Pouytenga climate — normals and trends
Pouytenga (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 554 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 (32.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Pouytenga averages 0 frost days, 318 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 87 rainy days per year.
Pouytenga has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.4 °C (on 11 March 2024) and the coldest 12.1 °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
PouytengaCentre-Est Region
- coords
- 12.25°, -0.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.3°C
Average daily high
34.0°C
Average daily low
23.0°C
Annual rainfall
554mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
48%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
7.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
318 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
87 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.0 °C
Average feels-like low
23.3 °C
Average peak gust
31.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
301 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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
43.4 °C
11 March 2024
Coldest day
12.1 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
102 mm
8 August 2013
Windiest day
29.1 km/h
26 May 1946
Strongest gust
58.0 km/h
3 August 1977
Hottest feels-like
46.8 °C
12 May 2025
Coldest feels-like
7.3 °C
10 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.1 h
15 July 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 36.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 40.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 40.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 2 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 38.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 22 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 35.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 46 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 30.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 142 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 29.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 241 mm | +53 mm |
| Sep | 31.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 82 mm | -25 mm |
| Oct | 35.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 14 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 36.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 35.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pouytenga?
Pouytenga has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 554 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pouytenga?
The hottest day measured in Pouytenga between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 2024, reaching 43.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pouytenga?
The coldest day measured in Pouytenga between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 12.1 °C.
Does it snow in Pouytenga?
Almost never: Pouytenga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pouytenga warmed?
Yes: Pouytenga warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pouytenga?
The wettest day measured in Pouytenga between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2013, with 102 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pouytenga?
The windiest day measured in Pouytenga between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1946, with winds reaching 29.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pouytenga?
The warmest month in Pouytenga is April (32.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Pouytenga?
Pouytenga receives on average 554 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 87 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pouytenga?
Pouytenga gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pouytenga?
Yes: Pouytenga has on average 301 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pouytenga?
In Pouytenga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.8 °C on 12 May 2025, and the lowest was 7.3 °C on 10 January 1957.
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