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Monthly climate in Salanso, Burkina Faso

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Salanso features a tropical savanna climate (Aw). Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 34 °C (93 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (112 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 711 mm (28.0 inches) and receives 91 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Salanso enjoys an average of 3754 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 24 minutes to 12 hours 48 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Salanso, Burkina Faso

The warmest months in Salanso are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 34 °C (91 - 93 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, August and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Salanso 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 Salanso. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum39°C
(102°F)		40°C
(105°F)		43°C
(110°F)		44°C
(111°F)		44°C
(112°F)		40°C
(104°F)		37°C
(98°F)		34°C
(93°F)		36°C
(96°F)		39°C
(102°F)		38°C
(101°F)		38°C
(100°F)
Mean maximum37°C
(99°F)		40°C
(104°F)		42°C
(107°F)		43°C
(109°F)		42°C
(107°F)		38°C
(101°F)		36°C
(97°F)		33°C
(91°F)		35°C
(94°F)		38°C
(100°F)		38°C
(100°F)		37°C
(99°F)
Average high34°C
(93°F)		36°C
(98°F)		39°C
(103°F)		40°C
(104°F)		38°C
(101°F)		35°C
(95°F)		32°C
(89°F)		30°C
(86°F)		31°C
(89°F)		34°C
(94°F)		36°C
(97°F)		35°C
(95°F)
Daily mean26°C
(79°F)		29°C
(84°F)		32°C
(91°F)		34°C
(93°F)		33°C
(91°F)		30°C
(86°F)		28°C
(82°F)		26°C
(80°F)		27°C
(81°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(84°F)		27°C
(80°F)
Average low18°C
(65°F)		21°C
(71°F)		26°C
(79°F)		28°C
(82°F)		28°C
(82°F)		26°C
(78°F)		24°C
(75°F)		23°C
(74°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(75°F)		21°C
(71°F)		19°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum15°C
(60°F)		18°C
(64°F)		21°C
(70°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(76°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(72°F)		21°C
(70°F)		18°C
(65°F)		17°C
(62°F)
Minimum14°C
(58°F)		16°C
(62°F)		18°C
(65°F)		22°C
(73°F)		23°C
(73°F)		21°C
(70°F)		22°C
(72°F)		21°C
(71°F)		21°C
(71°F)		19°C
(66°F)		17°C
(64°F)		16°C
(61°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Salanso, Burkina Faso

Salanso usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 19 rainy days and 184 mm (7.3 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Salanso 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 Salanso. 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)2 (0.1)9 (0.4)31 (1.2)60 (2.4)168 (6.6)247 (9.7)137 (5.4)53 (2.1)3 (0.1)0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)0013911192415900

Monthly sunshine hours in Salanso, Burkina Faso

The sunniest months in Salanso are May, June and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 49 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Salanso: January, February and August receive an average of 9 hours 17 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Salanso. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours264293324318337332326286299326317325
Mean daily daylight hours11h 29m11h 43m12h 3m12h 23m12h 40m12h 48m12h 44m12h 29m12h 10m11h 50m11h 33m11h 24m

Solar UV radiation in Salanso, Burkina Faso

Salanso 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 Salanso UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Salanso. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)10111213121314141312109