Climate averages 1991–2020
Banfora weather
in December.
A very hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a very hot month in Banfora: daytime highs average 34.1°C and nights cool to about 19.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 31 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bobo-Dioulasso (78 km away). In December its highs average 33.0°C, 1.2°C cooler than Banfora, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 10 cities listed in Burkina Faso, Banfora ranks joint 2nd of 10 for the warmest December highs and 10th of 10 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 10 cities is 33.4°C; Banfora is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 34.3°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
December 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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Bobo-Dioulasso in DecemberBurkina Faso · 78 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 18.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Sikasso in DecemberMali · 125 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 18.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Ferkessédougou in DecemberIvory Coast · 126 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 19.4°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Korhogo in DecemberIvory Coast · 163 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 18.0°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Houndé in DecemberBurkina Faso · 165 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 19.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Koutiala in DecemberMali · 209 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 18.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Jirapa in DecemberGhana · 225 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 19.5°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Wa in DecemberGhana · 255 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 20.0°C · 0.4 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.