Tougan climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Tougan?

Tougan has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 591 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Tougan between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2019, reaching 44.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Tougan?

The coldest day measured in Tougan between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1948, at 9.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Tougan?

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

Q: Has the climate of Tougan warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Tougan?

The wettest day measured in Tougan between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1944, with 114 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Tougan?

The windiest day measured in Tougan between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1946, with winds reaching 32.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Tougan?

The warmest month in Tougan is April (32.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Tougan?

Tougan receives on average 591 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Tougan?

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

Tougan (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 591 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 (32.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Tougan averages 0 frost days, 325 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 88 rainy days per year.

Tougan 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 44.8 °C (on 6 May 2019) and the coldest 9.8 °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

TouganBoucle du Mouhoun

coords: 13.07°, -3.07°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthAprilColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

28.3°C

Average daily high

34.6°C

Average daily low

22.4°C

Annual rainfall

591mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

46%

Average peak wind

13.9km/h

Seasonal range

8.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

325 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

88 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.2 °C

Average feels-like low

22.6 °C

Average peak gust

31.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

273 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.1 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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

44.8 °C

6 May 2019

Coldest day

9.8 °C

17 January 1948

Wettest day

114 mm

21 August 1944

Windiest day

32.4 km/h

27 May 1946

Strongest gust

64.4 km/h

26 March 2008

Hottest feels-like

47.9 °C

25 April 2025

Coldest feels-like

5.9 °C

17 January 1948

Sunniest day

12.4 h

18 July 1955

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	43.4 °C25 April 2025	16.7 °C22 November 2025	29.1 °C	560 mm	338
2024	44.1 °C2 April 2024	15.5 °C27 December 2024	29.4 °C	763 mm	340
2023	42.9 °C27 May 2023	14.9 °C21 December 2023	29.4 °C	463 mm	345
2022	42.6 °C7 May 2022	14.4 °C10 January 2022	28.6 °C	541 mm	338
2021	42.4 °C9 April 2021	14.4 °C24 January 2021	29.6 °C	373 mm	341
2020	43.6 °C17 April 2020	13.5 °C3 January 2020	29.1 °C	686 mm	330
2019	44.8 °C6 May 2019	13.4 °C23 January 2019	28.9 °C	589 mm	346
2018	43.1 °C24 April 2018	13.3 °C12 January 2018	29.3 °C	536 mm	347
2017	43.4 °C27 March 2017	13.7 °C14 January 2017	29.0 °C	504 mm	342
2016	43.9 °C13 April 2016	12.4 °C3 February 2016	29.1 °C	488 mm	339
2015	42.4 °C23 May 2015	13.3 °C14 January 2015	28.7 °C	631 mm	318
2014	42.7 °C17 April 2014	13.8 °C31 December 2014	29.0 °C	410 mm	337
2013	42.9 °C8 May 2013	12.0 °C7 January 2013	29.0 °C	484 mm	331
2012	42.8 °C22 April 2012	13.0 °C16 January 2012	28.8 °C	585 mm	333
2011	43.0 °C21 April 2011	14.1 °C13 January 2011	29.4 °C	308 mm	346
2010	42.8 °C12 April 2010	13.2 °C12 December 2010	29.2 °C	641 mm	343
2009	42.6 °C21 May 2009	12.2 °C21 January 2009	29.1 °C	453 mm	339
2008	42.6 °C28 May 2008	12.4 °C8 January 2008	28.4 °C	553 mm	321
2007	42.4 °C11 April 2007	13.7 °C15 January 2007	28.8 °C	500 mm	321
2006	41.6 °C13 April 2006	13.9 °C27 December 2006	28.8 °C	487 mm	343
2005	42.0 °C15 April 2005	14.5 °C15 January 2005	29.1 °C	531 mm	328
2004	41.4 °C3 May 2004	15.3 °C30 January 2004	29.0 °C	396 mm	337
2003	42.5 °C14 April 2003	13.5 °C29 December 2003	28.8 °C	613 mm	321
2002	41.9 °C2 April 2002	13.9 °C27 December 2002	29.0 °C	387 mm	336
2001	42.5 °C11 May 2001	15.1 °C24 January 2001	28.7 °C	514 mm	342
2000	42.4 °C17 May 2000	13.9 °C10 February 2000	28.4 °C	578 mm	326
1999	42.0 °C23 April 1999	13.2 °C7 February 1999	28.1 °C	691 mm	295
1998	42.2 °C17 April 1998	13.8 °C19 January 1998	28.7 °C	585 mm	318
1997	41.0 °C22 May 1997	14.5 °C29 December 1997	28.5 °C	513 mm	341
1996	41.5 °C13 May 1996	14.2 °C10 January 1996	28.8 °C	450 mm	351
1995	41.9 °C13 April 1995	11.3 °C11 January 1995	28.4 °C	413 mm	318
1994	43.1 °C23 April 1994	11.8 °C17 January 1994	28.0 °C	631 mm	312
1993	42.4 °C28 May 1993	13.1 °C11 January 1993	28.9 °C	442 mm	334
1992	42.6 °C12 May 1992	13.3 °C16 January 1992	28.2 °C	545 mm	321
1991	42.6 °C23 April 1991	13.3 °C24 December 1991	28.7 °C	496 mm	328
1990	42.5 °C22 April 1990	14.3 °C25 January 1990	28.8 °C	454 mm	329
1989	42.1 °C21 April 1989	11.8 °C3 January 1989	28.2 °C	583 mm	318
1988	42.6 °C7 April 1988	12.8 °C5 January 1988	28.6 °C	603 mm	308
1987	43.0 °C10 May 1987	13.7 °C10 January 1987	29.2 °C	500 mm	348
1986	43.2 °C16 April 1986	12.8 °C21 January 1986	28.3 °C	615 mm	314
1985	42.3 °C26 May 1985	12.5 °C16 December 1985	28.6 °C	574 mm	309
1984	42.8 °C12 April 1984	12.9 °C23 December 1984	28.8 °C	532 mm	337
1983	43.9 °C23 April 1983	12.7 °C30 January 1983	28.8 °C	473 mm	335
1982	42.1 °C22 May 1982	10.0 °C11 January 1982	28.3 °C	471 mm	339
1981	42.4 °C27 April 1981	13.0 °C7 January 1981	28.4 °C	671 mm	342
1980	43.8 °C23 April 1980	10.8 °C20 December 1980	28.9 °C	639 mm	332
1979	43.4 °C20 May 1979	13.7 °C13 December 1979	28.1 °C	593 mm	331
1978	41.6 °C29 March 1978	15.1 °C17 December 1978	28.2 °C	782 mm	337
1977	42.4 °C17 April 1977	10.9 °C28 December 1977	28.3 °C	486 mm	336
1976	42.2 °C27 April 1976	12.4 °C15 January 1976	27.5 °C	633 mm	326
1975	42.4 °C6 June 1975	11.6 °C22 January 1975	27.6 °C	646 mm	306
1974	41.7 °C26 May 1974	13.5 °C12 January 1974	27.9 °C	522 mm	300
1973	42.9 °C28 April 1973	12.6 °C21 January 1973	28.8 °C	455 mm	332
1972	42.0 °C5 May 1972	13.2 °C21 January 1972	28.2 °C	681 mm	347
1971	42.0 °C16 April 1971	11.7 °C16 January 1971	28.0 °C	704 mm	329
1970	42.6 °C5 May 1970	13.4 °C12 December 1970	28.3 °C	736 mm	335
1969	43.2 °C2 May 1969	12.6 °C29 November 1969	28.4 °C	761 mm	336
1968	41.6 °C8 May 1968	12.0 °C20 January 1968	27.6 °C	706 mm	329
1967	42.1 °C14 May 1967	12.6 °C23 December 1967	27.4 °C	793 mm	284
1966	42.0 °C11 May 1966	10.8 °C3 January 1966	27.8 °C	573 mm	340
1965	42.1 °C5 May 1965	12.2 °C15 January 1965	27.1 °C	690 mm	314
1964	41.5 °C9 March 1964	14.1 °C14 January 1964	27.3 °C	661 mm	317
1963	41.8 °C8 June 1963	11.3 °C3 January 1963	27.6 °C	569 mm	344
1962	41.0 °C3 June 1962	11.5 °C9 February 1962	27.3 °C	701 mm	314
1961	42.2 °C28 April 1961	11.4 °C30 January 1961	27.1 °C	549 mm	324
1960	42.5 °C22 April 1960	11.5 °C28 December 1960	27.4 °C	500 mm	312
1959	41.9 °C15 April 1959	12.1 °C25 January 1959	27.3 °C	626 mm	311
1958	41.9 °C30 March 1958	11.3 °C13 January 1958	27.9 °C	658 mm	311
1957	40.8 °C17 April 1957	10.6 °C9 January 1957	26.5 °C	847 mm	299
1956	42.8 °C29 May 1956	10.5 °C1 January 1956	27.3 °C	830 mm	295
1955	41.2 °C13 April 1955	12.1 °C24 January 1955	27.2 °C	685 mm	301
1954	42.5 °C13 April 1954	11.5 °C1 January 1954	27.5 °C	617 mm	308
1953	41.9 °C28 April 1953	11.8 °C31 December 1953	27.8 °C	582 mm	322
1952	42.0 °C6 May 1952	10.7 °C3 February 1952	27.2 °C	761 mm	314
1951	41.8 °C17 April 1951	12.0 °C13 December 1951	27.3 °C	935 mm	330
1950	41.4 °C8 April 1950	12.5 °C15 January 1950	27.1 °C	723 mm	296
1949	42.7 °C4 May 1949	14.1 °C1 January 1949	28.4 °C	501 mm	332
1948	41.5 °C20 May 1948	9.8 °C17 January 1948	26.8 °C	606 mm	303
1947	41.8 °C1 May 1947	11.6 °C1 January 1947	27.0 °C	989 mm	277
1946	41.8 °C7 May 1946	11.3 °C29 December 1946	27.6 °C	449 mm	322
1945	40.9 °C11 April 1945	12.2 °C31 December 1945	26.9 °C	644 mm	295
1944	42.4 °C23 May 1944	13.7 °C19 December 1944	27.5 °C	1,038 mm	305
1943	42.5 °C9 May 1943	11.6 °C28 January 1943	26.8 °C	694 mm	280
1942	43.6 °C12 June 1942	11.3 °C27 January 1942	27.9 °C	463 mm	319
1941	43.2 °C13 May 1941	13.4 °C2 January 1941	28.8 °C	507 mm	355
1940	42.0 °C19 May 1940	13.1 °C28 January 1940	28.5 °C	426 mm	359

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

35.4 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

338 d/yr

+13

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

560 mm

-31 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	32.9 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Feb	35.6 °C	+0.7 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Mar	40.6 °C	+2.8 °C	1 mm	-1 mm
Apr	40.9 °C	+1.6 °C	2 mm	-8 mm
May	39.4 °C	+0.7 °C	10 mm	-17 mm
Jun	37.0 °C	+1.3 °C	53 mm	-8 mm
Jul	31.7 °C	-0.3 °C	161 mm	+18 mm
Aug	30.1 °C	-0.2 °C	155 mm	-41 mm
Sep	31.2 °C	-0.3 °C	154 mm	+33 mm
Oct	35.6 °C	+0.7 °C	21 mm	-6 mm
Nov	36.3 °C	+1.1 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Dec	33.5 °C	+0.9 °C	2 mm	+1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

43.4 °C

25 Apr 2025

Coldest day

16.7 °C

22 Nov 2025

Wettest day

81.6 mm

4 Sep 2025

Windiest day

24.8 km/h

31 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

49.3 km/h

31 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

47.9 °C

25 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.5 °C

20 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.3 h

19 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Tougan?

Tougan has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 591 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tougan?

The hottest day measured in Tougan between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2019, reaching 44.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Tougan?

The coldest day measured in Tougan between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1948, at 9.8 °C.

Does it snow in Tougan?

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

Has the climate of Tougan warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Tougan?

The wettest day measured in Tougan between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1944, with 114 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Tougan?

The windiest day measured in Tougan between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1946, with winds reaching 32.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Tougan?

The warmest month in Tougan is April (32.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Tougan?

Tougan receives on average 591 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Tougan?

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

Are there tropical nights in Tougan?

Yes: Tougan has on average 273 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tougan?

In Tougan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.9 °C on 25 April 2025, and the lowest was 5.9 °C on 17 January 1948.

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