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Monthly climate in Banfora, Burkina Faso

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Banfora features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 31 °C (88 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (60 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 943 mm (37.1 inches) and receives 120 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Banfora enjoys an average of 3689 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 30 minutes to 12 hours 43 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Banfora, Burkina Faso §

The warmest months in Banfora are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 31 °C (85 - 88 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Banfora experiences 328 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 Banfora, Burkina Faso.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 37°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Average high 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Average low 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(62°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Banfora, Burkina Faso §

Banfora usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 23 rainy days and 212 mm (8.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Banfora 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 Banfora, Burkina Faso.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 12 (0.5) 41 (1.6) 60 (2.4) 103 (4.1) 185 (7.3) 274 (10.8) 178 (7.0) 85 (3.4) 6 (0.2) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 2 9 12 13 23 27 20 13 1 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Banfora, Burkina Faso §

The sunniest months in Banfora are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 38 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Banfora: January, August and September receive an average of 8 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Banfora, Burkina Faso.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 266 295 323 319 339 320 308 270 280 318 320 327
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 33m 11h 46m 12h 3m 12h 21m 12h 36m 12h 43m 12h 39m 12h 26m 12h 9m 11h 52m 11h 37m 11h 30m

Solar UV radiation in Banfora, Burkina Faso §

Banfora experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.February, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Banfora UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Banfora, Burkina Faso.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 11 11 12 13 13 13 13 14 14 12 10 10