Koundara weather in July

In July, Koundara sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 198 mm of rain across 22 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 Koundara's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Koundara's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 198 mm; 22 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 6:39 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover: 82%; 11th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

Koundara is human settlement in Guinea.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical July day in Koundara 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 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°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)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	31	24
9	31	24
10	31	24
11	31	24
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	24
17	31	24
18	31	24
19	31	24
20	31	24
21	31	24
22	31	24
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24	31	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24
31	30	24

How July really feels in Koundara

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.

Koundara 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	0.1	11.3	3.8
Feb	36° / 21°	0	0.1	11.6	2.3
Mar	38° / 24°	0	0.1	11.9	1.1
Apr	39° / 26°	0	0.1	12.3	0.8
May	38° / 27°	14	2.9	12.6	1.3
Jun	34° / 25°	73	10.4	12.7	2.7
Jul	31° / 24°	198	22	12.7	3.1
Aug	30° / 24°	304	25.8	12.4	3.0
Sep	31° / 23°	239	22.9	12.1	3.0
Oct	32° / 23°	85	11.9	11.7	3.6
Nov	34° / 21°	8	1.5	11.4	3.9
Dec	34° / 19°	1	0.1	11.3	4.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

	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 (%)	20	20	18	18	17	17	16	14	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10
Cloudier (%)	80	80	82	82	83	83	84	86	87	87	87	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	20	80
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	16	84
8	14	86
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	10	90

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Koundara gets around 198 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 70% and peaks near 79% 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	57	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	70	71	72	73	74	74	75	76	76	77	78	78	78	79	79	79	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	57
3	59
4	60
5	61
6	62
7	63
8	64
9	65
10	66
11	67
12	68
13	69
14	70
15	70
16	71
17	72
18	73
19	74
20	74
21	75
22	76
23	76
24	77
25	78
26	78
27	78
28	79
29	79
30	79
31	79

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 72% 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
Oppressive (%)	75	74	74	73	73	73	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	71	71	71
Miserable (%)	25	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	29	29	29

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	75	25
2	74	26
3	74	26
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	71	29
30	71	29
31	71	29

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 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
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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 6:35 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 7:16 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)	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42
Sunset (PM)	7:18	7:18	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	6:35	7:18
2	12.7	6:35	7:18
3	12.7	6:35	7:19
4	12.7	6:36	7:19
5	12.7	6:36	7:19
6	12.7	6:36	7:19
7	12.7	6:36	7:19
8	12.7	6:37	7:19
9	12.7	6:37	7:19
10	12.7	6:37	7:19
11	12.7	6:37	7:19
12	12.7	6:38	7:19
13	12.7	6:38	7:19
14	12.7	6:38	7:19
15	12.7	6:38	7:19
16	12.7	6:39	7:19
17	12.7	6:39	7:19
18	12.7	6:39	7:19
19	12.7	6:40	7:19
20	12.6	6:40	7:19
21	12.6	6:40	7:18
22	12.6	6:40	7:18
23	12.6	6:41	7:18
24	12.6	6:41	7:18
25	12.6	6:41	7:18
26	12.6	6:41	7:18
27	12.6	6:41	7:17
28	12.6	6:42	7:17
29	12.6	6:42	7:17
30	12.6	6:42	7:17
31	12.6	6:42	7:16

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.27 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 4.53 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)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4
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	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.4	Bright
31	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Koundara

In seasonPeak

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

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

Koundara sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in June.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Koundara?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

4.7

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Koundara.

What to pack for Koundara in July

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

In July, Koundara sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Koundara 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 Koundara peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (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)	8	11	13	11	11	12	12	13	13	11	9	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	High

Air quality in Koundara 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 Koundara is worst in February — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (August, 14 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)	67	72	62	54	54	33	18	14	17	31	39	62
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	67	Unhealthy
Feb	72	Unhealthy
Mar	62	Unhealthy
Apr	54	Poor
May	54	Poor
Jun	33	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	39	Poor
Dec	62	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Koundara?

Koundara sits at 12.5°N, 13.3°W, 77 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Kamabi, 16 km away.

Topography around Koundara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Koundara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 70 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 473 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 751 m.

The land around Koundara is covered by cropland (65%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km

37 m

cropland 65%

16 km

473 m

trees 43%

80 km

751 m

trees 61%

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

July weather nearby: Kamabi 16 km · Koumbia 79 km · Médina Gounas 88 km · Gabú 103 km · Diaoubé 106 km · Vélingara 115 km · Kédougou 122 km · Wendou Borou 133 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

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 Koundara (12.4833°, -13.3°, elevation 77 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	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	31	24
9	31	24
10	31	24
11	31	24
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	24
17	31	24
18	31	24
19	31	24
20	31	24
21	31	24
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24
31	30	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	20	80
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	16	84
8	14	86
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	57
3	59
4	60
5	61
6	62
7	63
8	64
9	65
10	66
11	67
12	68
13	69
14	70
15	70
16	71
17	72
18	73
19	74
20	74
21	75
22	76
23	76
24	77
25	78
26	78
27	78
28	79
29	79
30	79
31	79

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	75	25
2	74	26
3	74	26
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	71	29
30	71	29
31	71	29

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	31	24
9	31	24
10	31	24
11	31	24
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	24
17	31	24
18	31	24
19	31	24
20	31	24
21	31	24
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24
31	30	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	20	80
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	16	84
8	14	86
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	57
3	59
4	60
5	61
6	62
7	63
8	64
9	65
10	66
11	67
12	68
13	69
14	70
15	70
16	71
17	72
18	73
19	74
20	74
21	75
22	76
23	76
24	77
25	78
26	78
27	78
28	79
29	79
30	79
31	79

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	75	25
2	74	26
3	74	26
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	71	29
30	71	29
31	71	29

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	31	24
9	31	24
10	31	24
11	31	24
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	24
17	31	24
18	31	24
19	31	24
20	31	24
21	31	24
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24
31	30	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	20	80
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	16	84
8	14	86
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	57
3	59
4	60
5	61
6	62
7	63
8	64
9	65
10	66
11	67
12	68
13	69
14	70
15	70
16	71
17	72
18	73
19	74
20	74
21	75
22	76
23	76
24	77
25	78
26	78
27	78
28	79
29	79
30	79
31	79

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	75	25
2	74	26
3	74	26
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	71	29
30	71	29
31	71	29