Korsimoro climate — normals and trends
Korsimoro (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 529 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 (32.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Korsimoro averages 0 frost days, 327 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 84 rainy days per year.
Korsimoro 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 43.9 °C (on 2 April 2024) and the coldest 11.0 °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
KorsimoroCentre-Nord Region
- coords
- 12.83°, -1.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.3°C
Average daily high
34.5°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
529mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
45%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
8.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
327 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
84 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.1 °C
Average feels-like low
22.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
285 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
43.9 °C
2 April 2024
Coldest day
11.0 °C
13 January 1957
Wettest day
127 mm
20 August 1944
Windiest day
30.9 km/h
27 May 1946
Strongest gust
60.5 km/h
27 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
47.0 °C
10 May 2001
Coldest feels-like
6.6 °C
10 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.1 h
27 July 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 36.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 41.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 41.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 39.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 9 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 36.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 37 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 32.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 107 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 164 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 31.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 80 mm | -27 mm |
| Oct | 36.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 10 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 36.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 35.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Korsimoro?
Korsimoro has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 529 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Korsimoro?
The hottest day measured in Korsimoro between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 2024, reaching 43.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Korsimoro?
The coldest day measured in Korsimoro between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1957, at 11.0 °C.
Does it snow in Korsimoro?
Almost never: Korsimoro sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Korsimoro warmed?
Yes: Korsimoro warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Korsimoro?
The wettest day measured in Korsimoro between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1944, with 127 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Korsimoro?
The windiest day measured in Korsimoro between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1946, with winds reaching 30.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Korsimoro?
The warmest month in Korsimoro is April (32.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Korsimoro?
Korsimoro receives on average 529 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 84 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Korsimoro?
Korsimoro gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Korsimoro?
Yes: Korsimoro has on average 285 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Korsimoro?
In Korsimoro, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.0 °C on 10 May 2001, and the lowest was 6.6 °C on 10 January 1957.
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