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Monthly climate in Gaongo, Centre-Sud, Burkina Faso

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Gaongo features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 34 °C (93 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (59 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (110 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 664 mm (26.1 inches) and receives 81 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Gaongo enjoys an average of 3720 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 25 minutes to 12 hours 48 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Gaongo, Centre-Sud, Burkina Faso §

The warmest months in Gaongo are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 34 °C (90 - 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, Gaongo 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 Gaongo, Centre-Sud, 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 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Average high 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(85°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 low 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Gaongo, Centre-Sud, Burkina Faso §

Gaongo usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 19 rainy days and 171 mm (6.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Gaongo 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 Gaongo, Centre-Sud, 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) 2 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 32 (1.2) 61 (2.4) 124 (4.9) 231 (9.1) 158 (6.2) 49 (1.9) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 1 6 9 18 25 15 7 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Gaongo, Centre-Sud, Burkina Faso §

The sunniest months in Gaongo are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 37 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Gaongo: 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 Gaongo, Centre-Sud, 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 266 296 324 319 335 323 316 271 299 320 318 327
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 29m 11h 44m 12h 3m 12h 23m 12h 40m 12h 48m 12h 44m 12h 29m 12h 10m 11h 50m 11h 33m 11h 25m

Solar UV radiation in Gaongo, Centre-Sud, Burkina Faso §

Gaongo 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.October, 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 Gaongo UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Gaongo, Centre-Sud, 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 12 13 13 14 13 11 10 9