Koupéla weather in July

In July, Koupéla sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 104 mm of rain across 15.5 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 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Koupéla's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Koupéla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
104 mm
15.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:47 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
66%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Koupéla is city in Burkina Faso.

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 Koupéla 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 1°C warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Koupéla

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.

Koupéla 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° / 19°0011.45.1
Feb35° / 22°10.211.63.1
Mar38° / 25°30.611.91.1
Apr39° / 27°112.812.30.6
May37° / 27°287.612.61.4
Jun34° / 26°469.512.72.8
Jul32° / 24°10415.512.63.5
Aug30° / 23°19021.112.43.5
Sep32° / 24°10114.412.13.7
Oct35° / 24°306.711.73.0
Nov36° / 21°10.311.42.9
Dec33° / 19°0011.34.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 61%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25347
35248
45149
55050
64951
74852
84654
94555
104555
114357
124258
133961
143961
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Koupéla gets around 104 mm of rain over 15.5 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 50% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
139
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542
642
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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 (%)Miserable (%)
113870
213870
312880
412880
511890
611890
710900
810900
99910
108920
117930
126940
136940
145950
154960
163970
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212980
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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 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 5:44 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:446:26
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312.75:446:26
412.75:446:26
512.75:456:26
612.75:456:26
712.75:456:27
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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 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 5.61 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
75.9Bright
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305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Koupéla

In seasonPeak

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

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

Koupéla sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in March.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
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Mar
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Is July a good time to visit Koupéla?

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

3.5
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 Koupéla.

What to pack for Koupéla in July

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

In July, Koupéla sees daytime highs around 32°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 Koupéla 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 Koupéla peaks around March 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 15UV 14Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Koupéla 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 Koupéla 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 Koupéla?

Koupéla sits at 12.2°N, 0.4°W, 306 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Pouytenga, 11 km away.

MogtédoBoulsaBéguédoFada N'gourma

Topography around Koupéla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Koupéla has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 298 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m.

The land around Koupéla is covered by cropland (41%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
93 m
80 km
200 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Pouytenga 11 km · Zorgo 30 km · Tenkodogo 44 km · Garango 47 km · Mogtédo 54 km · Boulsa 59 km · Béguédo 61 km · Fada N'gourma 78 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 Koupéla (12.1786°, -0.351°, elevation 306 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).