Climate averages 1991–2020
Banfora weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Banfora: daytime highs average 36.6°C and nights cool to about 21.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.1 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 47 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bobo-Dioulasso (78 km away). In February its highs average 35.6°C, 1.0°C cooler than Banfora, with 1.1 mm of rain.
Among the 10 cities listed in Burkina Faso, Banfora ranks 1st of 10 for the warmest February highs and 10th of 10 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 10 cities is 35.6°C; Banfora is 1.0°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 37.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.1 mm to 13 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Bobo-Dioulasso in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 78 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 20.4°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Sikasso in FebruaryMali · 125 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 20.9°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Ferkessédougou in FebruaryIvory Coast · 126 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 21.3°C · 11 mm rain
- Korhogo in FebruaryIvory Coast · 163 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 19.8°C · 13 mm rain
- Houndé in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 165 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 21.1°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Koutiala in FebruaryMali · 209 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 20.4°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Jirapa in FebruaryGhana · 225 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 21.7°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Wa in FebruaryGhana · 255 kmHigh 36.7°C · Low 22.1°C · 6.0 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.