Kaya climate — normals and trends
Kaya (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 468 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 (32.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kaya averages 0 frost days, 327 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 77 rainy days per year.
Kaya has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.3 °C (on 6 May 2019) and the coldest 10.0 °C (on 13 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
KayaCentre-Nord Region
- coords
- 13.09°, -1.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.3°C
Average daily high
34.7°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
468mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
44%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
8.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
327 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
77 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.0 °C
Average feels-like low
22.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
270 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °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
44.3 °C
6 May 2019
Coldest day
10.0 °C
13 January 1957
Wettest day
118 mm
1 September 2009
Windiest day
29.5 km/h
20 June 2016
Strongest gust
60.5 km/h
24 January 1992
Hottest feels-like
47.0 °C
10 May 2001
Coldest feels-like
5.6 °C
10 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.2 h
13 July 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 35.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 41.4 °C | +3.6 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 41.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 39.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 9 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 37.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 32 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 82 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 30.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 120 mm | -46 mm |
| Sep | 32.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 67 mm | -27 mm |
| Oct | 36.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 11 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 36.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 34.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kaya?
Kaya has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 468 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kaya?
The hottest day measured in Kaya between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2019, reaching 44.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kaya?
The coldest day measured in Kaya between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1957, at 10.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kaya?
Almost never: Kaya sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kaya warmed?
Yes: Kaya warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kaya?
The wettest day measured in Kaya between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 2009, with 118 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kaya?
The windiest day measured in Kaya between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 2016, with winds reaching 29.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kaya?
The warmest month in Kaya is April (32.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kaya?
Kaya receives on average 468 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 77 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kaya?
Kaya gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kaya?
Yes: Kaya has on average 270 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kaya?
In Kaya, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.0 °C on 10 May 2001, and the lowest was 5.6 °C on 10 January 1957.
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