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Monthly climate in Koudougou, Burkina Faso

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Koudougou features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (78 °F) and 33 °C (92 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (60 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 642 mm (25.3 inches) and receives 83 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Koudougou enjoys an average of 3745 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 24 minutes to 12 hours 49 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Koudougou, Burkina Faso §

The warmest months in Koudougou are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 33 °C (90 - 92 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, August and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 27 °C (78 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Koudougou 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 Koudougou, 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)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 38°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(98°F)
Average high 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(62°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Koudougou, Burkina Faso §

Koudougou usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 19 rainy days and 167 mm (6.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Koudougou 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 Koudougou, 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) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 26 (1.0) 65 (2.6) 123 (4.8) 222 (8.7) 155 (6.1) 42 (1.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 1 1 6 9 19 24 15 8 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Koudougou, Burkina Faso §

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

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Koudougou, 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 264 294 324 319 337 330 328 274 302 324 316 326
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 28m 11h 43m 12h 3m 12h 23m 12h 40m 12h 49m 12h 44m 12h 29m 12h 10m 11h 49m 11h 32m 11h 24m

Solar UV radiation in Koudougou, Burkina Faso §

Koudougou 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.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 Koudougou UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Koudougou, 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) 10 11 12 13 12 13 13 14 13 12 10 9