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Monthly climate in Boussouma, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Boussouma features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 34 °C (94 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (56 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (112 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 450 mm (17.7 inches) and receives 66 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Boussouma enjoys an average of 3777 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 22 minutes to 12 hours 51 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Boussouma, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso §

The warmest months in Boussouma are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 34 °C (90 - 94 °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, Boussouma 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 Boussouma, Centre-Nord, 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 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum 36°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 high 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Boussouma, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso §

Boussouma usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 15 rainy days and 123 mm (4.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Boussouma are January, November and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Boussouma, Centre-Nord, 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) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 15 (0.6) 42 (1.6) 108 (4.2) 176 (6.9) 84 (3.3) 23 (0.9) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 4 10 15 20 12 5 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Boussouma, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso §

The sunniest months in Boussouma are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Boussouma: 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 Boussouma, Centre-Nord, 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 263 295 325 322 335 331 334 294 311 326 314 323
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 26m 11h 42m 12h 3m 12h 24m 12h 42m 12h 51m 12h 46m 12h 31m 12h 10m 11h 49m 11h 31m 11h 22m

Solar UV radiation in Boussouma, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso §

Boussouma experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 13, 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 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Boussouma UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Boussouma, Centre-Nord, 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) 9 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 12 11 9 9