Dosso weather in July

In July, Dosso sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 76 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of July to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Dosso's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dosso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
8th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:32 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
58%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Dosso is urban commune in Niger.

Founded
1750

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 35°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical July day in Dosso reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C cooler than June and about 2°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13526
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How July really feels in Dosso

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
1 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.

Dosso weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°0011.35.4
Feb35° / 21°0011.63.3
Mar39° / 24°10.211.90.9
Apr40° / 27°30.812.30.0
May39° / 28°133.412.60.5
Jun36° / 27°297.112.82.0
Jul33° / 25°7612.312.73.2
Aug32° / 24°15617.612.43.4
Sep33° / 25°588.912.13.4
Oct36° / 24°112.711.72.2
Nov36° / 21°0011.42.7
Dec33° / 18°0011.24.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26535
36535
46436
56337
66238
76139
86040
95941
105743
115644
125446
135347
145248
155149
164951
174951
184753
194654
204654
214555
224555
234357
244357
254357
264258
274258
284159
294159
304159
313862

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Dosso gets around 76 mm of rain over 12.3 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 40% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
430
530
630
731
832
933
1034
1135
1237
1338
1439
1540
1641
1741
1842
1943
2044
2145
2245
2346
2447
2547
2648
2748
2849
2950
3050
3151

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
123770
222780
321790
420800
519810
618820
717830
816840
915850
1014860
1113861
1211881
1310891
149901
158911
167921
176931
185941
194951
203961
213961
222971
232971
241981
251981
261981
271972
281972
291972
301972
311972

Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 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 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 7:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:287:13
212.86:287:13
312.86:287:14
412.86:297:14
512.76:297:14
612.76:297:14
712.76:297:14
812.76:307:14
912.76:307:14
1012.76:307:14
1112.76:307:14
1212.76:317:14
1312.76:317:14
1412.76:317:14
1512.76:327:14
1612.76:327:14
1712.76:327:14
1812.76:327:14
1912.76:337:14
2012.76:337:13
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2312.76:347:13
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2612.66:347:12
2712.66:357:12
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2912.66:357:12
3012.66:357:11
3112.66:367:11

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.39 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Dosso

In seasonPeak

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

Dosso sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is July a good time to visit Dosso?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dosso.

What to pack for Dosso in July

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

In July, Dosso sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Dosso 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 Dosso peaks around August 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 16UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Dosso 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 Dosso is worst in February — around 91 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.8× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1890 µg/m³Aug 1316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan80Unhealthy
Feb91Unhealthy
Mar86Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May37Poor
Jun28Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct39Poor
Nov51Poor
Dec71Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dosso?

Dosso sits at 13.0°N, 3.2°E, 218 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Birnin Gaouré, 31 km away.

KolloYouri KourtéréDogondoutchiBirnin KebbiNiamey

Topography around Dosso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dosso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 225 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m.

The land around Dosso is covered by grassland (33%), artificial surfaces (33%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
54 m
80 km
112 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Birnin Gaouré 31 km · Baléyara 86 km · Say 90 km · Kollo 97 km · Youri Kourtéré 107 km · Dogondoutchi 112 km · Birnin Kebbi 127 km · Niamey 128 km

Niger travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / D / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 36% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$775
2025
Happiness
4.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
25.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 96%ethnic religionist 4%Christian 0%agnostics and other 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 Dosso (13.049°, 3.1937°, elevation 218 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).