Yalgo climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Yalgo?

Yalgo has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 464 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Yalgo between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 2024, reaching 44.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Yalgo?

The coldest day measured in Yalgo between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1957, at 8.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Yalgo?

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

Q: Has the climate of Yalgo warmed?

Yes: Yalgo warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Yalgo?

The wettest day measured in Yalgo between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 1975, with 133 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Yalgo?

The windiest day measured in Yalgo between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 2022, with winds reaching 30.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Yalgo?

The warmest month in Yalgo is May (32.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Yalgo?

Yalgo receives on average 464 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 77 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Yalgo?

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

Yalgo (Burkina Faso) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 464 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 May (32.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Yalgo averages 0 frost days, 326 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 77 rainy days per year.

Yalgo 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 44.0 °C (on 3 April 2024) and the coldest 8.8 °C (on 13 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

YalgoCentre-Nord Region

coords: 12.93°, -0.85°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

28.1°C

Average daily high

34.6°C

Average daily low

22.1°C

Annual rainfall

464mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

44%

Average peak wind

14.9km/h

Seasonal range

9.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

326 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

77 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.0 °C

Average feels-like low

22.0 °C

Average peak gust

32.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

257 d/yr

Solar radiation

22.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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

44.0 °C

3 April 2024

Coldest day

8.8 °C

13 January 1957

Wettest day

133 mm

1 September 1975

Windiest day

30.9 km/h

6 June 2022

Strongest gust

60.5 km/h

24 January 1992

Hottest feels-like

47.1 °C

10 May 2001

Coldest feels-like

4.3 °C

1 January 1956

Sunniest day

12.1 h

13 July 2008

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	43.4 °C12 May 2025	15.7 °C11 January 2025	29.6 °C	323 mm	346
2024	44.0 °C3 April 2024	13.6 °C26 December 2024	29.3 °C	494 mm	343
2023	42.6 °C10 May 2023	14.0 °C14 January 2023	29.4 °C	361 mm	348
2022	42.0 °C11 April 2022	13.6 °C2 February 2022	28.6 °C	472 mm	331
2021	43.1 °C8 April 2021	13.9 °C24 January 2021	29.5 °C	264 mm	347
2020	43.6 °C6 April 2020	13.1 °C3 January 2020	28.9 °C	463 mm	335
2019	43.9 °C6 May 2019	13.6 °C24 December 2019	29.1 °C	373 mm	346
2018	42.5 °C29 April 2018	11.7 °C14 January 2018	28.8 °C	468 mm	346
2017	42.4 °C20 April 2017	13.1 °C15 January 2017	28.6 °C	496 mm	332
2016	43.6 °C13 April 2016	13.6 °C16 January 2016	28.8 °C	453 mm	331
2015	42.8 °C7 May 2015	12.4 °C1 January 2015	28.6 °C	482 mm	319
2014	42.5 °C17 April 2014	13.1 °C27 December 2014	28.9 °C	295 mm	337
2013	42.7 °C21 March 2013	11.8 °C6 January 2013	28.7 °C	415 mm	323
2012	42.7 °C22 April 2012	11.7 °C17 January 2012	28.6 °C	546 mm	332
2011	42.3 °C21 April 2011	13.4 °C13 January 2011	29.0 °C	323 mm	341
2010	43.5 °C19 April 2010	12.2 °C12 December 2010	29.1 °C	390 mm	345
2009	41.9 °C20 April 2009	12.4 °C25 January 2009	28.9 °C	434 mm	345
2008	42.8 °C28 May 2008	11.2 °C24 January 2008	28.1 °C	375 mm	325
2007	41.6 °C11 April 2007	13.2 °C22 January 2007	28.6 °C	324 mm	325
2006	41.6 °C10 April 2006	12.9 °C25 December 2006	28.8 °C	272 mm	343
2005	41.4 °C29 March 2005	13.0 °C15 January 2005	29.0 °C	346 mm	327
2004	41.0 °C28 March 2004	12.7 °C30 January 2004	28.7 °C	231 mm	332
2003	42.3 °C19 May 2003	12.3 °C2 January 2003	28.4 °C	546 mm	319
2002	41.8 °C9 April 2002	12.4 °C27 December 2002	28.6 °C	356 mm	312
2001	42.5 °C10 May 2001	13.3 °C13 January 2001	28.4 °C	378 mm	337
2000	41.4 °C6 May 2000	12.8 °C4 February 2000	28.0 °C	485 mm	321
1999	42.5 °C23 April 1999	12.4 °C30 December 1999	28.1 °C	429 mm	304
1998	41.6 °C14 April 1998	13.1 °C19 January 1998	28.2 °C	468 mm	308
1997	40.5 °C26 April 1997	12.4 °C15 December 1997	28.1 °C	434 mm	333
1996	40.9 °C6 April 1996	12.1 °C13 January 1996	28.6 °C	363 mm	355
1995	41.7 °C20 April 1995	11.1 °C13 January 1995	28.2 °C	358 mm	314
1994	43.0 °C23 April 1994	11.6 °C17 January 1994	27.9 °C	589 mm	307
1993	42.2 °C9 May 1993	11.9 °C27 January 1993	28.5 °C	352 mm	320
1992	41.6 °C1 April 1992	11.9 °C16 January 1992	27.8 °C	511 mm	320
1991	43.3 °C23 April 1991	11.9 °C25 December 1991	28.1 °C	418 mm	320
1990	41.4 °C15 May 1990	12.6 °C10 February 1990	28.4 °C	376 mm	328
1989	41.9 °C21 April 1989	10.3 °C3 January 1989	27.7 °C	580 mm	314
1988	42.9 °C6 April 1988	11.5 °C11 February 1988	28.4 °C	478 mm	316
1987	43.0 °C16 May 1987	13.1 °C10 January 1987	29.0 °C	290 mm	345
1986	43.4 °C16 April 1986	12.4 °C11 January 1986	28.2 °C	473 mm	318
1985	42.1 °C30 April 1985	11.4 °C17 December 1985	28.4 °C	415 mm	308
1984	42.4 °C13 May 1984	11.7 °C23 December 1984	28.5 °C	348 mm	330
1983	43.2 °C9 May 1983	12.3 °C30 January 1983	28.6 °C	324 mm	329
1982	42.0 °C5 May 1982	9.3 °C11 January 1982	27.9 °C	375 mm	330
1981	41.9 °C27 April 1981	12.2 °C10 January 1981	28.1 °C	529 mm	338
1980	42.9 °C23 April 1980	10.6 °C20 December 1980	28.7 °C	470 mm	338
1979	42.4 °C6 May 1979	11.8 °C13 December 1979	28.0 °C	471 mm	333
1978	42.0 °C20 May 1978	13.4 °C13 January 1978	28.2 °C	586 mm	348
1977	41.7 °C23 April 1977	9.5 °C28 December 1977	27.7 °C	451 mm	333
1976	41.8 °C27 April 1976	11.7 °C13 January 1976	27.2 °C	534 mm	324
1975	41.5 °C30 March 1975	10.1 °C22 January 1975	27.3 °C	549 mm	305
1974	40.6 °C6 April 1974	11.6 °C7 December 1974	27.7 °C	435 mm	296
1973	42.9 °C29 April 1973	12.2 °C2 December 1973	28.6 °C	384 mm	337
1972	41.7 °C5 May 1972	12.2 °C8 January 1972	28.2 °C	596 mm	354
1971	42.7 °C26 May 1971	10.4 °C17 January 1971	28.1 °C	488 mm	334
1970	42.3 °C5 May 1970	11.9 °C6 December 1970	28.4 °C	527 mm	340
1969	43.2 °C6 April 1969	12.6 °C26 November 1969	28.5 °C	544 mm	341
1968	41.2 °C4 April 1968	11.0 °C19 January 1968	27.7 °C	614 mm	335
1967	41.9 °C14 May 1967	11.6 °C17 February 1967	27.8 °C	554 mm	304
1966	41.3 °C16 April 1966	11.4 °C12 February 1966	27.8 °C	513 mm	342
1965	41.6 °C5 May 1965	12.7 °C13 December 1965	27.1 °C	545 mm	329
1964	41.4 °C21 April 1964	14.3 °C18 January 1964	27.5 °C	512 mm	322
1963	42.0 °C2 April 1963	11.8 °C10 January 1963	27.8 °C	511 mm	346
1962	41.4 °C8 June 1962	11.2 °C7 January 1962	27.4 °C	533 mm	318
1961	42.6 °C19 May 1961	11.8 °C8 February 1961	27.3 °C	404 mm	334
1960	41.7 °C21 April 1960	11.7 °C3 January 1960	27.5 °C	364 mm	324
1959	42.1 °C13 April 1959	11.5 °C31 December 1959	27.5 °C	440 mm	317
1958	41.6 °C26 March 1958	12.1 °C30 December 1958	27.9 °C	603 mm	315
1957	40.2 °C17 April 1957	8.8 °C13 January 1957	26.5 °C	606 mm	304
1956	42.0 °C29 May 1956	8.9 °C1 January 1956	27.2 °C	746 mm	291
1955	41.4 °C19 April 1955	11.1 °C31 December 1955	27.0 °C	517 mm	314
1954	41.7 °C19 May 1954	10.3 °C1 January 1954	27.3 °C	551 mm	315
1953	42.1 °C27 April 1953	10.6 °C31 December 1953	27.7 °C	424 mm	325
1952	41.7 °C29 April 1952	9.2 °C3 February 1952	27.1 °C	592 mm	315
1951	41.1 °C16 April 1951	11.3 °C12 December 1951	27.1 °C	701 mm	343
1950	41.2 °C31 March 1950	11.9 °C15 January 1950	26.8 °C	574 mm	297
1949	42.1 °C10 May 1949	13.1 °C12 December 1949	28.1 °C	396 mm	343
1948	40.9 °C1 May 1948	9.1 °C17 January 1948	26.7 °C	531 mm	312
1947	40.9 °C30 April 1947	10.6 °C21 January 1947	26.6 °C	792 mm	275
1946	41.8 °C7 May 1946	10.2 °C1 January 1946	27.3 °C	423 mm	325
1945	40.7 °C29 April 1945	11.0 °C23 December 1945	26.6 °C	508 mm	296
1944	42.3 °C23 May 1944	13.4 °C16 December 1944	27.1 °C	804 mm	303
1943	41.5 °C9 May 1943	10.6 °C24 December 1943	26.6 °C	560 mm	279
1942	42.0 °C12 June 1942	10.0 °C27 January 1942	27.4 °C	438 mm	320
1941	42.0 °C27 March 1941	11.2 °C2 January 1941	28.6 °C	340 mm	354
1940	41.5 °C19 May 1940	11.0 °C28 January 1940	28.2 °C	332 mm	361

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

36.0 °C

+1.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

346 d/yr

+20

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

323 mm

-141 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	33.0 °C	+1.4 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Feb	35.8 °C	+1.4 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Mar	41.3 °C	+3.6 °C	1 mm	-2 mm
Apr	41.2 °C	+1.9 °C	0 mm	-6 mm
May	39.5 °C	+1.0 °C	9 mm	-12 mm
Jun	36.9 °C	+1.2 °C	33 mm	-14 mm
Jul	32.4 °C	0.0 °C	87 mm	-21 mm
Aug	30.9 °C	+0.3 °C	113 mm	-52 mm
Sep	32.4 °C	+0.4 °C	70 mm	-24 mm
Oct	36.9 °C	+1.5 °C	9 mm	-10 mm
Nov	36.9 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Dec	34.8 °C	+2.4 °C	0 mm	-0 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

43.4 °C

12 May 2025

Coldest day

15.7 °C

11 Jan 2025

Wettest day

25.9 mm

13 Jul 2025

Windiest day

25.9 km/h

13 Jun 2025

Strongest gust

47.9 km/h

15 Dec 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.9 °C

12 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.1 °C

11 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

9 Aug 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Yalgo?

Yalgo has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 464 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yalgo?

The hottest day measured in Yalgo between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 2024, reaching 44.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Yalgo?

The coldest day measured in Yalgo between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1957, at 8.8 °C.

Does it snow in Yalgo?

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

Has the climate of Yalgo warmed?

Yes: Yalgo warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Yalgo?

The wettest day measured in Yalgo between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 1975, with 133 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Yalgo?

The windiest day measured in Yalgo between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 2022, with winds reaching 30.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Yalgo?

The warmest month in Yalgo is May (32.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Yalgo?

Yalgo receives on average 464 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 77 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Yalgo?

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

Are there tropical nights in Yalgo?

Yes: Yalgo has on average 257 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yalgo?

In Yalgo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.1 °C on 10 May 2001, and the lowest was 4.3 °C on 1 January 1956.

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