Gayéri climate — normals and trends
Gayéri (Burkina Faso) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.5 °C and it receives 466 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 (33.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Gayéri averages 0 frost days, 331 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 77 rainy days per year.
Gayéri has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.3 °C (on 3 April 2024) and the coldest 9.8 °C (on 14 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
GayériEst Region
- coords
- 12.65°, 0.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.5°C
Average daily high
35.0°C
Average daily low
22.6°C
Annual rainfall
466mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
44%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
8.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
331 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
77 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.5 °C
Average feels-like low
22.6 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
275 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
44.3 °C
3 April 2024
Coldest day
9.8 °C
14 January 1957
Wettest day
153 mm
1 September 2009
Windiest day
33.8 km/h
5 June 2022
Strongest gust
65.9 km/h
4 September 2002
Hottest feels-like
47.7 °C
6 May 2019
Coldest feels-like
5.6 °C
14 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
15 July 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 36.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 41.8 °C | +3.5 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 41.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 40.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 16 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 37.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 26 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 32.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 118 mm | +9 mm |
| Aug | 30.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 136 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 32.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 83 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 37.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 14 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 37.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 35.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gayéri?
Gayéri has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.5 °C and it receives 466 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gayéri?
The hottest day measured in Gayéri between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 2024, reaching 44.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gayéri?
The coldest day measured in Gayéri between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1957, at 9.8 °C.
Does it snow in Gayéri?
Almost never: Gayéri sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gayéri warmed?
Yes: Gayéri warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gayéri?
The wettest day measured in Gayéri between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 2009, with 153 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gayéri?
The windiest day measured in Gayéri between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 2022, with winds reaching 33.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gayéri?
The warmest month in Gayéri is April (33.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Gayéri?
Gayéri receives on average 466 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 77 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gayéri?
Gayéri gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gayéri?
Yes: Gayéri has on average 275 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gayéri?
In Gayéri, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.7 °C on 6 May 2019, and the lowest was 5.6 °C on 14 January 1957.
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