Garango climate — normals and trends
Garango (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 635 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 August (25.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Garango averages 0 frost days, 314 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 97 rainy days per year.
Garango has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.3 °C (on 12 April 1988) and the coldest 13.2 °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
GarangoCentre-Est Region
- coords
- 11.80°, -0.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.3°C
Average daily high
34.0°C
Average daily low
23.2°C
Annual rainfall
635mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
50%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
6.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
314 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
97 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.2 °C
Average feels-like low
23.8 °C
Average peak gust
31.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
314 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · 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
43.3 °C
12 April 1988
Coldest day
13.2 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
130 mm
2 August 1944
Windiest day
31.2 km/h
15 April 2022
Strongest gust
62.6 km/h
4 September 2002
Hottest feels-like
46.8 °C
6 April 1969
Coldest feels-like
8.5 °C
10 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.1 h
17 July 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 36.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 40.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 40.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 5 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 37.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 19 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 34.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 60 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 30.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 124 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 29.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 265 mm | +59 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 105 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 34.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 15 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 36.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 35.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Garango?
Garango has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 635 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Garango?
The hottest day measured in Garango between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1988, reaching 43.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Garango?
The coldest day measured in Garango between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 13.2 °C.
Does it snow in Garango?
Almost never: Garango sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Garango warmed?
Yes: Garango warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Garango?
The wettest day measured in Garango between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1944, with 130 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Garango?
The windiest day measured in Garango between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 2022, with winds reaching 31.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Garango?
The warmest month in Garango is April (32.6 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Garango?
Garango receives on average 635 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 97 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Garango?
Garango gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Garango?
Yes: Garango has on average 314 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Garango?
In Garango, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.8 °C on 6 April 1969, and the lowest was 8.5 °C on 10 January 1957.
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