Sabou climate — normals and trends
Sabou (Burkina Faso) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 671 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 (32.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Sabou averages 0 frost days, 308 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 102 rainy days per year.
Sabou 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 43.1 °C (on 16 April 2016) and the coldest 12.4 °C (on 10 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
SabouCentre-Ouest Region
- coords
- 12.07°, -2.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.9°C
Average daily high
33.8°C
Average daily low
22.7°C
Annual rainfall
671mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
50%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
6.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
308 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
102 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.8 °C
Average feels-like low
23.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
299 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.5 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
43.1 °C
16 April 2016
Coldest day
12.4 °C
10 January 1957
Wettest day
167 mm
28 July 2015
Windiest day
32.7 km/h
27 May 1946
Strongest gust
68.0 km/h
24 January 1992
Hottest feels-like
47.1 °C
3 May 2019
Coldest feels-like
7.9 °C
10 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.3 h
19 July 1959
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 36.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 39.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 5 mm | 0 mm |
| Apr | 39.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 3 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 36.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 14 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 34.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 43 mm | -27 mm |
| Jul | 30.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 141 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 163 mm | -45 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 134 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 34.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 24 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 36.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 34.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sabou?
Sabou has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 671 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sabou?
The hottest day measured in Sabou between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 2016, reaching 43.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sabou?
The coldest day measured in Sabou between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1957, at 12.4 °C.
Does it snow in Sabou?
Almost never: Sabou sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sabou warmed?
Yes: Sabou warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sabou?
The wettest day measured in Sabou between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2015, with 167 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sabou?
The windiest day measured in Sabou between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1946, with winds reaching 32.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sabou?
The warmest month in Sabou is April (32.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Sabou?
Sabou receives on average 671 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 102 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sabou?
Sabou gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sabou?
Yes: Sabou has on average 299 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sabou?
In Sabou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.1 °C on 3 May 2019, and the lowest was 7.9 °C on 10 January 1957.
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