Djibo climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Djibo?

Djibo has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.5 °C and it receives 373 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Djibo?

The hottest day measured in Djibo between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 2024, reaching 45.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Djibo?

The coldest day measured in Djibo between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1948, at 8.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Djibo?

Almost never: Djibo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Djibo warmed?

Yes: Djibo warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Djibo?

The wettest day measured in Djibo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1956, with 224 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Djibo?

The windiest day measured in Djibo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1986, with winds reaching 39.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Djibo?

The warmest month in Djibo is May (33.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Djibo?

Djibo receives on average 373 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 62 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Djibo?

Djibo gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Djibo (Burkina Faso) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.5 °C and it receives 373 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 May (33.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Djibo averages 0 frost days, 330 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 62 rainy days per year.

Djibo has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 45.4 °C (on 3 April 2024) and the coldest 8.8 °C (on 16 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

DjiboSahel Region

coords: 14.10°, -1.63°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

28.5°C

Average daily high

34.9°C

Average daily low

22.5°C

Annual rainfall

373mm

Sunshine / day

11.2h

Mean relative humidity

39%

Average peak wind

17.9km/h

Seasonal range

10.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

330 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

62 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.4 °C

Average feels-like low

21.7 °C

Average peak gust

34.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

265 d/yr

Solar radiation

22.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.5 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

45.4 °C

3 April 2024

Coldest day

8.8 °C

16 January 1948

Wettest day

224 mm

28 August 1956

Windiest day

39.3 km/h

28 May 1986

Strongest gust

66.2 km/h

26 March 2008

Hottest feels-like

46.7 °C

12 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

4.1 °C

1 January 1947

Sunniest day

12.3 h

30 June 1941

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	43.6 °C18 April 2025	16.5 °C20 January 2025	30.1 °C	284 mm	347
2024	45.4 °C3 April 2024	15.2 °C27 December 2024	29.9 °C	429 mm	347
2023	44.4 °C10 May 2023	13.7 °C30 January 2023	30.0 °C	225 mm	349
2022	43.3 °C7 May 2022	14.0 °C19 January 2022	29.1 °C	283 mm	349
2021	42.9 °C16 April 2021	14.1 °C28 January 2021	30.1 °C	193 mm	363
2020	44.1 °C17 April 2020	12.9 °C3 January 2020	29.5 °C	330 mm	341
2019	45.2 °C6 May 2019	11.9 °C23 January 2019	29.4 °C	290 mm	347
2018	43.0 °C8 May 2018	13.0 °C14 January 2018	29.5 °C	343 mm	351
2017	43.0 °C8 May 2017	12.1 °C14 January 2017	29.4 °C	285 mm	345
2016	44.6 °C13 April 2016	12.8 °C3 February 2016	29.4 °C	297 mm	345
2015	43.3 °C7 May 2015	12.8 °C1 January 2015	28.8 °C	401 mm	319
2014	43.7 °C17 April 2014	12.2 °C31 December 2014	29.4 °C	251 mm	343
2013	43.7 °C24 May 2013	11.9 °C6 January 2013	29.4 °C	248 mm	334
2012	43.7 °C8 May 2012	12.9 °C16 January 2012	29.0 °C	488 mm	332
2011	43.1 °C21 April 2011	13.5 °C31 December 2011	29.7 °C	227 mm	346
2010	43.7 °C20 April 2010	13.7 °C12 December 2010	29.7 °C	429 mm	356
2009	42.9 °C21 May 2009	12.1 °C26 January 2009	29.6 °C	263 mm	347
2008	43.1 °C16 May 2008	11.3 °C8 January 2008	28.9 °C	279 mm	331
2007	43.8 °C11 April 2007	13.2 °C15 January 2007	29.3 °C	323 mm	330
2006	42.1 °C4 May 2006	14.0 °C27 December 2006	29.2 °C	258 mm	342
2005	42.4 °C19 May 2005	14.3 °C3 January 2005	29.4 °C	371 mm	332
2004	42.1 °C25 May 2004	13.3 °C30 January 2004	29.5 °C	208 mm	346
2003	42.3 °C10 April 2003	13.2 °C29 December 2003	29.1 °C	398 mm	333
2002	44.1 °C26 May 2002	13.4 °C28 December 2002	29.3 °C	234 mm	329
2001	43.4 °C11 May 2001	13.8 °C16 February 2001	29.1 °C	298 mm	347
2000	43.1 °C12 April 2000	13.1 °C4 February 2000	29.0 °C	346 mm	328
1999	42.2 °C23 April 1999	11.5 °C7 February 1999	28.2 °C	475 mm	301
1998	42.5 °C8 May 1998	13.5 °C20 January 1998	29.0 °C	322 mm	323
1997	41.6 °C22 May 1997	12.7 °C29 December 1997	28.8 °C	325 mm	338
1996	42.2 °C13 May 1996	12.8 °C13 January 1996	28.9 °C	262 mm	356
1995	41.8 °C13 April 1995	10.2 °C13 January 1995	28.6 °C	281 mm	314
1994	43.1 °C24 April 1994	11.2 °C17 January 1994	28.3 °C	458 mm	311
1993	43.0 °C16 May 1993	12.4 °C10 January 1993	29.0 °C	280 mm	334
1992	41.8 °C1 April 1992	12.0 °C16 January 1992	28.2 °C	317 mm	326
1991	42.4 °C23 April 1991	11.9 °C24 December 1991	28.6 °C	361 mm	324
1990	41.3 °C20 May 1990	13.0 °C24 January 1990	29.0 °C	271 mm	330
1989	42.5 °C2 June 1989	10.3 °C3 January 1989	28.4 °C	407 mm	322
1988	42.8 °C7 April 1988	11.8 °C12 December 1988	28.9 °C	337 mm	313
1987	44.2 °C16 May 1987	12.8 °C8 January 1987	29.6 °C	227 mm	350
1986	44.0 °C16 April 1986	11.5 °C27 December 1986	28.7 °C	380 mm	318
1985	41.8 °C26 May 1985	10.9 °C17 December 1985	28.6 °C	373 mm	316
1984	43.0 °C11 June 1984	11.4 °C8 January 1984	29.1 °C	268 mm	322
1983	43.1 °C29 April 1983	11.4 °C30 January 1983	29.0 °C	281 mm	333
1982	42.5 °C22 May 1982	10.2 °C11 January 1982	28.4 °C	286 mm	323
1981	43.6 °C27 April 1981	11.3 °C7 January 1981	28.5 °C	426 mm	340
1980	43.4 °C23 April 1980	10.6 °C20 December 1980	29.1 °C	384 mm	343
1979	42.8 °C6 May 1979	12.0 °C13 December 1979	28.5 °C	363 mm	328
1978	42.8 °C20 May 1978	14.8 °C14 December 1978	28.7 °C	462 mm	353
1977	42.0 °C17 April 1977	9.8 °C28 December 1977	28.2 °C	363 mm	332
1976	42.1 °C27 April 1976	10.6 °C12 January 1976	27.6 °C	442 mm	326
1975	42.7 °C6 June 1975	10.3 °C22 January 1975	27.9 °C	369 mm	316
1974	42.2 °C26 May 1974	12.5 °C12 January 1974	28.0 °C	302 mm	303
1973	43.1 °C29 April 1973	11.4 °C20 January 1973	28.9 °C	274 mm	333
1972	42.2 °C2 May 1972	11.3 °C21 January 1972	28.6 °C	426 mm	348
1971	42.5 °C26 May 1971	11.2 °C14 January 1971	28.5 °C	440 mm	341
1970	42.4 °C1 May 1970	13.3 °C6 December 1970	28.7 °C	414 mm	349
1969	43.9 °C2 May 1969	13.8 °C9 January 1969	28.7 °C	538 mm	340
1968	41.9 °C8 May 1968	12.2 °C20 January 1968	28.0 °C	485 mm	339
1967	42.4 °C14 May 1967	12.5 °C28 January 1967	28.0 °C	526 mm	306
1966	42.0 °C16 May 1966	11.4 °C8 January 1966	28.3 °C	405 mm	352
1965	42.2 °C5 May 1965	11.5 °C15 January 1965	27.5 °C	469 mm	328
1964	41.6 °C4 May 1964	13.6 °C18 January 1964	27.8 °C	413 mm	331
1963	42.7 °C2 June 1963	12.3 °C25 December 1963	28.1 °C	386 mm	348
1962	42.6 °C3 June 1962	11.2 °C8 February 1962	27.8 °C	447 mm	321
1961	43.2 °C19 May 1961	11.7 °C23 December 1961	27.5 °C	343 mm	328
1960	42.2 °C22 April 1960	11.1 °C16 January 1960	27.5 °C	376 mm	321
1959	42.1 °C13 April 1959	10.6 °C1 January 1959	27.5 °C	379 mm	319
1958	42.7 °C27 March 1958	10.7 °C13 January 1958	28.1 °C	498 mm	323
1957	41.2 °C4 May 1957	9.9 °C14 January 1957	26.6 °C	641 mm	303
1956	42.5 °C29 May 1956	10.3 °C1 January 1956	27.2 °C	771 mm	288
1955	40.8 °C20 May 1955	11.7 °C30 December 1955	27.3 °C	423 mm	329
1954	41.7 °C13 April 1954	10.3 °C1 January 1954	27.4 °C	450 mm	311
1953	42.2 °C27 April 1953	10.0 °C31 December 1953	27.9 °C	416 mm	323
1952	41.8 °C24 May 1952	10.2 °C3 February 1952	27.3 °C	441 mm	318
1951	41.6 °C16 April 1951	13.1 °C11 December 1951	27.6 °C	561 mm	347
1950	42.2 °C9 April 1950	11.8 °C14 January 1950	27.0 °C	488 mm	308
1949	42.2 °C1 June 1949	12.6 °C1 January 1949	28.3 °C	321 mm	334
1948	42.3 °C1 May 1948	8.8 °C16 January 1948	26.8 °C	499 mm	309
1947	41.2 °C24 April 1947	9.5 °C1 January 1947	26.7 °C	787 mm	276
1946	42.2 °C5 May 1946	10.3 °C29 December 1946	27.6 °C	286 mm	327
1945	41.4 °C9 June 1945	11.4 °C31 December 1945	26.9 °C	445 mm	299
1944	42.7 °C13 June 1944	13.0 °C19 December 1944	27.5 °C	569 mm	317
1943	41.4 °C9 May 1943	10.1 °C24 December 1943	26.5 °C	432 mm	299
1942	42.9 °C12 June 1942	10.5 °C19 January 1942	27.5 °C	298 mm	308
1941	42.8 °C13 May 1941	11.8 °C2 January 1941	28.9 °C	227 mm	353
1940	42.1 °C19 May 1940	11.2 °C28 January 1940	28.4 °C	212 mm	357

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

36.4 °C

+1.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

347 d/yr

+17

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

284 mm

-89 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	32.4 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Feb	35.3 °C	+1.4 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Mar	41.3 °C	+4.1 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Apr	41.7 °C	+2.3 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
May	41.1 °C	+1.6 °C	5 mm	-6 mm
Jun	38.8 °C	+1.7 °C	22 mm	-12 mm
Jul	33.6 °C	+0.1 °C	88 mm	-11 mm
Aug	31.6 °C	+0.1 °C	97 mm	-47 mm
Sep	32.8 °C	-0.4 °C	66 mm	-3 mm
Oct	37.4 °C	+1.1 °C	6 mm	-6 mm
Nov	37.2 °C	+2.0 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Dec	33.5 °C	+1.8 °C	1 mm	+1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

43.6 °C

18 Apr 2025

Coldest day

16.5 °C

20 Jan 2025

Wettest day

20.1 mm

26 Aug 2025

Windiest day

29.9 km/h

28 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

53.6 km/h

30 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.7 °C

12 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.1 °C

20 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.2 h

11 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Djibo?

Djibo has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.5 °C and it receives 373 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Djibo?

The hottest day measured in Djibo between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 2024, reaching 45.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Djibo?

The coldest day measured in Djibo between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1948, at 8.8 °C.

Does it snow in Djibo?

Almost never: Djibo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Djibo warmed?

Yes: Djibo warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Djibo?

The wettest day measured in Djibo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1956, with 224 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Djibo?

The windiest day measured in Djibo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1986, with winds reaching 39.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Djibo?

The warmest month in Djibo is May (33.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Djibo?

Djibo receives on average 373 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 62 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Djibo?

Djibo gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Djibo?

Yes: Djibo has on average 265 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Djibo?

In Djibo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.7 °C on 12 May 2025, and the lowest was 4.1 °C on 1 January 1947.

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