Karankasso climate — normals and trends
Karankasso (Burkina Faso) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 924 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 (30.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Karankasso averages 0 frost days, 281 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Karankasso has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 2 April 2024) and the coldest 10.2 °C (on 30 January 1961).
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
KarankassoHauts-Bassins Region
- coords
- 11.22°, -4.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.9°C
Average daily high
32.6°C
Average daily low
21.6°C
Annual rainfall
924mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
6.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
281 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.0 °C
Average feels-like low
22.5 °C
Average peak gust
30.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
276 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
41.6 °C
2 April 2024
Coldest day
10.2 °C
30 January 1961
Wettest day
186 mm
20 August 2024
Windiest day
29.0 km/h
22 February 1943
Strongest gust
60.5 km/h
28 May 1987
Hottest feels-like
46.1 °C
24 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
6.3 °C
28 December 1960
Sunniest day
12.6 h
14 July 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 35.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 37.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 16 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 37.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 23 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 34.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 13 mm | -68 mm |
| Jun | 32.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 83 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 300 mm | +109 mm |
| Aug | 28.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 239 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 30.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 202 mm | +37 mm |
| Oct | 33.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 22 mm | -42 mm |
| Nov | 34.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 33.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 13 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Karankasso?
Karankasso has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 924 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Karankasso?
The hottest day measured in Karankasso between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 2024, reaching 41.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Karankasso?
The coldest day measured in Karankasso between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1961, at 10.2 °C.
Does it snow in Karankasso?
Almost never: Karankasso sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Karankasso warmed?
Yes: Karankasso warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Karankasso?
The wettest day measured in Karankasso between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2024, with 186 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Karankasso?
The windiest day measured in Karankasso between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1943, with winds reaching 29.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Karankasso?
The warmest month in Karankasso is April (30.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Karankasso?
Karankasso receives on average 924 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Karankasso?
Karankasso gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Karankasso?
Yes: Karankasso has on average 276 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Karankasso?
In Karankasso, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.1 °C on 24 April 2024, and the lowest was 6.3 °C on 28 December 1960.
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