Kaura Namoda weather in July

In July, Kaura Namoda sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 112 mm of rain across 17.1 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 Kaura Namoda's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaura Namoda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
112 mm
17.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:19 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
71%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Kaura Namoda is LGA and town in Zamfara State, Nigeria.

Density
80/km²
people per km²

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 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical July day in Kaura Namoda reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C cooler than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Kaura Namoda

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
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.

Kaura Namoda weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 16°0011.36.2
Feb34° / 19°0011.64.1
Mar37° / 22°00.111.91.7
Apr39° / 25°61.312.30.6
May37° / 26°367.212.61.5
Jun34° / 25°6011.612.72.9
Jul31° / 23°11217.112.73.7
Aug30° / 22°20922.312.43.6
Sep31° / 23°1081512.13.9
Oct34° / 22°245.511.73.6
Nov34° / 19°0011.44.1
Dec31° / 16°0011.35.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
24951
34753
44654
54456
64258
74159
83862
93664
103466
113367
123169
133070
142971
152773
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202278
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kaura Namoda gets around 112 mm of rain over 17.1 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 56% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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246
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648
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3065
3166

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13070
22971
32971
42872
52773
62674
72575
82476
92377
102278
112179
122080
131882
141783
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181387
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201189
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31793

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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:15 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:156:59
212.76:156:59
312.76:166:59
412.76:166:59
512.76:166:59
612.76:166:59
712.76:177:00
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1112.76:187:00
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1512.76:197:00
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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 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 5.36 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
25.9Bright
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275.0Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Kaura Namoda

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kaura Namoda sees seasonal dust haze (December–July), heaviest in April.

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

Is July a good time to visit Kaura Namoda?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kaura Namoda.

What to pack for Kaura Namoda in July

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

In July, Kaura Namoda sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kaura Namoda 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 Kaura Namoda peaks around August 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 16UV 13Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Kaura Namoda 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 Kaura Namoda is worst in February — around 111 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (August, 23 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 15110 µg/m³Aug 1223 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan103Unhealthy
Feb111Unhealthy
Mar104Unhealthy
Apr80Unhealthy
May52Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul25Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct59Unhealthy
Nov80Unhealthy
Dec99Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kaura Namoda?

Kaura Namoda sits at 12.6°N, 6.6°E, 396 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Moriki, 33 km away.

MadarounfaMaradiKatsinaTibiriGuidan Roumdji

Topography around Kaura Namoda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaura Namoda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 387 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 461 m.

The land around Kaura Namoda is covered by cropland (69%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (81%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
151 m
80 km
461 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Moriki 33 km · Gusau 48 km · Talata Mafara 57 km · Madarounfa 101 km · Maradi 115 km · Katsina 119 km · Tibiri 119 km · Guidan Roumdji 119 km

Nigeria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 13% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,224
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
15.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 569
Religion
Muslim 54%other Christian 35%Roman Catholic 11%other 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 Kaura Namoda (12.5937°, 6.5865°, elevation 396 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).