Tenkodogo climate — normals and trends
Tenkodogo (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 634 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 (32.5 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Tenkodogo averages 0 frost days, 313 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 97 rainy days per year.
Tenkodogo has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.3 °C (on 22 April 2012) and the coldest 13.2 °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
TenkodogoCentre-Est Region
- coords
- 11.78°, -0.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.3°C
Average daily high
34.0°C
Average daily low
23.2°C
Annual rainfall
634mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
50%
Average peak wind
14.3km/h
Seasonal range
6.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
313 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
97 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.1 °C
Average feels-like low
23.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
317 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · 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
43.3 °C
22 April 2012
Coldest day
13.2 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
127 mm
28 July 2021
Windiest day
30.7 km/h
15 April 2022
Strongest gust
66.2 km/h
4 September 2002
Hottest feels-like
46.5 °C
6 April 1969
Coldest feels-like
8.2 °C
10 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
27 July 2019
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 36.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 40.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 40.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 9 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 37.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 27 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 34.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 64 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 30.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 116 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 29.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 248 mm | +45 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 103 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 34.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 16 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 36.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 35.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tenkodogo?
Tenkodogo has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 634 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tenkodogo?
The hottest day measured in Tenkodogo between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 2012, reaching 43.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tenkodogo?
The coldest day measured in Tenkodogo between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 13.2 °C.
Does it snow in Tenkodogo?
Almost never: Tenkodogo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tenkodogo warmed?
Yes: Tenkodogo warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tenkodogo?
The wettest day measured in Tenkodogo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2021, with 127 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tenkodogo?
The windiest day measured in Tenkodogo between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 2022, with winds reaching 30.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tenkodogo?
The warmest month in Tenkodogo is April (32.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Tenkodogo?
Tenkodogo receives on average 634 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 97 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tenkodogo?
Tenkodogo gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tenkodogo?
Yes: Tenkodogo has on average 317 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tenkodogo?
In Tenkodogo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.5 °C on 6 April 1969, and the lowest was 8.2 °C on 10 January 1957.
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