Fada N'gourma climate — normals and trends
Fada N'gourma (Burkina Faso) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 585 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 (32.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Fada N'gourma averages 0 frost days, 316 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 92 rainy days per year.
Fada N'gourma has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.5 °C (on 2 April 2024) and the coldest 11.9 °C (on 9 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
Fada N'gourmaEst Region
- coords
- 12.06°, 0.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.3°C
Average daily high
34.2°C
Average daily low
22.9°C
Annual rainfall
585mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
48%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
6.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
316 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
92 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.0 °C
Average feels-like low
23.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
302 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
43.5 °C
2 April 2024
Coldest day
11.9 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
145 mm
9 September 2006
Windiest day
33.3 km/h
11 April 1983
Strongest gust
62.6 km/h
4 September 2002
Hottest feels-like
47.1 °C
12 May 2025
Coldest feels-like
6.8 °C
10 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
13 July 2009
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 | 34.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 36.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 40.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 40.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 2 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 38.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 15 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 35.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 57 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 30.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 136 mm | +15 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 193 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 30.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 83 mm | -31 mm |
| Oct | 35.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 14 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 37.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 36.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fada N'gourma?
Fada N'gourma has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 585 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fada N'gourma?
The hottest day measured in Fada N'gourma between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 2024, reaching 43.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fada N'gourma?
The coldest day measured in Fada N'gourma between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 11.9 °C.
Does it snow in Fada N'gourma?
Almost never: Fada N'gourma sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Fada N'gourma warmed?
Yes: Fada N'gourma warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fada N'gourma?
The wettest day measured in Fada N'gourma between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2006, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fada N'gourma?
The windiest day measured in Fada N'gourma between 1940 and 2025 was 11 April 1983, with winds reaching 33.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fada N'gourma?
The warmest month in Fada N'gourma is April (32.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Fada N'gourma?
Fada N'gourma receives on average 585 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fada N'gourma?
Fada N'gourma gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Fada N'gourma?
Yes: Fada N'gourma has on average 302 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fada N'gourma?
In Fada N'gourma, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.1 °C on 12 May 2025, and the lowest was 6.8 °C on 10 January 1957.
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