Karankasso weather in July

In July, Karankasso sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 179 mm of rain across 22 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 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 Karankasso's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karankasso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
179 mm
22 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:06 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 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 Karankasso 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 2°C cooler than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13123
23123
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73023
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How July really feels in Karankasso

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.

Karankasso 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° / 18°10.211.45.1
Feb35° / 21°10.411.63.3
Mar37° / 24°92.411.91.9
Apr37° / 26°358.112.21.8
May35° / 25°7113.812.52.4
Jun32° / 24°9015.812.63.4
Jul30° / 23°1792212.63.6
Aug29° / 22°25325.112.43.5
Sep30° / 22°15520.612.13.7
Oct32° / 23°6112.211.73.8
Nov34° / 21°50.911.53.9
Dec33° / 18°00.111.44.9

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 (%)
14555
24456
34555
44456
54258
64258
74159
84060
93961
103961
113664
123565
133565
143466
153367
163268
173169
182971
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202773
212773
222674
232674
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312179

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Karankasso gets around 179 mm of rain over 22 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 71% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
162
263
364
464
565
665
766
866
967
1067
1168
1268
1369
1469
1570
1670
1771
1871
1972
2073
2173
2274
2375
2476
2576
2677
2778
2878
2979
3079
3180

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1892
2892
3892
4892
5892
6793
7793
8793
9793
10694
11694
12595
13595
14595
15496
16496
17496
18397
19397
20397
21397
22397
23397
24397
25397
26397
27298
28298
29298
30298
31298

Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
19calm
29calm
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59calm
69calm
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89calm
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109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
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248calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

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 6:02 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:026:41
212.66:036:42
312.66:036:42
412.66:036:42
512.66:036:42
612.66:046:42
712.66:046:42
812.66:046:42
912.66:046:42
1012.66:056:42
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1212.66:056:42
1312.66:056:42
1412.66:066:42
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1812.66:076:42
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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 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.56 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 5.17 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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45.6Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.1Bright
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185.1Bright
195.0Bright
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245.0Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Karankasso

In seasonPeak

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

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

Karankasso 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 Karankasso?

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
4.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Karankasso.

What to pack for Karankasso in July

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

In July, Karankasso sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Karankasso 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 Karankasso peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 14Dec 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Karankasso 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 Karankasso is worst in February — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorFeb 1857 µg/m³Aug 1312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb58Unhealthy
Mar52Poor
Apr42Poor
May24Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep18Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Karankasso?

Karankasso sits at 11.2°N, 4.6°W, 352 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Bobo-Dioulasso, 38 km away.

BanforaBamaFinnkoloKouriNiangolokoSikasso

Topography around Karankasso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karankasso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 366 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 439 m.

The land around Karankasso is covered by cropland (36%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (27%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), shrubs (30%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%) and shrubs (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
290 m
80 km
439 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Bobo-Dioulasso 38 km · Orodara 40 km · Banfora 66 km · Bama 94 km · Finnkolo 95 km · Kouri 108 km · Niangoloko 109 km · Sikasso 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 Karankasso (11.2219°, -4.6442°, elevation 352 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).