Climate averages 1991–2020
Banfora weather
in November.
A very hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a very hot month in Banfora: daytime highs average 34.0°C and nights cool to about 20.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.8 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes November a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 39 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bobo-Dioulasso (78 km away). In November its highs average 33.3°C, 0.6°C cooler than Banfora, with 3.8 mm of rain.
Among the 10 cities listed in Burkina Faso, Banfora ranks 9th of 10 for the warmest November highs and 10th of 10 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 10 cities is 35.1°C; Banfora is 1.1°C cooler than that mean.
From November to December, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 34.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 5.8 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
November 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Bobo-Dioulasso in NovemberBurkina Faso · 78 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 20.2°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Sikasso in NovemberMali · 125 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 20.6°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Ferkessédougou in NovemberIvory Coast · 126 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 21.4°C · 18 mm rain
- Korhogo in NovemberIvory Coast · 163 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 20.6°C · 16 mm rain
- Houndé in NovemberBurkina Faso · 165 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 20.8°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Koutiala in NovemberMali · 209 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 20.5°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Jirapa in NovemberGhana · 225 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 21.2°C · 4.5 mm rain
- Wa in NovemberGhana · 255 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 21.4°C · 10 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.