Kokologo climate — normals and trends
Kokologo (Burkina Faso) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 671 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 (32.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kokologo averages 0 frost days, 312 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 100 rainy days per year.
Kokologo has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.1 °C (on 16 April 2016) and the coldest 11.7 °C (on 10 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
KokologoCentre-Ouest Region
- coords
- 12.19°, -1.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.8°C
Average daily high
33.8°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
671mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
49%
Average peak wind
13.7km/h
Seasonal range
7.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
312 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
100 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.8 °C
Average feels-like low
22.9 °C
Average peak gust
31.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
285 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
43.1 °C
16 April 2016
Coldest day
11.7 °C
10 January 1957
Wettest day
123 mm
17 September 2017
Windiest day
30.9 km/h
27 May 1946
Strongest gust
67.0 km/h
24 January 1992
Hottest feels-like
46.8 °C
3 May 2019
Coldest feels-like
7.2 °C
10 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.2 h
11 July 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 36.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 40.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 39.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 2 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 37.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 20 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 34.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 50 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 31.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 103 mm | -43 mm |
| Aug | 29.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 150 mm | -64 mm |
| Sep | 30.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 134 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 34.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 21 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 36.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 34.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kokologo?
Kokologo has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 671 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kokologo?
The hottest day measured in Kokologo between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 2016, reaching 43.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kokologo?
The coldest day measured in Kokologo between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1957, at 11.7 °C.
Does it snow in Kokologo?
Almost never: Kokologo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kokologo warmed?
Yes: Kokologo warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kokologo?
The wettest day measured in Kokologo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 2017, with 123 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kokologo?
The windiest day measured in Kokologo between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1946, with winds reaching 30.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kokologo?
The warmest month in Kokologo is April (32.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Kokologo?
Kokologo receives on average 671 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 100 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kokologo?
Kokologo gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kokologo?
Yes: Kokologo has on average 285 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kokologo?
In Kokologo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.8 °C on 3 May 2019, and the lowest was 7.2 °C on 10 January 1957.
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