Bobo-Dioulasso climate — normals and trends
Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 861 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 (31.1 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Bobo-Dioulasso averages 0 frost days, 290 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Bobo-Dioulasso has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.6 °C (on 17 April 2020) and the coldest 11.0 °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
Bobo-DioulassoHauts-Bassins Region
- coords
- 11.18°, -4.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.4°C
Average daily high
33.0°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
861mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
6.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
290 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.4 °C
Average feels-like low
23.0 °C
Average peak gust
31.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
293 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °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
42.6 °C
17 April 2020
Coldest day
11.0 °C
28 December 1960
Wettest day
162 mm
21 May 1968
Windiest day
31.7 km/h
27 May 1946
Strongest gust
60.8 km/h
22 February 1943
Hottest feels-like
46.4 °C
27 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
6.6 °C
28 December 1960
Sunniest day
12.6 h
4 July 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 36.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 38.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 8 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 37.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 16 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 35.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 12 mm | -65 mm |
| Jun | 33.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 62 mm | -30 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 287 mm | +113 mm |
| Aug | 28.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 224 mm | -19 mm |
| Sep | 30.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 156 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 34.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 24 mm | -34 mm |
| Nov | 35.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 34.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bobo-Dioulasso?
Bobo-Dioulasso has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 861 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bobo-Dioulasso?
The hottest day measured in Bobo-Dioulasso between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 2020, reaching 42.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bobo-Dioulasso?
The coldest day measured in Bobo-Dioulasso between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1960, at 11.0 °C.
Does it snow in Bobo-Dioulasso?
Almost never: Bobo-Dioulasso sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bobo-Dioulasso warmed?
Yes: Bobo-Dioulasso warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bobo-Dioulasso?
The wettest day measured in Bobo-Dioulasso between 1940 and 2025 was 21 May 1968, with 162 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bobo-Dioulasso?
The windiest day measured in Bobo-Dioulasso between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1946, with winds reaching 31.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bobo-Dioulasso?
The warmest month in Bobo-Dioulasso is April (31.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Bobo-Dioulasso?
Bobo-Dioulasso receives on average 861 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bobo-Dioulasso?
Bobo-Dioulasso gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bobo-Dioulasso?
Yes: Bobo-Dioulasso has on average 293 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bobo-Dioulasso?
In Bobo-Dioulasso, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.4 °C on 27 April 2024, and the lowest was 6.6 °C on 28 December 1960.
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