Gomboussougou weather in July

In July, Gomboussougou sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 130 mm of rain across 19.2 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 10% 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 Gomboussougou's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gomboussougou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
130 mm
19.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:50 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 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 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical July day in Gomboussougou 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 28°C and 33°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 Gomboussougou

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.

Gomboussougou 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° / 20°0011.44.6
Feb36° / 23°10.311.62.8
Mar38° / 26°41.211.91.2
Apr38° / 28°224.512.21.0
May36° / 27°419.112.51.9
Jun33° / 25°591112.73.2
Jul31° / 24°13019.212.63.6
Aug30° / 23°2132412.43.4
Sep31° / 23°12515.912.13.9
Oct34° / 24°397.811.73.4
Nov35° / 22°20.311.52.9
Dec34° / 20°0011.34.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24159
34159
44060
54060
63961
73961
83763
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103664
113466
123466
133367
143268
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312377

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Gomboussougou gets around 130 mm of rain over 19.2 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 61% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
147
248
349
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550
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752
853
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1055
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1865
1966
2067
2168
2268
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2670
2771
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3172

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.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12962
22962
31972
41972
51972
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111972
120982
130982
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200973
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Wind in July

Winds average 10 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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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 5:47 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:476:26
212.75:476:26
312.75:476:27
412.75:476:27
512.75:486:27
612.75:486:27
712.65:486:27
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912.65:496:27
1012.65:496:27
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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 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 5.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
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314.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Gomboussougou

In seasonPeak

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

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

Gomboussougou 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 Gomboussougou?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gomboussougou.

What to pack for Gomboussougou in July

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

In July, Gomboussougou sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gomboussougou 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 Gomboussougou peaks around March 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 15UV 13Nov 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Gomboussougou 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 Gomboussougou is worst in February — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1576 µg/m³Aug 1015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan65Unhealthy
Feb78Unhealthy
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr47Poor
May25Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov58Unhealthy
Dec64Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gomboussougou?

Gomboussougou sits at 11.4°N, 0.8°W, 270 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Zabré, 31 km away.

BittouTenkodogoNavrongo

Topography around Gomboussougou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gomboussougou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 277 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m.

The land around Gomboussougou is covered by shrubs (34%), grassland (30%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (41%), shrubs (27%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
153 m
80 km
311 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Zabré 31 km · Béguédo 40 km · Manga 42 km · Garango 48 km · 50 km · Bittou 54 km · Tenkodogo 59 km · Navrongo 69 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 Gomboussougou (11.4261°, -0.7728°, elevation 270 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).