Gourcy climate — normals and trends
Gourcy (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 504 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 (32.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Gourcy averages 0 frost days, 325 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 82 rainy days per year.
Gourcy has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.6 °C (on 6 May 2019) and the coldest 8.5 °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
GourcyNord Region
- coords
- 13.21°, -2.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.9°C
Average daily high
34.4°C
Average daily low
21.8°C
Annual rainfall
504mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
45%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
8.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
325 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
82 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.9 °C
Average feels-like low
21.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
255 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
44.6 °C
6 May 2019
Coldest day
8.5 °C
17 January 1948
Wettest day
134 mm
4 July 2024
Windiest day
29.3 km/h
26 March 2008
Strongest gust
64.4 km/h
26 March 2008
Hottest feels-like
47.2 °C
25 May 1980
Coldest feels-like
4.0 °C
3 February 1952
Sunniest day
12.3 h
18 July 1955
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 35.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 40.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 2 mm | +0 mm |
| Apr | 40.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 39.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 13 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 37.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 33 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 31.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 134 mm | +10 mm |
| Aug | 30.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 104 mm | -69 mm |
| Sep | 31.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 83 mm | -18 mm |
| Oct | 36.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 11 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 36.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Dec | 33.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gourcy?
Gourcy has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 504 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gourcy?
The hottest day measured in Gourcy between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2019, reaching 44.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gourcy?
The coldest day measured in Gourcy between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1948, at 8.5 °C.
Does it snow in Gourcy?
Almost never: Gourcy sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gourcy warmed?
Yes: Gourcy warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gourcy?
The wettest day measured in Gourcy between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2024, with 134 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gourcy?
The windiest day measured in Gourcy between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2008, with winds reaching 29.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gourcy?
The warmest month in Gourcy is May (32.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Gourcy?
Gourcy receives on average 504 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 82 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gourcy?
Gourcy gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gourcy?
Yes: Gourcy has on average 255 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gourcy?
In Gourcy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 25 May 1980, and the lowest was 4.0 °C on 3 February 1952.
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