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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.

☀️ All year

Very hot

Daytime highs near 40°C most of the year.

🌙 Nights

Stays warm

Even the coolest nights stay near 19°C.

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 855 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)

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 (m/s)	3.2	3.1	2.6	2.8	3.1	2.7	2.2	1.8	1.5	1.6	1.8	2.7

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 (m/s)	3.2	3.1	2.6	2.8	3.1	2.7

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 (m/s)	2.2	1.8	1.5	1.6	1.8	2.7

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.

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