Bousse climate — normals and trends
Bousse (Burkina Faso) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 602 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 (32.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Bousse averages 0 frost days, 321 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 92 rainy days per year.
Bousse has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.1 °C (on 6 May 2019) and the coldest 10.8 °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
BoussePlateau-Central Region
- coords
- 12.66°, -1.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.9°C
Average daily high
34.2°C
Average daily low
22.4°C
Annual rainfall
602mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
46%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
8.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
321 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
92 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.9 °C
Average feels-like low
22.6 °C
Average peak gust
31.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
271 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °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
44.1 °C
6 May 2019
Coldest day
10.8 °C
17 January 1948
Wettest day
137 mm
1 September 1975
Windiest day
30.1 km/h
16 April 2022
Strongest gust
61.6 km/h
24 January 1992
Hottest feels-like
46.8 °C
12 May 2025
Coldest feels-like
6.2 °C
10 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.2 h
10 July 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 35.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 40.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 40.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 38.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 18 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 35.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 60 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 31.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 132 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 122 mm | -75 mm |
| Sep | 31.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 102 mm | -24 mm |
| Oct | 35.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 15 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 36.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 34.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bousse?
Bousse has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 602 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bousse?
The hottest day measured in Bousse between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2019, reaching 44.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bousse?
The coldest day measured in Bousse between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1948, at 10.8 °C.
Does it snow in Bousse?
Almost never: Bousse sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bousse warmed?
Yes: Bousse warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bousse?
The wettest day measured in Bousse between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 1975, with 137 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bousse?
The windiest day measured in Bousse between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 2022, with winds reaching 30.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bousse?
The warmest month in Bousse is April (32.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Bousse?
Bousse receives on average 602 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bousse?
Bousse gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bousse?
Yes: Bousse has on average 271 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bousse?
In Bousse, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.8 °C on 12 May 2025, and the lowest was 6.2 °C on 10 January 1957.
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