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Monthly climate in Barani, Burkina Faso

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Barani features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh). Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 34 °C (93 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (53 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (112 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 527 mm (20.7 inches) and receives 73 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Barani enjoys an average of 3780 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 21 minutes to 12 hours 52 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Barani, Burkina Faso

The warmest months in Barani are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 34 °C (89 - 93 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, August and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 27 °C (76 - 81 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Barani experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Barani. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum38°C
(100°F)		40°C
(104°F)		43°C
(110°F)		43°C
(110°F)		44°C
(112°F)		41°C
(107°F)		38°C
(100°F)		35°C
(96°F)		37°C
(99°F)		39°C
(103°F)		39°C
(102°F)		38°C
(100°F)
Mean maximum36°C
(97°F)		39°C
(102°F)		42°C
(107°F)		43°C
(109°F)		43°C
(109°F)		40°C
(104°F)		37°C
(99°F)		34°C
(94°F)		36°C
(97°F)		39°C
(102°F)		38°C
(101°F)		37°C
(98°F)
Average high32°C
(90°F)		35°C
(95°F)		38°C
(101°F)		40°C
(104°F)		39°C
(103°F)		37°C
(98°F)		33°C
(91°F)		31°C
(88°F)		33°C
(91°F)		36°C
(96°F)		36°C
(97°F)		34°C
(93°F)
Daily mean24°C
(76°F)		27°C
(82°F)		31°C
(89°F)		34°C
(93°F)		33°C
(92°F)		31°C
(89°F)		28°C
(83°F)		27°C
(81°F)		28°C
(82°F)		30°C
(86°F)		29°C
(84°F)		26°C
(79°F)
Average low17°C
(63°F)		20°C
(68°F)		24°C
(76°F)		27°C
(81°F)		28°C
(82°F)		26°C
(80°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(76°F)		21°C
(71°F)		19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum13°C
(56°F)		16°C
(62°F)		20°C
(67°F)		23°C
(74°F)		24°C
(76°F)		23°C
(74°F)		22°C
(73°F)		22°C
(71°F)		22°C
(72°F)		21°C
(70°F)		18°C
(65°F)		16°C
(60°F)
Minimum11°C
(53°F)		16°C
(60°F)		16°C
(62°F)		21°C
(71°F)		23°C
(74°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(72°F)		20°C
(69°F)		22°C
(71°F)		18°C
(65°F)		15°C
(60°F)		15°C
(59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Barani, Burkina Faso

Barani usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 17 rainy days and 146 mm (5.7 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Barani are January, February and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Barani. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)1 (0.0)5 (0.2)16 (0.6)39 (1.5)129 (5.1)223 (8.8)85 (3.3)27 (1.1)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)000158192113600

Monthly sunshine hours in Barani, Burkina Faso

The sunniest months in Barani are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 56 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Barani: January, February and August receive an average of 9 hours 22 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Barani. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours263293324320336334334297307327316324
Mean daily daylight hours11h 26m11h 42m12h 3m12h 25m12h 43m12h 52m12h 47m12h 31m12h 10m11h 48m11h 30m11h 21m

Solar UV radiation in Barani, Burkina Faso

Barani experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Barani UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Barani. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)10111213121214141312109