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Monthly climate in Niou, Plateau-Central, Burkina Faso

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Niou features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 34 °C (93 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (57 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (112 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 613 mm (24.1 inches) and receives 83 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Niou enjoys an average of 3739 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 Niou, Plateau-Central, Burkina Faso §

The warmest months in Niou are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 34 °C (89 - 93 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, August and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 27 °C (77 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Niou 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 Niou, Plateau-Central, 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)		 39°C
(103°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(97°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Average high 32°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(102°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 17°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(60°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°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 Niou, Plateau-Central, Burkina Faso §

Niou usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 19 rainy days and 162 mm (6.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Niou 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 Niou, Plateau-Central, 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) 3 (0.1) 21 (0.8) 68 (2.7) 116 (4.6) 231 (9.1) 139 (5.5) 33 (1.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 1 5 12 20 23 16 6 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Niou, Plateau-Central, Burkina Faso §

The sunniest months in Niou are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 47 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Niou: 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 Niou, Plateau-Central, 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 263 293 324 319 334 329 328 276 304 323 315 324
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 27m 11h 42m 12h 3m 12h 24m 12h 42m 12h 51m 12h 46m 12h 30m 12h 10m 11h 49m 11h 31m 11h 22m

Solar UV radiation in Niou, Plateau-Central, Burkina Faso §

Niou 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 Niou UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Niou, Plateau-Central, 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