Béguédo climate — normals and trends
Béguédo (Burkina Faso) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.2 °C and it receives 658 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 April (32.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Béguédo averages 0 frost days, 313 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 100 rainy days per year.
Béguédo has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.4 °C (on 31 March 2024) and the coldest 12.7 °C (on 14 January 1957).
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
BéguédoCentre-Est Region
- coords
- 11.78°, -0.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.2°C
Average daily high
33.9°C
Average daily low
23.0°C
Annual rainfall
658mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
51%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
6.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
313 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
100 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.1 °C
Average feels-like low
23.8 °C
Average peak gust
31.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
303 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
43.4 °C
31 March 2024
Coldest day
12.7 °C
14 January 1957
Wettest day
126 mm
2 August 1944
Windiest day
31.7 km/h
11 April 1983
Strongest gust
68.8 km/h
4 September 2002
Hottest feels-like
47.0 °C
12 May 2025
Coldest feels-like
8.6 °C
10 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.1 h
19 July 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 36.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 40.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 40.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 2 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 37.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 18 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 34.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 53 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 30.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 142 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 29.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 260 mm | +47 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 98 mm | -31 mm |
| Oct | 34.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 18 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 36.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 35.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Béguédo?
Béguédo has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.2 °C and it receives 658 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Béguédo?
The hottest day measured in Béguédo between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 2024, reaching 43.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Béguédo?
The coldest day measured in Béguédo between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1957, at 12.7 °C.
Does it snow in Béguédo?
Almost never: Béguédo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Béguédo warmed?
Yes: Béguédo warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Béguédo?
The wettest day measured in Béguédo between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1944, with 126 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Béguédo?
The windiest day measured in Béguédo between 1940 and 2025 was 11 April 1983, with winds reaching 31.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Béguédo?
The warmest month in Béguédo is April (32.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Béguédo?
Béguédo receives on average 658 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 100 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Béguédo?
Béguédo gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Béguédo?
Yes: Béguédo has on average 303 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Béguédo?
In Béguédo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.0 °C on 12 May 2025, and the lowest was 8.6 °C on 10 January 1957.
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