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Monthly climate in Kongoussi, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kongoussi features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 34 °C (93 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (54 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (113 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 442 mm (17.4 inches) and receives 65 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kongoussi enjoys an average of 3782 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 20 minutes to 12 hours 53 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Kongoussi 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, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 27 °C (75 - 81 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kongoussi 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 Kongoussi, 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
(100°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(96°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(98°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
(102°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°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 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)

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

Kongoussi usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 15 rainy days and 121 mm (4.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kongoussi 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 Kongoussi, 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) 3 (0.1) 13 (0.5) 40 (1.6) 104 (4.1) 176 (6.9) 84 (3.3) 22 (0.9) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 3 10 14 21 12 5 0 0

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

The sunniest months in Kongoussi are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 53 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kongoussi: January, February and August receive an average of 9 hours 23 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kongoussi, 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 263 294 325 322 335 332 335 295 311 326 315 324
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 25m 11h 41m 12h 3m 12h 25m 12h 44m 12h 53m 12h 48m 12h 31m 12h 10m 11h 48m 11h 29m 11h 20m

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

Kongoussi 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 Kongoussi UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kongoussi, 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