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Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso climate
As Tropical savanna (dry summer)
Fada N'gourma has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry summer), Köppen As). The hottest month is April with an average daily high near 40°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 19°C at night. Precipitation totals about 855 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 281 mm while January barely receives 0 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Fada N'gourma climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 34 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 35 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 2 | 30 | 21 | 61 | 97 | 172 | 281 | 136 | 50 | 0 | 6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 34 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 35 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 2 | 30 | 21 | 61 | 97 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 32 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 35 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 172 | 281 | 136 | 50 | 0 | 6 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 24 | 26 | 48 | 63 | 65 | 62 | 69 | 75 | 56 | 42 | 25 | 21 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 20 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 81 | 70 | 43 | 28 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.1 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 6.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 24 | 26 | 48 | 63 | 65 | 62 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 20 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 57 | 65 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.1 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 69 | 75 | 56 | 42 | 25 | 21 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 74 | 81 | 81 | 70 | 43 | 28 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 6.0 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 23 years of daily observations at Fada N'gourma, a weather station, about 3 km from the city centre. 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.