Houndé climate — normals and trends
Houndé (Burkina Faso) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.0 °C and it receives 779 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 (31.9 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Houndé averages 0 frost days, 304 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 119 rainy days per year.
Houndé 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 43.8 °C (on 2 April 2024) and the coldest 11.7 °C (on 28 December 1960).
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
HoundéHauts-Bassins Region
- coords
- 11.50°, -3.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.0°C
Average daily high
33.7°C
Average daily low
22.7°C
Annual rainfall
779mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
52%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
6.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
304 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
119 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.8 °C
Average feels-like low
23.4 °C
Average peak gust
32.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
305 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
43.8 °C
2 April 2024
Coldest day
11.7 °C
28 December 1960
Wettest day
101 mm
2 September 1986
Windiest day
32.2 km/h
27 May 1946
Strongest gust
63.4 km/h
24 January 1992
Hottest feels-like
47.6 °C
24 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
7.1 °C
28 December 1960
Sunniest day
12.5 h
4 July 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 36.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 39.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 5 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 38.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 18 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 35.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 13 mm | -53 mm |
| Jun | 33.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 54 mm | -31 mm |
| Jul | 30.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 228 mm | +70 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 208 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 30.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 127 mm | -24 mm |
| Oct | 34.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 27 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 35.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 34.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Houndé?
Houndé has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.0 °C and it receives 779 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Houndé?
The hottest day measured in Houndé between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 2024, reaching 43.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Houndé?
The coldest day measured in Houndé between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1960, at 11.7 °C.
Does it snow in Houndé?
Almost never: Houndé sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Houndé warmed?
Yes: Houndé warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Houndé?
The wettest day measured in Houndé between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 1986, with 101 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Houndé?
The windiest day measured in Houndé between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1946, with winds reaching 32.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Houndé?
The warmest month in Houndé is April (31.9 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Houndé?
Houndé receives on average 779 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 119 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Houndé?
Houndé gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Houndé?
Yes: Houndé has on average 305 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Houndé?
In Houndé, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.6 °C on 24 April 2024, and the lowest was 7.1 °C on 28 December 1960.
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