Kindi climate — normals and trends
Kindi (Burkina Faso) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.2 °C and it receives 587 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 (32.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kindi averages 0 frost days, 316 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 88 rainy days per year.
Kindi has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.4 °C (on 2 April 2024) and the coldest 12.0 °C (on 20 December 1980).
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
KindiCentre-Ouest Region
- coords
- 12.44°, -2.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.2°C
Average daily high
33.9°C
Average daily low
23.0°C
Annual rainfall
587mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
48%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
7.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
316 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
88 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.8 °C
Average feels-like low
23.3 °C
Average peak gust
31.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
303 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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
43.4 °C
2 April 2024
Coldest day
12.0 °C
20 December 1980
Wettest day
156 mm
20 July 2016
Windiest day
30.6 km/h
22 April 2005
Strongest gust
65.9 km/h
24 January 1992
Hottest feels-like
46.9 °C
12 May 2025
Coldest feels-like
7.4 °C
10 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.2 h
11 July 2023
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 | 33.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 36.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 40.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 40.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 38.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 20 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 35.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 53 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 31.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 107 mm | -24 mm |
| Aug | 30.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 130 mm | -63 mm |
| Sep | 31.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 98 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 35.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 17 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 36.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 34.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kindi?
Kindi has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.2 °C and it receives 587 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kindi?
The hottest day measured in Kindi between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 2024, reaching 43.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kindi?
The coldest day measured in Kindi between 1940 and 2025 was 20 December 1980, at 12.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kindi?
Almost never: Kindi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kindi warmed?
Yes: Kindi warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kindi?
The wettest day measured in Kindi between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2016, with 156 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kindi?
The windiest day measured in Kindi between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 2005, with winds reaching 30.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kindi?
The warmest month in Kindi is April (32.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kindi?
Kindi receives on average 587 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kindi?
Kindi gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kindi?
Yes: Kindi has on average 303 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kindi?
In Kindi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.9 °C on 12 May 2025, and the lowest was 7.4 °C on 10 January 1957.
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