Banfora climate — normals and trends
Banfora (Burkina Faso) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 914 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 March (30.0 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Banfora averages 0 frost days, 271 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 133 rainy days per year.
Banfora has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.2 °C (on 6 April 2020) and the coldest 12.1 °C (on 28 December 1960).
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
BanforaCascades Region
- coords
- 10.64°, -4.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.8°C
Average daily high
32.3°C
Average daily low
21.9°C
Annual rainfall
914mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
5.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
271 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
133 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.9 °C
Average feels-like low
22.9 °C
Average peak gust
30.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
299 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
41.2 °C
6 April 2020
Coldest day
12.1 °C
28 December 1960
Wettest day
133 mm
17 August 1985
Windiest day
31.6 km/h
22 February 1943
Strongest gust
64.8 km/h
22 February 1943
Hottest feels-like
45.4 °C
24 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
7.4 °C
28 December 1960
Sunniest day
12.6 h
2 July 1948
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 35.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 37.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 16 mm | 0 mm |
| Apr | 36.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 28 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 34.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 15 mm | -69 mm |
| Jun | 32.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 77 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 29.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 212 mm | +36 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 250 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 197 mm | +33 mm |
| Oct | 32.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 29 mm | -36 mm |
| Nov | 33.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 24 mm | +15 mm |
| Dec | 33.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 7 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Banfora?
Banfora has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 914 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Banfora?
The hottest day measured in Banfora between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 2020, reaching 41.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Banfora?
The coldest day measured in Banfora between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1960, at 12.1 °C.
Does it snow in Banfora?
Almost never: Banfora sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Banfora warmed?
Yes: Banfora warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Banfora?
The wettest day measured in Banfora between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1985, with 133 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Banfora?
The windiest day measured in Banfora between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1943, with winds reaching 31.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Banfora?
The warmest month in Banfora is March (30.0 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Banfora?
Banfora receives on average 914 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 133 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Banfora?
Banfora gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Banfora?
Yes: Banfora has on average 299 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Banfora?
In Banfora, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.4 °C on 24 April 2024, and the lowest was 7.4 °C on 28 December 1960.
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