Kombissiri climate — normals and trends
Kombissiri (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 639 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 (32.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kombissiri averages 0 frost days, 312 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 98 rainy days per year.
Kombissiri 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 43.3 °C (on 2 April 2024) and the coldest 11.5 °C (on 14 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
KombissiriCentre-Sud Region
- coords
- 12.07°, -1.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.0°C
Average daily high
33.9°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
639mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
50%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
7.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
312 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
98 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.9 °C
Average feels-like low
23.1 °C
Average peak gust
31.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
284 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
43.3 °C
2 April 2024
Coldest day
11.5 °C
14 January 1957
Wettest day
132 mm
29 August 1981
Windiest day
30.1 km/h
3 June 1965
Strongest gust
68.8 km/h
4 September 2002
Hottest feels-like
46.9 °C
12 May 2025
Coldest feels-like
7.4 °C
10 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.1 h
2 July 1953
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 | 34.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 36.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 40.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 39.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 6 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 37.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 16 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 35.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 36 mm | -31 mm |
| Jul | 30.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 149 mm | +11 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 197 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 97 mm | -26 mm |
| Oct | 35.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 17 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 36.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 35.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kombissiri?
Kombissiri has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.0 °C and it receives 639 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kombissiri?
The hottest day measured in Kombissiri between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 2024, reaching 43.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kombissiri?
The coldest day measured in Kombissiri between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1957, at 11.5 °C.
Does it snow in Kombissiri?
Almost never: Kombissiri sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kombissiri warmed?
Yes: Kombissiri warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kombissiri?
The wettest day measured in Kombissiri between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1981, with 132 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kombissiri?
The windiest day measured in Kombissiri between 1940 and 2025 was 3 June 1965, with winds reaching 30.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kombissiri?
The warmest month in Kombissiri is April (32.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kombissiri?
Kombissiri receives on average 639 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 98 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kombissiri?
Kombissiri gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kombissiri?
Yes: Kombissiri has on average 284 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kombissiri?
In Kombissiri, 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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