Climate averages 1991–2020
Banfora weather
in January.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a very hot month in Banfora: daytime highs average 34.3°C and nights cool to about 19.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical January (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 34 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bobo-Dioulasso (78 km away). In January its highs average 33.1°C, 1.2°C cooler than Banfora, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 10 cities listed in Burkina Faso, Banfora ranks 1st of 10 for the warmest January highs and 10th of 10 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 10 cities is 32.9°C; Banfora is 1.4°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 2.3°C to 36.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 2.1 mm.
The annual picture
January 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, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Bobo-Dioulasso in JanuaryBurkina Faso · 78 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 18.1°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Sikasso in JanuaryMali · 125 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 18.3°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Ferkessédougou in JanuaryIvory Coast · 126 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 19.2°C · 4.8 mm rain
- Korhogo in JanuaryIvory Coast · 163 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 17.7°C · 5.9 mm rain
- Houndé in JanuaryBurkina Faso · 165 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 18.7°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Koutiala in JanuaryMali · 209 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 18.0°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Jirapa in JanuaryGhana · 225 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 19.3°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Wa in JanuaryGhana · 255 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 19.8°C · 0.9 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.