Climate averages 1991–2020
Kara weather
in July.
A hot, very wet month: the 11th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Kara: daytime highs average 28.7°C and nights cool to about 21.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 233 mm of rain on roughly 28 days, which makes July a very wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 37 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Djougou (55 km away). In July its highs average 27.9°C, 0.7°C cooler than Kara, with 248 mm of rain.
Among the 5 cities listed in Togo, Kara ranks 1st of 5 for the warmest July highs and 4th of 5 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 5 cities is 27.9°C; Kara is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 28.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 233 mm to 305 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
Kara climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.9°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 2.2 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
| February | 36.6°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 9.6 | 1.9 | 11.812 h |
| March | 37.1°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 32 | 5.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 35.4°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 90 | 15.5 | 12.312 h |
| May | 32.9°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 144 | 20.9 | 12.613 h |
| June | 30.5°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 160 | 22.8 | 12.713 h |
| July, selected | 28.7°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 233 | 27.8 | 12.613 h |
| August | 28.1°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 305 | 28.9 | 12.412 h |
| September | 29.2°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 266 | 27.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.9°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 134 | 18.6 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.4°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 13 | 2.4 | 11.712 h |
| December | 34.4°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 11.612 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
- Djougou in JulyBenin · 55 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 21.1°C · 248 mm rain
- Sokodé in JulyTogo · 63 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 21.1°C · 254 mm rain
- Parakou in JulyBenin · 160 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 21.6°C · 207 mm rain
- Tamale in JulyGhana · 223 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 22.8°C · 152 mm rain
- Atakpamé in JulyTogo · 224 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 21.1°C · 189 mm rain
- Bawku in JulyGhana · 229 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 23.2°C · 123 mm rain
- Saki in JulyNigeria · 262 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 21.1°C · 179 mm rain
- Bolgatanga in JulyGhana · 262 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 23.2°C · 132 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 Kara) is explained once on the Kara year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.