Toma climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Toma?

Toma has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.0 °C and it receives 638 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Toma between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2019, reaching 44.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Toma?

The coldest day measured in Toma between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1948, at 9.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Toma?

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

Q: Has the climate of Toma warmed?

Yes: Toma warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Toma?

The wettest day measured in Toma between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1999, with 122 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Toma?

The windiest day measured in Toma between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1946, with winds reaching 31.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Toma?

The warmest month in Toma is April (32.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Toma?

Toma receives on average 638 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 93 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Toma?

Toma gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Toma (Burkina Faso) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.0 °C and it receives 638 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 (32.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Toma averages 0 frost days, 321 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 93 rainy days per year.

Toma has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 44.1 °C (on 6 May 2019) and the coldest 9.4 °C (on 17 January 1948).

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

TomaBoucle du Mouhoun

coords: 12.76°, -2.90°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthAprilColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

28.0°C

Average daily high

34.4°C

Average daily low

22.0°C

Annual rainfall

638mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

48%

Average peak wind

13.8km/h

Seasonal range

8.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

321 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

93 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.2 °C

Average feels-like low

22.4 °C

Average peak gust

31.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

263 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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

44.1 °C

6 May 2019

Coldest day

9.4 °C

17 January 1948

Wettest day

122 mm

11 August 1999

Windiest day

31.7 km/h

27 May 1946

Strongest gust

63.4 km/h

26 March 2008

Hottest feels-like

48.0 °C

25 April 2025

Coldest feels-like

5.5 °C

17 January 1948

Sunniest day

12.5 h

18 July 1955

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	42.9 °C25 April 2025	15.8 °C22 November 2025	28.8 °C	582 mm	329
2024	43.8 °C19 April 2024	14.8 °C26 December 2024	29.1 °C	875 mm	339
2023	42.9 °C27 May 2023	14.5 °C21 December 2023	29.1 °C	514 mm	345
2022	42.4 °C7 May 2022	13.8 °C10 January 2022	28.4 °C	612 mm	331
2021	42.0 °C9 April 2021	13.6 °C24 January 2021	29.3 °C	467 mm	334
2020	43.1 °C17 April 2020	13.2 °C3 January 2020	28.8 °C	661 mm	331
2019	44.1 °C6 May 2019	13.3 °C23 January 2019	28.6 °C	676 mm	341
2018	42.6 °C8 May 2018	13.0 °C12 January 2018	29.0 °C	592 mm	342
2017	42.7 °C27 March 2017	13.4 °C15 January 2017	28.7 °C	583 mm	339
2016	43.5 °C13 April 2016	12.0 °C3 February 2016	28.8 °C	537 mm	336
2015	41.9 °C9 April 2015	12.6 °C14 January 2015	28.4 °C	681 mm	314
2014	42.4 °C17 April 2014	13.8 °C31 December 2014	28.8 °C	434 mm	334
2013	42.3 °C20 March 2013	11.0 °C7 January 2013	28.7 °C	533 mm	327
2012	43.2 °C7 May 2012	12.4 °C16 January 2012	28.5 °C	699 mm	328
2011	42.3 °C21 April 2011	13.5 °C13 January 2011	29.1 °C	339 mm	345
2010	42.5 °C12 April 2010	12.7 °C12 December 2010	29.0 °C	731 mm	341
2009	42.0 °C1 May 2009	12.6 °C21 January 2009	28.7 °C	496 mm	337
2008	42.3 °C28 May 2008	12.1 °C8 January 2008	28.1 °C	579 mm	313
2007	41.4 °C11 April 2007	13.3 °C5 January 2007	28.6 °C	474 mm	317
2006	41.1 °C12 April 2006	13.1 °C9 December 2006	28.5 °C	541 mm	336
2005	42.9 °C22 April 2005	13.9 °C15 January 2005	28.9 °C	539 mm	325
2004	41.2 °C26 March 2004	14.9 °C30 January 2004	28.6 °C	476 mm	334
2003	42.9 °C14 April 2003	13.0 °C29 December 2003	28.6 °C	670 mm	315
2002	42.2 °C26 April 2002	13.4 °C27 December 2002	28.7 °C	436 mm	330
2001	41.9 °C11 May 2001	14.4 °C29 January 2001	28.4 °C	554 mm	339
2000	42.0 °C5 May 2000	13.5 °C10 February 2000	28.1 °C	622 mm	324
1999	41.4 °C17 April 1999	13.2 °C30 December 1999	27.9 °C	740 mm	290
1998	41.9 °C18 April 1998	13.5 °C19 January 1998	28.4 °C	611 mm	308
1997	40.7 °C16 April 1997	14.2 °C29 December 1997	28.2 °C	583 mm	336
1996	40.7 °C28 March 1996	13.8 °C21 December 1996	28.4 °C	475 mm	346
1995	41.7 °C13 April 1995	11.0 °C11 January 1995	28.0 °C	481 mm	307
1994	43.1 °C23 April 1994	11.3 °C17 January 1994	27.9 °C	679 mm	314
1993	42.6 °C3 May 1993	12.8 °C11 January 1993	28.8 °C	500 mm	331
1992	42.3 °C12 May 1992	13.1 °C16 January 1992	28.0 °C	598 mm	322
1991	42.1 °C23 April 1991	13.3 °C24 December 1991	28.5 °C	558 mm	326
1990	41.3 °C22 April 1990	14.3 °C25 January 1990	28.6 °C	500 mm	328
1989	41.7 °C21 April 1989	11.6 °C3 January 1989	28.0 °C	609 mm	315
1988	42.4 °C13 April 1988	12.2 °C11 February 1988	28.3 °C	655 mm	304
1987	42.7 °C10 May 1987	13.0 °C10 January 1987	28.7 °C	526 mm	339
1986	42.8 °C16 April 1986	12.7 °C13 January 1986	28.0 °C	726 mm	308
1985	42.4 °C26 May 1985	12.4 °C17 December 1985	28.3 °C	582 mm	301
1984	42.6 °C12 April 1984	12.4 °C23 December 1984	28.5 °C	594 mm	339
1983	43.9 °C23 April 1983	12.7 °C30 January 1983	28.6 °C	505 mm	330
1982	42.3 °C22 May 1982	9.4 °C11 January 1982	28.0 °C	522 mm	332
1981	42.3 °C27 April 1981	12.4 °C10 January 1981	28.1 °C	712 mm	340
1980	43.1 °C23 April 1980	10.4 °C20 December 1980	28.7 °C	657 mm	330
1979	42.9 °C20 May 1979	12.9 °C20 December 1979	27.9 °C	658 mm	332
1978	41.5 °C31 March 1978	14.2 °C14 January 1978	28.0 °C	821 mm	331
1977	42.0 °C17 April 1977	10.4 °C28 December 1977	27.9 °C	544 mm	331
1976	42.0 °C27 April 1976	11.7 °C22 January 1976	27.3 °C	673 mm	318
1975	42.2 °C6 June 1975	11.3 °C23 January 1975	27.4 °C	694 mm	300
1974	41.5 °C26 May 1974	12.8 °C16 December 1974	27.7 °C	579 mm	295
1973	42.8 °C27 April 1973	12.6 °C21 January 1973	28.6 °C	479 mm	330
1972	41.4 °C5 May 1972	13.0 °C21 January 1972	27.9 °C	725 mm	344
1971	41.9 °C26 May 1971	11.2 °C17 January 1971	27.7 °C	778 mm	323
1970	42.1 °C5 May 1970	12.9 °C12 December 1970	28.0 °C	773 mm	331
1969	42.7 °C2 May 1969	11.0 °C29 November 1969	28.1 °C	831 mm	331
1968	41.2 °C8 May 1968	11.4 °C20 January 1968	27.3 °C	790 mm	325
1967	41.6 °C14 May 1967	12.6 °C23 December 1967	27.1 °C	817 mm	280
1966	41.8 °C11 May 1966	10.4 °C3 January 1966	27.5 °C	622 mm	335
1965	41.5 °C5 May 1965	11.9 °C6 December 1965	26.8 °C	761 mm	308
1964	41.2 °C10 March 1964	13.7 °C14 January 1964	27.1 °C	688 mm	313
1963	41.6 °C8 June 1963	10.8 °C3 January 1963	27.3 °C	598 mm	339
1962	40.6 °C3 June 1962	10.8 °C9 February 1962	27.0 °C	774 mm	306
1961	41.8 °C28 April 1961	11.1 °C30 January 1961	26.9 °C	594 mm	325
1960	42.3 °C22 April 1960	11.1 °C28 December 1960	27.2 °C	565 mm	311
1959	41.6 °C15 April 1959	10.9 °C25 January 1959	27.2 °C	672 mm	310
1958	42.3 °C12 April 1958	11.2 °C13 January 1958	27.7 °C	673 mm	307
1957	40.5 °C17 April 1957	10.0 °C10 January 1957	26.4 °C	859 mm	290
1956	42.6 °C29 May 1956	9.8 °C1 January 1956	27.1 °C	945 mm	288
1955	41.3 °C13 April 1955	10.6 °C24 January 1955	27.0 °C	763 mm	295
1954	42.5 °C13 April 1954	10.7 °C1 January 1954	27.3 °C	708 mm	302
1953	41.9 °C28 April 1953	11.3 °C31 December 1953	27.7 °C	582 mm	314
1952	42.0 °C13 May 1952	9.9 °C3 February 1952	27.1 °C	752 mm	308
1951	42.0 °C17 April 1951	10.8 °C13 December 1951	27.2 °C	950 mm	327
1950	41.5 °C9 April 1950	12.0 °C15 January 1950	27.0 °C	726 mm	294
1949	42.7 °C4 May 1949	14.0 °C7 January 1949	28.2 °C	558 mm	329
1948	40.9 °C20 May 1948	9.4 °C17 January 1948	26.7 °C	671 mm	300
1947	41.8 °C1 May 1947	11.3 °C1 January 1947	26.9 °C	1,029 mm	278
1946	41.8 °C7 May 1946	10.6 °C29 December 1946	27.5 °C	456 mm	323
1945	40.9 °C11 April 1945	11.1 °C6 February 1945	26.7 °C	675 mm	297
1944	42.6 °C23 May 1944	13.1 °C26 November 1944	27.4 °C	1,062 mm	298
1943	42.4 °C9 May 1943	11.2 °C28 January 1943	26.7 °C	704 mm	275
1942	43.5 °C12 June 1942	10.7 °C27 January 1942	27.8 °C	547 mm	315
1941	42.9 °C13 May 1941	12.7 °C2 January 1941	28.6 °C	564 mm	355
1940	41.5 °C10 April 1940	12.6 °C28 January 1940	28.4 °C	480 mm	354

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

35.1 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

329 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

582 mm

-56 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	32.9 °C	+0.8 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Feb	35.4 °C	+0.6 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Mar	40.1 °C	+2.4 °C	1 mm	-2 mm
Apr	40.2 °C	+1.1 °C	1 mm	-11 mm
May	38.6 °C	+0.3 °C	11 mm	-21 mm
Jun	36.1 °C	+0.9 °C	52 mm	-15 mm
Jul	31.3 °C	-0.4 °C	182 mm	+28 mm
Aug	29.8 °C	-0.2 °C	169 mm	-39 mm
Sep	31.0 °C	-0.1 °C	140 mm	+11 mm
Oct	35.5 °C	+1.0 °C	25 mm	-5 mm
Nov	36.3 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Dec	33.6 °C	+1.0 °C	1 mm	+0 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

42.9 °C

25 Apr 2025

Coldest day

15.8 °C

22 Nov 2025

Wettest day

54.8 mm

4 Sep 2025

Windiest day

25.8 km/h

14 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

47.5 km/h

31 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

48.0 °C

25 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.2 °C

21 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.3 h

5 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Toma?

Toma has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.0 °C and it receives 638 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Toma?

The hottest day measured in Toma between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2019, reaching 44.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Toma?

The coldest day measured in Toma between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1948, at 9.4 °C.

Does it snow in Toma?

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

Has the climate of Toma warmed?

Yes: Toma warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Toma?

The wettest day measured in Toma between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1999, with 122 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Toma?

The windiest day measured in Toma between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1946, with winds reaching 31.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Toma?

The warmest month in Toma is April (32.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Toma?

Toma receives on average 638 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 93 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Toma?

Toma gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Toma?

Yes: Toma has on average 263 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Toma?

In Toma, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.0 °C on 25 April 2025, and the lowest was 5.5 °C on 17 January 1948.

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