Tambacounda weather in July

In July, Tambacounda sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 124 mm of rain across 14.3 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 Tambacounda's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tambacounda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
10th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
124 mm
14.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:38 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Tambacounda is city and regional capital in Senegal.

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 33°C by the end.

A typical July day in Tambacounda reaches about 34°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 31°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 5°C cooler than June and about 2°C warmer than August.

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

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
22 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.

Tambacounda weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 20°0011.33.3
Feb37° / 22°00.111.51.7
Mar40° / 25°0011.90.2
Apr41° / 27°00.112.30.0
May41° / 28°40.712.60.0
Jun38° / 27°366.212.80.9
Jul34° / 25°12414.312.72.6
Aug32° / 25°19819.512.53.1
Sep32° / 24°15915.912.13.2
Oct35° / 25°416.711.72.6
Nov37° / 22°20.511.42.1
Dec35° / 20°10.211.23.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24060
33961
43763
53763
63664
73664
83565
93466
103466
113367
123169
133070
143070
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212278
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Tambacounda gets around 124 mm of rain over 14.3 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 46% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
137
238
339
440
540
641
741
841
941
1042
1142
1242
1343
1443
1544
1645
1745
1846
1947
2048
2148
2249
2350
2451
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3155

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1297316
2287317
3277318
4267319
5167320
6157321
7157222
8147223
9147223
10137224
11137125
12137026
13127126
14127027
15126928
16116929
17116830
18116731
19016732
20016633
21016534
22016336
23016237
24016039
25015940
26015742
27015544
28015346
29015148
30014950
31014752

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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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 6:34 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 7:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:347:22
212.86:347:22
312.86:347:22
412.86:357:22
512.86:357:23
612.86:357:23
712.86:367:23
812.86:367:23
912.86:367:23
1012.86:367:23
1112.86:377:23
1212.86:377:23
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1412.86:387:23
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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 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 5.01 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.4Bright
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105.3Bright
115.2Bright
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155.1Bright
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175.0Bright
185.0Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.8Bright
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244.8Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Tambacounda

In seasonPeak

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

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

Tambacounda sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in June.

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

Is July a good time to visit Tambacounda?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tambacounda.

What to pack for Tambacounda in July

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

In July, Tambacounda sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tambacounda 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 Tambacounda peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highAug 18UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Tambacounda 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 Tambacounda is worst in February — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 1771 µg/m³Aug 1916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan56Unhealthy
Feb73Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr53Poor
May50Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul21Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct39Poor
Nov72Unhealthy
Dec57Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tambacounda?

Tambacounda sits at 13.8°N, 13.7°W, 32 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Médina Gounas, 71 km away.

Médina GounasFaratoVélingaraKoumpentoumDiaoubéKoungheulKoungneul SosséKoundara

Topography around Tambacounda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tambacounda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m.

The land around Tambacounda is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (41%), shrubs (31%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and shrubs (44%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
47 m
80 km
80 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Médina Gounas 71 km · Farato 72 km · Vélingara 84 km · Koumpentoum 100 km · Diaoubé 109 km · Koungheul 125 km · Koungneul Sossé 126 km · Koundara 149 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 Tambacounda (13.7707°, -13.6673°, elevation 32 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).