Bogandé climate — normals and trends
Bogandé (Burkina Faso) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.6 °C and it receives 455 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 (33.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Bogandé averages 0 frost days, 332 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 74 rainy days per year.
Bogandé has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.5 °C (on 3 April 2024) and the coldest 10.1 °C (on 13 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
BogandéEst Region
- coords
- 12.98°, -0.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.6°C
Average daily high
34.9°C
Average daily low
22.9°C
Annual rainfall
455mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
42%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
8.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
332 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
74 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.2 °C
Average feels-like low
22.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
279 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
44.5 °C
3 April 2024
Coldest day
10.1 °C
13 January 1957
Wettest day
133 mm
1 September 1975
Windiest day
31.4 km/h
3 May 1984
Strongest gust
61.2 km/h
1 October 1945
Hottest feels-like
47.5 °C
10 May 2001
Coldest feels-like
5.9 °C
13 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.1 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 | 33.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 36.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 41.8 °C | +3.8 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 41.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 40.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 13 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 37.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 30 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 115 mm | +10 mm |
| Aug | 31.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 108 mm | -55 mm |
| Sep | 32.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 77 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 37.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 6 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 37.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 35.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bogandé?
Bogandé has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.6 °C and it receives 455 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bogandé?
The hottest day measured in Bogandé between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 2024, reaching 44.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bogandé?
The coldest day measured in Bogandé between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1957, at 10.1 °C.
Does it snow in Bogandé?
Almost never: Bogandé sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bogandé warmed?
Yes: Bogandé warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bogandé?
The wettest day measured in Bogandé between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 1975, with 133 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bogandé?
The windiest day measured in Bogandé between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 1984, with winds reaching 31.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bogandé?
The warmest month in Bogandé is April (33.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Bogandé?
Bogandé receives on average 455 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 74 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bogandé?
Bogandé gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bogandé?
Yes: Bogandé has on average 279 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bogandé?
In Bogandé, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 10 May 2001, and the lowest was 5.9 °C on 13 January 1957.
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