Kouka climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kouka?

Kouka has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 444 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kouka?

The hottest day measured in Kouka between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 2024, reaching 45.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kouka?

The coldest day measured in Kouka between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1952, at 9.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kouka?

Almost never: Kouka sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Kouka warmed?

Yes: Kouka warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kouka?

The wettest day measured in Kouka between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1956, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kouka?

The windiest day measured in Kouka between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2008, with winds reaching 31.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kouka?

The warmest month in Kouka is May (32.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kouka?

Kouka receives on average 444 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kouka?

Kouka gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kouka (Burkina Faso) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 444 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 May (32.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Kouka averages 0 frost days, 326 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 75 rainy days per year.

Kouka 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 45.0 °C (on 3 April 2024) and the coldest 9.1 °C (on 3 February 1952).

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

KoukaCentre-Nord Region

coords: 13.43°, -1.61°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

28.1°C

Average daily high

34.7°C

Average daily low

22.2°C

Annual rainfall

444mm

Sunshine / day

11.1h

Mean relative humidity

42%

Average peak wind

15.5km/h

Seasonal range

9.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

326 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

75 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.7 °C

Average feels-like low

21.8 °C

Average peak gust

33.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

261 d/yr

Solar radiation

22.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.1 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

45.0 °C

3 April 2024

Coldest day

9.1 °C

3 February 1952

Wettest day

135 mm

28 August 1956

Windiest day

31.6 km/h

26 March 2008

Strongest gust

65.2 km/h

26 March 2008

Hottest feels-like

46.9 °C

12 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

4.6 °C

3 February 1952

Sunniest day

12.2 h

6 July 2023

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	44.2 °C12 May 2025	16.3 °C11 January 2025	29.9 °C	330 mm	343
2024	45.0 °C3 April 2024	14.5 °C27 December 2024	29.4 °C	493 mm	343
2023	43.4 °C10 May 2023	14.5 °C30 January 2023	29.4 °C	290 mm	341
2022	42.4 °C9 April 2022	13.7 °C11 January 2022	28.5 °C	405 mm	334
2021	43.0 °C16 April 2021	13.5 °C24 January 2021	29.5 °C	254 mm	353
2020	43.7 °C17 April 2020	12.8 °C3 January 2020	29.0 °C	418 mm	335
2019	44.8 °C6 May 2019	13.1 °C24 January 2019	29.0 °C	362 mm	343
2018	42.9 °C8 May 2018	12.0 °C14 January 2018	28.9 °C	466 mm	344
2017	42.4 °C26 March 2017	12.9 °C14 January 2017	28.7 °C	382 mm	334
2016	43.9 °C13 April 2016	13.0 °C3 February 2016	28.9 °C	389 mm	338
2015	43.0 °C7 May 2015	12.7 °C1 January 2015	28.5 °C	470 mm	314
2014	43.0 °C17 April 2014	12.6 °C31 December 2014	29.0 °C	312 mm	338
2013	43.1 °C8 May 2013	11.8 °C2 January 2013	28.9 °C	347 mm	329
2012	43.7 °C8 May 2012	12.8 °C16 January 2012	28.7 °C	499 mm	326
2011	43.1 °C21 April 2011	12.8 °C13 January 2011	29.3 °C	266 mm	344
2010	43.5 °C19 April 2010	12.8 °C12 December 2010	29.1 °C	446 mm	349
2009	42.2 °C21 May 2009	12.3 °C26 January 2009	29.0 °C	354 mm	347
2008	42.6 °C28 May 2008	11.6 °C8 January 2008	28.2 °C	353 mm	327
2007	41.8 °C11 April 2007	12.7 °C15 January 2007	28.6 °C	362 mm	319
2006	41.9 °C13 April 2006	13.3 °C9 December 2006	28.7 °C	287 mm	338
2005	42.4 °C19 May 2005	13.3 °C15 January 2005	29.1 °C	375 mm	325
2004	41.0 °C13 April 2004	13.2 °C30 January 2004	28.8 °C	258 mm	337
2003	41.9 °C10 April 2003	12.8 °C2 January 2003	28.5 °C	513 mm	319
2002	42.1 °C2 April 2002	12.6 °C28 December 2002	28.6 °C	316 mm	317
2001	42.4 °C15 April 2001	13.3 °C13 January 2001	28.4 °C	399 mm	335
2000	42.4 °C17 May 2000	13.0 °C4 February 2000	28.4 °C	423 mm	320
1999	42.3 °C23 April 1999	11.7 °C8 February 1999	28.0 °C	459 mm	297
1998	41.9 °C24 April 1998	13.3 °C19 January 1998	28.3 °C	437 mm	312
1997	41.3 °C22 May 1997	12.8 °C29 December 1997	28.1 °C	371 mm	325
1996	41.8 °C13 May 1996	12.4 °C13 January 1996	28.4 °C	333 mm	354
1995	42.1 °C13 April 1995	10.5 °C13 January 1995	28.2 °C	349 mm	314
1994	42.5 °C23 April 1994	10.9 °C17 January 1994	27.9 °C	555 mm	305
1993	42.6 °C16 May 1993	12.4 °C11 January 1993	28.7 °C	337 mm	328
1992	41.8 °C1 April 1992	11.2 °C16 January 1992	27.9 °C	429 mm	325
1991	42.8 °C23 April 1991	11.6 °C24 December 1991	28.1 °C	406 mm	320
1990	41.7 °C23 April 1990	13.6 °C25 January 1990	28.6 °C	343 mm	329
1989	42.2 °C2 June 1989	10.2 °C3 January 1989	27.9 °C	458 mm	316
1988	42.9 °C7 April 1988	12.2 °C5 January 1988	28.7 °C	403 mm	315
1987	43.7 °C16 May 1987	12.7 °C10 January 1987	29.3 °C	288 mm	347
1986	44.0 °C16 April 1986	12.6 °C19 January 1986	28.4 °C	437 mm	321
1985	42.1 °C30 April 1985	11.2 °C17 December 1985	28.4 °C	419 mm	312
1984	43.1 °C13 May 1984	12.4 °C8 January 1984	28.7 °C	324 mm	325
1983	43.4 °C29 April 1983	11.7 °C30 January 1983	28.7 °C	297 mm	330
1982	42.5 °C7 May 1982	10.0 °C11 January 1982	28.0 °C	365 mm	322
1981	43.2 °C27 April 1981	11.5 °C7 January 1981	28.2 °C	498 mm	335
1980	43.5 °C23 April 1980	10.6 °C20 December 1980	28.8 °C	456 mm	340
1979	42.6 °C6 May 1979	11.9 °C13 December 1979	28.1 °C	467 mm	334
1978	42.4 °C20 May 1978	13.9 °C13 January 1978	28.4 °C	533 mm	351
1977	41.6 °C27 April 1977	9.2 °C28 December 1977	27.7 °C	451 mm	327
1976	42.4 °C27 April 1976	11.4 °C12 January 1976	27.3 °C	530 mm	321
1975	42.2 °C6 June 1975	10.2 °C22 January 1975	27.5 °C	426 mm	313
1974	41.2 °C26 May 1974	12.1 °C6 December 1974	27.7 °C	407 mm	301
1973	43.0 °C29 April 1973	12.3 °C20 January 1973	28.6 °C	351 mm	338
1972	42.1 °C5 May 1972	12.0 °C21 January 1972	28.3 °C	560 mm	349
1971	42.7 °C26 May 1971	10.8 °C16 January 1971	28.3 °C	519 mm	339
1970	42.6 °C5 May 1970	12.7 °C6 December 1970	28.4 °C	509 mm	341
1969	43.9 °C2 May 1969	13.3 °C20 January 1969	28.5 °C	596 mm	335
1968	41.1 °C5 April 1968	11.4 °C20 January 1968	27.6 °C	652 mm	333
1967	42.3 °C14 May 1967	12.2 °C17 February 1967	27.8 °C	591 mm	301
1966	41.9 °C16 May 1966	11.3 °C8 January 1966	27.9 °C	504 mm	347
1965	42.4 °C5 May 1965	12.6 °C15 January 1965	27.3 °C	519 mm	330
1964	41.2 °C4 May 1964	13.6 °C18 January 1964	27.5 °C	477 mm	324
1963	42.3 °C8 June 1963	11.8 °C10 January 1963	27.7 °C	443 mm	347
1962	41.5 °C3 June 1962	11.1 °C22 December 1962	27.4 °C	565 mm	317
1961	43.0 °C19 May 1961	11.7 °C23 December 1961	27.1 °C	405 mm	326
1960	41.8 °C22 April 1960	11.7 °C29 December 1960	27.3 °C	391 mm	322
1959	42.3 °C13 April 1959	11.7 °C31 December 1959	27.5 °C	444 mm	317
1958	41.7 °C26 March 1958	11.4 °C30 December 1958	27.9 °C	540 mm	320
1957	40.2 °C13 May 1957	9.2 °C14 January 1957	26.3 °C	694 mm	296
1956	42.5 °C29 May 1956	9.7 °C1 January 1956	27.1 °C	827 mm	285
1955	40.9 °C19 April 1955	11.8 °C23 January 1955	27.1 °C	482 mm	326
1954	41.9 °C13 April 1954	10.4 °C1 January 1954	27.3 °C	526 mm	316
1953	42.4 °C27 April 1953	10.6 °C31 December 1953	27.8 °C	400 mm	329
1952	41.9 °C13 May 1952	9.1 °C3 February 1952	27.2 °C	527 mm	310
1951	41.6 °C18 April 1951	12.4 °C12 December 1951	27.3 °C	675 mm	343
1950	41.4 °C14 May 1950	12.2 °C15 January 1950	26.8 °C	557 mm	298
1949	42.2 °C1 June 1949	12.9 °C12 February 1949	28.2 °C	390 mm	333
1948	42.4 °C1 May 1948	9.4 °C17 January 1948	26.6 °C	524 mm	306
1947	41.3 °C1 May 1947	10.5 °C1 January 1947	26.7 °C	809 mm	270
1946	42.3 °C7 May 1946	10.5 °C1 January 1946	27.4 °C	380 mm	329
1945	41.1 °C1 May 1945	11.4 °C31 December 1945	26.8 °C	480 mm	302
1944	42.4 °C23 May 1944	13.5 °C19 December 1944	27.3 °C	761 mm	307
1943	42.0 °C9 May 1943	10.3 °C24 December 1943	26.5 °C	514 mm	287
1942	42.6 °C12 June 1942	10.6 °C27 January 1942	27.5 °C	376 mm	310
1941	42.6 °C13 May 1941	11.5 °C2 January 1941	28.7 °C	306 mm	353
1940	42.0 °C19 May 1940	11.4 °C28 January 1940	28.2 °C	310 mm	360

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

36.4 °C

+1.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

343 d/yr

+17

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

330 mm

-115 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	32.5 °C	+1.4 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Feb	35.4 °C	+1.4 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Mar	41.3 °C	+3.9 °C	1 mm	-1 mm
Apr	41.6 °C	+2.2 °C	0 mm	-5 mm
May	40.8 °C	+1.7 °C	8 mm	-10 mm
Jun	38.5 °C	+2.0 °C	30 mm	-13 mm
Jul	33.3 °C	+0.4 °C	88 mm	-24 mm
Aug	31.3 °C	+0.4 °C	104 mm	-54 mm
Sep	32.7 °C	+0.2 °C	90 mm	+4 mm
Oct	37.6 °C	+1.8 °C	8 mm	-10 mm
Nov	37.3 °C	+2.0 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Dec	34.4 °C	+2.5 °C	1 mm	+0 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

44.2 °C

12 May 2025

Coldest day

16.3 °C

11 Jan 2025

Wettest day

26.3 mm

4 Sep 2025

Windiest day

25.5 km/h

31 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

51.1 km/h

30 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.9 °C

12 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.4 °C

11 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.1 h

11 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kouka?

Kouka has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 444 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kouka?

The hottest day measured in Kouka between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 2024, reaching 45.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kouka?

The coldest day measured in Kouka between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1952, at 9.1 °C.

Does it snow in Kouka?

Almost never: Kouka sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Kouka warmed?

Yes: Kouka warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kouka?

The wettest day measured in Kouka between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1956, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kouka?

The windiest day measured in Kouka between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2008, with winds reaching 31.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kouka?

The warmest month in Kouka is May (32.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Kouka?

Kouka receives on average 444 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kouka?

Kouka gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kouka?

Yes: Kouka has on average 261 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kouka?

In Kouka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.9 °C on 12 May 2025, and the lowest was 4.6 °C on 3 February 1952.

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