Aribinda climate — normals and trends
Aribinda (Burkina Faso) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 29.0 °C and it receives 335 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is May (34.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Aribinda averages 0 frost days, 333 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 56 rainy days per year.
Aribinda has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.6 °C (on 6 May 2019) and the coldest 9.7 °C (on 17 January 1948).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AribindaSahel Region
- coords
- 14.23°, -0.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
29.0°C
Average daily high
35.3°C
Average daily low
23.1°C
Annual rainfall
335mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
36%
Average peak wind
18.6km/h
Seasonal range
10.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
333 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
56 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.5 °C
Average feels-like low
22.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
279 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
45.6 °C
6 May 2019
Coldest day
9.7 °C
17 January 1948
Wettest day
133 mm
7 August 2012
Windiest day
38.4 km/h
26 March 2008
Strongest gust
69.1 km/h
26 March 2008
Hottest feels-like
46.5 °C
27 April 1973
Coldest feels-like
4.3 °C
1 January 1947
Sunniest day
12.2 h
13 July 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Feb | 35.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 41.5 °C | +4.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 42.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 41.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 5 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 39.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 19 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 34.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 88 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 32.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 68 mm | -67 mm |
| Sep | 34.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 43 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 38.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 37.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 33.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Aribinda?
Aribinda has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 29.0 °C and it receives 335 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Aribinda?
The hottest day measured in Aribinda between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2019, reaching 45.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Aribinda?
The coldest day measured in Aribinda between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1948, at 9.7 °C.
Does it snow in Aribinda?
Almost never: Aribinda sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Aribinda warmed?
Yes: Aribinda warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Aribinda?
The wettest day measured in Aribinda between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 2012, with 133 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Aribinda?
The windiest day measured in Aribinda between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2008, with winds reaching 38.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Aribinda?
The warmest month in Aribinda is May (34.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Aribinda?
Aribinda receives on average 335 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 56 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Aribinda?
Aribinda gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Aribinda?
Yes: Aribinda has on average 279 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Aribinda?
In Aribinda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.5 °C on 27 April 1973, and the lowest was 4.3 °C on 1 January 1947.
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