Climate averages 1991–2020
Fada N'gourma weather
in December.
A very hot, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a very hot month in Fada N'gourma: daytime highs average 34.2°C and nights cool to about 19.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 26 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pouytenga (88 km away). In December its highs average 33.4°C, 0.8°C cooler than Fada N'gourma, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 10 cities listed in Burkina Faso, Fada N'gourma ranks 1st of 10 for the warmest December highs and joint 1st of 10 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 10 cities is 33.4°C; Fada N'gourma is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 33.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Fada N'gourma climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.6°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| February | 36.2°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 0.6 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| March | 39.0°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 3.1 | 0.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 39.7°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 14 | 3.3 | 12.412 h |
| May | 38.1°C26.9°C | 26.9°C | 34 | 8.4 | 12.713 h |
| June | 35.3°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 51 | 10.0 | 12.813 h |
| July | 31.8°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 109 | 15.9 | 12.813 h |
| August | 29.6°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 196 | 21.1 | 12.513 h |
| September | 30.8°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 105 | 13.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 34.5°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 33 | 6.8 | 11.912 h |
| November | 36.1°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 1.1 | 0.2 | 11.612 h |
| December, selected | 34.2°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.411 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
December in nearby cities
- Pouytenga in DecemberBurkina Faso · 88 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 18.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Bawku in DecemberGhana · 129 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 20.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Bolgatanga in DecemberGhana · 194 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 20.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kaya in DecemberBurkina Faso · 194 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 17.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Saaba in DecemberBurkina Faso · 196 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 18.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in DecemberBurkina Faso · 208 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 18.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Niamey in DecemberNiger · 249 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 16.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Kara in DecemberTogo · 293 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 19.2°C · 1.3 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 Fada N'gourma) is explained once on the Fada N'gourma year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.