Climate averages 1991–2020
Banfora weather
in April.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a very hot month in Banfora: daytime highs average 37.1°C and nights cool to about 25.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 49 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 21 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bobo-Dioulasso (78 km away). In April its highs average 37.0°C, about as warm as Banfora, with 34 mm of rain.
Among the 10 cities listed in Burkina Faso, Banfora ranks 9th of 10 for the warmest April highs and 10th of 10 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 10 cities is 39.0°C; Banfora is 1.9°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 2.0°C to 35.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 49 mm to 75 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Banfora climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.3°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 11.612 h |
| February | 36.6°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 2.1 | 0.5 | 11.812 h |
| March | 37.9°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 13 | 3.0 | 12.112 h |
| April, selected | 37.1°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 49 | 9.6 | 12.412 h |
| May | 35.1°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 75 | 14.1 | 12.613 h |
| June | 32.7°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 87 | 14.5 | 12.713 h |
| July | 29.8°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 168 | 21.3 | 12.713 h |
| August | 28.4°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 237 | 25.3 | 12.512 h |
| September | 29.2°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 157 | 20.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.2°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 65 | 12.7 | 11.912 h |
| November | 34.0°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 5.8 | 1.3 | 11.612 h |
| December | 34.1°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.512 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Bobo-Dioulasso in AprilBurkina Faso · 78 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 25.1°C · 34 mm rain
- Sikasso in AprilMali · 125 kmHigh 37.7°C · Low 25.7°C · 31 mm rain
- Ferkessédougou in AprilIvory Coast · 126 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 24.5°C · 77 mm rain
- Korhogo in AprilIvory Coast · 163 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 23.9°C · 72 mm rain
- Houndé in AprilBurkina Faso · 165 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 26.1°C · 28 mm rain
- Koutiala in AprilMali · 209 kmHigh 39.0°C · Low 26.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Jirapa in AprilGhana · 225 kmHigh 37.2°C · Low 25.7°C · 49 mm rain
- Wa in AprilGhana · 255 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 25.3°C · 68 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Banfora) is explained once on the Banfora year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.