Climate averages 1991–2020
Banfora weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Banfora: daytime highs average 37.9°C and nights cool to about 24.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes March a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 04 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bobo-Dioulasso (78 km away). In March its highs average 37.4°C, 0.6°C cooler than Banfora, with 8.5 mm of rain.
Among the 10 cities listed in Burkina Faso, Banfora ranks 9th of 10 for the warmest March highs and 10th of 10 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 10 cities is 38.3°C; Banfora is 0.4°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 37.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 13 mm to 49 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Bobo-Dioulasso in MarchBurkina Faso · 78 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 23.4°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Sikasso in MarchMali · 125 kmHigh 37.8°C · Low 23.9°C · 8.7 mm rain
- Ferkessédougou in MarchIvory Coast · 126 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 23.7°C · 41 mm rain
- Korhogo in MarchIvory Coast · 163 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 22.8°C · 37 mm rain
- Houndé in MarchBurkina Faso · 165 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 24.1°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Koutiala in MarchMali · 209 kmHigh 38.3°C · Low 23.5°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Jirapa in MarchGhana · 225 kmHigh 38.3°C · Low 24.5°C · 16 mm rain
- Wa in MarchGhana · 255 kmHigh 37.7°C · Low 24.6°C · 26 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.