Bouna in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Bouna sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 394 mm of rain over about 59 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs ease from about 32°C in early June to 29°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer is Bouna's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bouna's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 30°C; coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 23°C
Rainfall: 394 mm; 59 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 3.7; best season of the year
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Bouna in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 32°C in early June to 29°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Bouna reaches about 30°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.

How summer really feels in Bouna

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 86 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

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 summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bouna weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 20°	3	0.7	11.5	3.7
Feb	36° / 23°	10	2	11.7	2.3
Mar	37° / 25°	38	7.4	11.9	1.7
Apr	35° / 25°	76	13.6	12.2	2.1
May	34° / 24°	89	15.8	12.4	2.7
Jun	32° / 23°	87	15.9	12.5	3.5
Jul	30° / 23°	128	20.1	12.5	3.8
Aug	29° / 22°	179	23.1	12.3	3.7
Sep	30° / 22°	166	22.3	12.1	3.6
Oct	32° / 23°	75	13.2	11.8	3.7
Nov	34° / 22°	13	3.1	11.6	3.4
Dec	34° / 20°	2	0.5	11.5	3.8

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time across summer.

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Bouna gets around 394 mm of rain over 59 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Summer

Winds average 9 km/h across summer.

Sunrise & sunset in Summer

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min in early June to 12 h 12 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Bouna

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In summer, Bouna overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bouna's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Rainy season

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Is summer a good time to visit Bouna?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.7

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bouna.

What to pack for Bouna in Summer

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

In summer, Bouna sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 59 days see rain.

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UV index in Bouna in Summer

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Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Bouna peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 8 (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)	9	11	13	13	12	11	11	12	13	12	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Bouna in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bouna is worst in December — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.5× the cleanest month (August, 12 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)	64	62	36	34	20	16	14	12	14	22	39	104
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	64	Unhealthy
Feb	62	Unhealthy
Mar	36	Poor
Apr	34	Moderate
May	20	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	22	Moderate
Nov	39	Poor
Dec	104	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Bouna?

Bouna sits at 9.3°N, 3.0°W, 318 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Batié, 69 km away.

Topography around Bouna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bouna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 305 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 422 m.

The land around Bouna is covered by shrubs (35%), trees (24%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (58%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

72 m

shrubs 35%

16 km

136 m

shrubs 58%

80 km

422 m

shrubs 50%

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Summer weather nearby: Batié 69 km · Doropo 71 km · Flakièdougou 89 km · Wa 103 km · Gaoua 120 km · Damongo 131 km · Bondoukou 138 km · Jirapa 145 km

Ivory Coast travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 37% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $3,050; 2025
Happiness: 5.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 36%; of population, 2024
Road deaths: 24.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 393

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 Bouna (9.2693°, -2.9951°, elevation 318 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.