Banko weather in July

In July, Banko sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 245 mm of rain across 25.1 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 Banko's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Banko's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
245 mm
25.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:31 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical July day in Banko reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Banko

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 17 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
17
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.

Banko weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°20.411.44.7
Feb35° / 21°10.311.63.1
Mar37° / 24°61.611.91.9
Apr37° / 25°265.512.21.7
May34° / 24°10015.212.52.5
Jun31° / 23°19623.312.63.1
Jul29° / 22°24525.112.63.4
Aug29° / 22°26326.612.43.4
Sep30° / 22°25625.812.13.1
Oct31° / 21°15521.511.83.4
Nov32° / 20°203.411.54.4
Dec33° / 19°10.211.44.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42377
52278
62278
72278
82179
92080
102080
111981
121981
131882
141783
151783
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211486
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291387
301387
311387

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Banko gets around 245 mm of rain over 25.1 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 81% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
180
280
380
479
579
679
779
879
979
1079
1179
1279
1380
1480
1581
1681
1781
1882
1982
2082
2182
2282
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2483
2583
2683
2783
2883
2983
3082
3182

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11684
21783
31783
41882
51981
61981
72080
82080
92179
102278
112278
122377
132476
142476
152575
162674
172674
182773
192773
202872
212971
222971
232971
243070
253070
263070
273070
283070
293070
303070
313070

Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
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66calm
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116calm
126calm
137calm
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317calm

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 6:28 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 7:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:287:05
212.66:287:05
312.66:287:05
412.66:287:05
512.66:297:05
612.66:297:05
712.66:297:05
812.66:297:06
912.66:307:06
1012.66:307:06
1112.66:307:06
1212.66:307:06
1312.66:317:06
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1712.66:327:06
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2212.56:337:05
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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 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 4.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Banko

In seasonPeak

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

Banko's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Banko sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in April.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Banko?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Banko.

What to pack for Banko in July

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

In July, Banko sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Banko 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 Banko peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 17UV 14Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Banko 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 Banko is worst in March — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.1× the cleanest month (August, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModeratePoorMar 1580 µg/m³Aug 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan63Unhealthy
Feb71Unhealthy
Mar81Unhealthy
Apr68Unhealthy
May27Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec48Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Banko?

Banko sits at 10.7°N, 10.7°W, 546 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Bissikrima, 28 km away.

DogometDinguirayeArfa MoussaïaFaranahKouroussaDouako

Topography around Banko

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Banko has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 298 m around an average of 516 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 604 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m.

The land around Banko is covered by trees (41%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (38%), trees (27%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
298 m
16 km
604 m
80 km
694 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Bissikrima 28 km · Dabola 43 km · Dogomet 52 km · Dinguiraye 64 km · Arfa Moussaïa 71 km · Faranah 75 km · Kouroussa 91 km · Douako 124 km

Guinea travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / K
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,877
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
29.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 85%Christian 13%none 1%animist 0%

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 Banko (10.7167°, -10.7167°, elevation 546 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).