Zinguédéssé climate — normals and trends
Zinguédéssé (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 605 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 (32.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Zinguédéssé averages 0 frost days, 316 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 92 rainy days per year.
Zinguédéssé 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 43.4 °C (on 6 April 2020) and the coldest 10.9 °C (on 14 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
ZinguédésséCentre Region
- coords
- 12.25°, -1.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.9°C
Average daily high
33.9°C
Average daily low
22.4°C
Annual rainfall
605mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
49%
Average peak wind
13.5km/h
Seasonal range
7.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
316 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
92 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.9 °C
Average feels-like low
23.0 °C
Average peak gust
31.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
278 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
43.4 °C
6 April 2020
Coldest day
10.9 °C
14 January 1957
Wettest day
168 mm
20 July 2016
Windiest day
30.4 km/h
27 May 1946
Strongest gust
60.5 km/h
27 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
46.8 °C
12 May 2025
Coldest feels-like
7.0 °C
14 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.2 h
12 July 1952
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 36.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 40.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 39.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 2 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 37.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 16 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 35.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 45 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 31.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 122 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 30.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 185 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 31.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 95 mm | -25 mm |
| Oct | 35.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 17 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 36.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 34.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zinguédéssé?
Zinguédéssé has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 605 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zinguédéssé?
The hottest day measured in Zinguédéssé between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 2020, reaching 43.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zinguédéssé?
The coldest day measured in Zinguédéssé between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1957, at 10.9 °C.
Does it snow in Zinguédéssé?
Almost never: Zinguédéssé sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Zinguédéssé warmed?
Yes: Zinguédéssé warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zinguédéssé?
The wettest day measured in Zinguédéssé between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2016, with 168 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zinguédéssé?
The windiest day measured in Zinguédéssé between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1946, with winds reaching 30.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zinguédéssé?
The warmest month in Zinguédéssé is April (32.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Zinguédéssé?
Zinguédéssé receives on average 605 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zinguédéssé?
Zinguédéssé gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Zinguédéssé?
Yes: Zinguédéssé has on average 278 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zinguédéssé?
In Zinguédéssé, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.8 °C on 12 May 2025, and the lowest was 7.0 °C on 14 January 1957.
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