Ziniaré, Burkina Faso climate

BSh Hot semi-arid

Ziniaré has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is April with an average daily high near 40°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 18°C at night. Precipitation totals about 805 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 212 mm while January barely receives 0 mm.

☀️ Summers

Very hot

Highs near 40°C in April.

❄️ Winters

Mild

Lows near 18°C in January.

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 805 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in August

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

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)

Ziniaré climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	33	36	39	40	38	35	33	31	33	36	37	34
Avg temp (°C)	25	28	32	34	33	30	28	27	28	30	29	26
Avg low (°C)	18	20	25	27	27	25	23	23	23	24	21	18
Precipitation (mm)	0	4	11	26	62	92	194	212	163	33	5	3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	33	36	39	40	38	35
Avg temp (°C)	25	28	32	34	33	30
Avg low (°C)	18	20	25	27	27	25
Precipitation (mm)	0	4	11	26	62	92

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	33	31	33	36	37	34
Avg temp (°C)	28	27	28	30	29	26
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	24	21	18
Precipitation (mm)	194	212	163	33	5	3

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	26	27	56	65	68	61	69	74	56	41	26	24
Relative humidity (%)	24	19	21	36	50	61	72	80	78	67	44	32
Wind speed (m/s)	2.2	2.2	2.0	1.9	2.2	1.9	1.5	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.4	1.9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	26	27	56	65	68	61
Relative humidity (%)	24	19	21	36	50	61
Wind speed (m/s)	2.2	2.2	2.0	1.9	2.2	1.9

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	69	74	56	41	26	24
Relative humidity (%)	72	80	78	67	44	32
Wind speed (m/s)	1.5	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.4	1.9

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Ouagadougou, a weather station, about 35 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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