Kompienga climate — normals and trends
Kompienga (Burkina Faso) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.6 °C and it receives 693 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 August (25.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kompienga averages 0 frost days, 314 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 106 rainy days per year.
Kompienga 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 44.2 °C (on 31 March 2024) and the coldest 14.1 °C (on 9 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
KompiengaEst Region
- coords
- 11.08°, 0.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.6°C
Average daily high
34.4°C
Average daily low
23.4°C
Annual rainfall
693mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
6.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
314 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
106 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.8 °C
Average feels-like low
24.4 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
328 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
44.2 °C
31 March 2024
Coldest day
14.1 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
178 mm
29 July 2024
Windiest day
32.3 km/h
18 May 1941
Strongest gust
60.8 km/h
3 August 1977
Hottest feels-like
47.9 °C
15 April 2010
Coldest feels-like
9.2 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
23 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 38.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 39.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 39.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 17 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 36.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 18 mm | -40 mm |
| Jun | 34.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 49 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 30.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 144 mm | +12 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 307 mm | +105 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 138 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 33.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 22 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 36.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 36.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kompienga?
Kompienga has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.6 °C and it receives 693 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kompienga?
The hottest day measured in Kompienga between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 2024, reaching 44.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kompienga?
The coldest day measured in Kompienga between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 14.1 °C.
Does it snow in Kompienga?
Almost never: Kompienga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kompienga warmed?
Yes: Kompienga warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kompienga?
The wettest day measured in Kompienga between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2024, with 178 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kompienga?
The windiest day measured in Kompienga between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 1941, with winds reaching 32.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kompienga?
The warmest month in Kompienga is April (32.4 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Kompienga?
Kompienga receives on average 693 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 106 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kompienga?
Kompienga gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kompienga?
Yes: Kompienga has on average 328 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kompienga?
In Kompienga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.9 °C on 15 April 2010, and the lowest was 9.2 °C on 9 January 1957.
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