Climate averages 1991–2020
Fada N'gourma weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd 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 Fada N'gourma: daytime highs average 39.0°C and nights cool to about 23.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.1 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes March a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pouytenga (88 km away). In March its highs average 38.6°C, about as warm as Fada N'gourma, with 2.7 mm of rain.
Among the 10 cities listed in Burkina Faso, Fada N'gourma ranks 1st of 10 for the warmest March highs and 7th of 10 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 10 cities is 38.3°C; Fada N'gourma is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 0.7°C to 39.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.1 mm to 14 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
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, selected | 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 | 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
March in nearby cities
- Pouytenga in MarchBurkina Faso · 88 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 22.8°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Bawku in MarchGhana · 129 kmHigh 38.8°C · Low 25.2°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Bolgatanga in MarchGhana · 194 kmHigh 39.1°C · Low 25.4°C · 10 mm rain
- Kaya in MarchBurkina Faso · 194 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 22.2°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Saaba in MarchBurkina Faso · 196 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 23.2°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in MarchBurkina Faso · 208 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 23.2°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Niamey in MarchNiger · 249 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 21.3°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Kara in MarchTogo · 293 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 23.7°C · 32 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.