / 23°	71	12.6	11.8	3.9
Nov	34° / 22°	8	1.7	11.5	3.6
Dec	34° / 20°	1	0.2	11.4	4.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	34	34	33	32	32	30	30	30	28	28	27	26	25	24	24	24	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	19	19
Cloudier (%)	66	66	67	68	68	70	70	70	72	72	73	74	75	76	76	76	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	80	80	80	80	80	81	81

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	33	67
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	27	73
12	26	74
13	25	75
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	20	80
30	19	81
31	19	81

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Gaoua gets around 150 mm of rain over 20.3 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 65% and peaks near 76% 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 (%)	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	60	61	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	74	75	75	75	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	56
3	56
4	57
5	57
6	57
7	57
8	57
9	58
10	58
11	59
12	59
13	60
14	61
15	63
16	64
17	65
18	66
19	67
20	68
21	69
22	70
23	71
24	72
25	73
26	74
27	74
28	75
29	75
30	75
31	76

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.

	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	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Oppressive (%)	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	96	96

	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	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	4	96
31	4	96

Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:33 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)	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	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
Sunrise (AM)	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05
Sunset (PM)	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	5:58	6:34
2	12.6	5:58	6:34
3	12.6	5:59	6:34
4	12.6	5:59	6:34
5	12.6	5:59	6:34
6	12.6	5:59	6:35
7	12.6	6:00	6:35
8	12.6	6:00	6:35
9	12.6	6:00	6:35
10	12.6	6:00	6:35
11	12.6	6:01	6:35
12	12.6	6:01	6:35
13	12.6	6:01	6:35
14	12.6	6:01	6:35
15	12.6	6:02	6:35
16	12.6	6:02	6:35
17	12.5	6:02	6:35
18	12.5	6:02	6:35
19	12.5	6:03	6:35
20	12.5	6:03	6:35
21	12.5	6:03	6:35
22	12.5	6:03	6:34
23	12.5	6:03	6:34
24	12.5	6:04	6:34
25	12.5	6:04	6:34
26	12.5	6:04	6:34
27	12.5	6:04	6:34
28	12.5	6:04	6:33
29	12.5	6:05	6:33
30	12.5	6:05	6:33
31	12.5	6:05	6:33

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 4.88 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)	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7
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	5.3	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Gaoua

In seasonPeak

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

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

Gaoua sees seasonal dust haze (February–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 Gaoua?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gaoua.

What to pack for Gaoua in July

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

In July, Gaoua sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gaoua 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 Gaoua peaks around March 18 at about 14 (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	11	14	12	12	11	11	12	13	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Gaoua 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 Gaoua is worst in December — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.6× the cleanest month (August, 12 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)	52	62	47	39	21	17	13	12	16	26	51	66
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	52	Poor
Feb	62	Unhealthy
Mar	47	Poor
Apr	39	Poor
May	21	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	12	Good
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	51	Poor
Dec	66	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Gaoua?

Gaoua sits at 10.3°N, 3.2°W, 337 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Jirapa, 57 km away.

Topography around Gaoua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gaoua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 298 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 342 m.

The land around Gaoua is covered by grassland (32%), artificial surfaces (22%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

99 m

grassland 32%

16 km

249 m

grassland 54%

80 km

342 m

shrubs 43%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

July weather nearby: Jirapa 57 km · Batié 58 km · Doropo 61 km · Diébougou 71 km · Wa 80 km · Dano 92 km · Bouna 120 km · Houndé 135 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

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 Gaoua (10.3314°, -3.182°, elevation 337 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	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	29	23
18	29	23
19	29	23
20	29	23
21	29	23
22	29	23
23	29	23
24	29	23
25	29	23
26	29	23
27	29	23
28	29	23
29	29	23
30	29	23
31	29	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	33	67
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	27	73
12	26	74
13	25	75
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	20	80
30	19	81
31	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	56
3	56
4	57
5	57
6	57
7	57
8	57
9	58
10	58
11	59
12	59
13	60
14	61
15	63
16	64
17	65
18	66
19	67
20	68
21	69
22	70
23	71
24	72
25	73
26	74
27	74
28	75
29	75
30	75
31	76

	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	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	4	96
31	4	96

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	33	67
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	27	73
12	26	74
13	25	75
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	20	80
30	19	81
31	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	56
3	56
4	57
5	57
6	57
7	57
8	57
9	58
10	58
11	59
12	59
13	60
14	61
15	63
16	64
17	65
18	66
19	67
20	68
21	69
22	70
23	71
24	72
25	73
26	74
27	74
28	75
29	75
30	75
31	76

	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	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	4	96
31	4	96

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	33	67
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	27	73
12	26	74
13	25	75
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	20	80
30	19	81
31	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	56
3	56
4	57
5	57
6	57
7	57
8	57
9	58
10	58
11	59
12	59
13	60
14	61
15	63
16	64
17	65
18	66
19	67
20	68
21	69
22	70
23	71
24	72
25	73
26	74
27	74
28	75
29	75
30	75
31	76

	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	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	4	96
31	4	96