Dori, Burkina Faso climate

BSh Hot semi-arid

Dori has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is May with an average daily high near 42°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 16°C at night. Precipitation totals about 503 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 188 mm while January barely receives 0 mm.

☀️ Summers

Extreme heat

Highs near 42°C in May.

❄️ Winters

Mild

Lows near 16°C in January.

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 503 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in August

⛅ Sky & trend

Fairly sunny

More sun than cloud through the year.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Dori climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	32	36	40	42	42	39	36	34	36	39	38	34
Avg temp (°C)	24	27	31	35	35	33	30	29	30	32	29	25
Avg low (°C)	16	19	23	27	29	27	25	24	25	25	20	16
Precipitation (mm)	0	1	2	5	18	54	127	188	69	22	3	12

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	32	36	40	42	42	39
Avg temp (°C)	24	27	31	35	35	33
Avg low (°C)	16	19	23	27	29	27
Precipitation (mm)	0	1	2	5	18	54

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	36	34	36	39	38	34
Avg temp (°C)	30	29	30	32	29	25
Avg low (°C)	25	24	25	25	20	16
Precipitation (mm)	127	188	69	22	3	12

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	34	31	39	50	57	54	57	62	52	39	29	34
Relative humidity (%)	17	14	13	20	35	50	63	75	72	55	27	20
Wind speed (km/h)	12.0	11.7	10.9	9.7	11.1	11.7	9.7	7.3	6.6	6.5	8.6	11.0

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	34	31	39	50	57	54
Relative humidity (%)	17	14	13	20	35	50
Wind speed (km/h)	12.0	11.7	10.9	9.7	11.1	11.7

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	57	62	52	39	29	34
Relative humidity (%)	63	75	72	55	27	20
Wind speed (km/h)	9.7	7.3	6.6	6.5	8.6	11.0

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Dori, a weather station, inside the city. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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