Joal weather in July

In July, Joal sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 61 mm of rain across 9 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 Joal's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Joal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:50 AM – 7:36 PM
Cloud cover
59%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Joal is city in Senegal.

Density
2,647/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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical July day in Joal reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Joal

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.

Joal weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°20.211.37.2
Feb29° / 20°10.111.56.8
Mar30° / 20°00.111.96.6
Apr30° / 20°0012.36.8
May29° / 22°00.112.67.0
Jun29° / 24°40.712.86.8
Jul29° / 26°61912.85.4
Aug29° / 26°18418.112.54.2
Sep30° / 26°12815.712.14.3
Oct31° / 26°355.111.75.0
Nov32° / 23°10.211.35.2
Dec30° / 21°20.311.26.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26238
36139
46139
56040
65941
75842
85842
95743
105743
115743
125644
135545
145545
155446
165248
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194951
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224555
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264258
274060
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Joal gets around 61 mm of rain over 9 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 29% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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919
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1122
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1628
1729
1831
1932
2034
2135
2237
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2440
2542
2643
2744
2845
2946
3047
3148

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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
158312
258312
358213
458114
558015
657916
757817
847818
947719
1047620
1147521
1247521
1347422
1447323
1547224
1647125
1747026
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2136532
2236433
2336235
2436037
2526038
2625840
2725642
2825444
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3025147
3125048

Wind in July

Winds average 14 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
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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 6:46 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 7:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:467:36
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312.86:467:36
412.86:477:36
512.86:477:36
612.86:477:36
712.86:487:36
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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 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 5.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
125.9Bright
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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Joal

In seasonPeak

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

Joal sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Joal sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), heaviest in June.

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

Is July a good time to visit Joal?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Joal for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Joal in July

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

In July, Joal sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Joal in July

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in October at about 29°C and coldest in March near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 16 to Feb 5 — about 9.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb20Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr20Cool
May22Refreshing
Jun26Warm
Jul28Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec24Refreshing

UV index in Joal 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 Joal peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 18UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Joal 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 Joal is worst in February — around 105 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (August, 33 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorPoorUnhealthyFeb 10104 µg/m³Aug 1834 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan100Unhealthy
Feb105Unhealthy
Mar84Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May60Unhealthy
Jun71Unhealthy
Jul46Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep41Poor
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov76Unhealthy
Dec96Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Joal?

Joal sits at 14.2°N, 16.8°W, 8 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Mbour, 30 km away.

NguékhokhFatickPoukham UnGandiayeKhombole

Topography around Joal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Joal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m.

The land around Joal is covered by water (46%) within 3 km, water (54%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
35 m
80 km
144 m
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July weather nearby: Mbour 30 km · Thiadiaye 32 km · Sali 35 km · Nguékhokh 41 km · Fatick 51 km · Poukham Un 51 km · Gandiaye 63 km · Khombole 68 km

Senegal travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / D / E / K
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 36% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,955
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
27%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.3
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
23.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 442
Religion
Muslim 97%Christian 3%

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 Joal (14.1731°, -16.8493°, elevation 8 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).