Climate averages 1991–2020
Banfora weather
in May.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 4th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Banfora: daytime highs average 35.1°C and nights cool to about 24.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 75 mm of rain on roughly 14 days, which makes May a moderately wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 36 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bobo-Dioulasso (78 km away). In May its highs average 35.1°C, about as warm as Banfora, with 66 mm of rain.
Among the 10 cities listed in Burkina Faso, Banfora ranks joint 9th of 10 for the warmest May highs and 10th of 10 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 10 cities is 37.6°C; Banfora is 2.5°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 2.5°C to 32.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 75 mm to 87 mm.
The annual picture
May 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, selected | 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
May in nearby cities
- Bobo-Dioulasso in MayBurkina Faso · 78 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 24.6°C · 66 mm rain
- Sikasso in MayMali · 125 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 25.2°C · 69 mm rain
- Ferkessédougou in MayIvory Coast · 126 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 24.0°C · 102 mm rain
- Korhogo in MayIvory Coast · 163 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 23.5°C · 99 mm rain
- Houndé in MayBurkina Faso · 165 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 25.6°C · 58 mm rain
- Koutiala in MayMali · 209 kmHigh 37.8°C · Low 26.3°C · 38 mm rain
- Jirapa in MayGhana · 225 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 24.9°C · 75 mm rain
- Wa in MayGhana · 255 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 24.5°C · 100 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.