Climate averages 1991–2020
Banfora weather
in July.
A hot, wet month: the 10th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Banfora: daytime highs average 29.8°C and nights cool to about 22.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 168 mm of rain on roughly 21 days, which makes July a wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 41 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bobo-Dioulasso (78 km away). In July its highs average 29.4°C, about as warm as Banfora, with 166 mm of rain.
Among the 10 cities listed in Burkina Faso, Banfora ranks 9th of 10 for the warmest July highs and 10th of 10 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 10 cities is 31.6°C; Banfora is 1.8°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 1.4°C to 28.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 168 mm to 237 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Banfora climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.3°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 11.612 h |
| February | 36.6°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 2.1 | 0.5 | 11.812 h |
| March | 37.9°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 13 | 3.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 37.1°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 49 | 9.6 | 12.412 h |
| May | 35.1°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 75 | 14.1 | 12.613 h |
| June | 32.7°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 87 | 14.5 | 12.713 h |
| July, selected | 29.8°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 168 | 21.3 | 12.713 h |
| August | 28.4°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 237 | 25.3 | 12.512 h |
| September | 29.2°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 157 | 20.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.2°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 65 | 12.7 | 11.912 h |
| November | 34.0°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 5.8 | 1.3 | 11.612 h |
| December | 34.1°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.512 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
July in nearby cities
- Bobo-Dioulasso in JulyBurkina Faso · 78 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 22.0°C · 166 mm rain
- Sikasso in JulyMali · 125 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 22.4°C · 185 mm rain
- Ferkessédougou in JulyIvory Coast · 126 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 22.1°C · 161 mm rain
- Korhogo in JulyIvory Coast · 163 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 21.7°C · 185 mm rain
- Houndé in JulyBurkina Faso · 165 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 22.6°C · 149 mm rain
- Koutiala in JulyMali · 209 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 23.2°C · 156 mm rain
- Jirapa in JulyGhana · 225 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 22.5°C · 143 mm rain
- Wa in JulyGhana · 255 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 22.3°C · 160 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Banfora) is explained once on the Banfora year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.