Diré weather in July

In July, Diré sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 38 mm of rain across 7.7 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of July to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Diré's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Diré's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
5th warmest
Overnight low
28°
10th coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:53 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
36%
6th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Diré is town in Mali.

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 39°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical July day in Diré reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C cooler than June and about 2°C warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Diré

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Diré weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 16°10.211.17.1
Feb32° / 18°0011.55.2
Mar36° / 22°00.111.92.7
Apr40° / 26°10.212.40.4
May41° / 29°30.912.70.0
Jun41° / 30°82.912.90.0
Jul38° / 28°387.712.91.3
Aug35° / 26°6010.612.52.4
Sep37° / 27°214.712.11.6
Oct38° / 26°41.211.61.4
Nov34° / 21°1011.23.6
Dec30° / 17°0011.16.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Diré gets around 38 mm of rain over 7.7 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 25% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 79% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1511314570
2511304680
3410304790
4492948100
5482849110
6382749120
7372651130
8372550151
9262450171
10262350191
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2202742454
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2601436554
2701434574
2800433594
2900331624
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3100329635

Wind in July

Winds average 16 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of July to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:48 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:486:46
213.05:496:46
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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 6.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.26 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 6.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Diré

In seasonPeak

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

Diré sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

Dust
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Is July a good time to visit Diré?

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

1.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Diré.

What to pack for Diré in July

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

In July, Diré sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Diré 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 Diré peaks around March 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 20UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Diré 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 Diré is worst in February — around 92 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.5× the cleanest month (August, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 992 µg/m³Aug 2226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan91Unhealthy
Feb92Unhealthy
Mar84Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May67Unhealthy
Jun59Unhealthy
Jul37Poor
Aug26Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct54Poor
Nov55Unhealthy
Dec81Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Diré?

Diré sits at 16.3°N, 3.4°W, 272 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Goundam, 34 km away.

DouentzaBandiagaraMoptiBankassKoroMbera

Topography around Diré

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Diré has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 262 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m.

The land around Diré is covered by bare terrain (28%), grassland (27%) and wetland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and bare terrain (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
21 m
80 km
286 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Goundam 34 km · Timbuktu 71 km · Douentza 147 km · Bandiagara 213 km · Mopti 214 km · Bankass 243 km · Koro 246 km · Mbera 259 km

Mali travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,193
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
22.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 408
Religion
Muslim 94%Christian 3%none 3%animist 1%

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 Diré (16.257°, -3.4013°, elevation 272 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).