Climate averages 1991–2020
Fada N'gourma weather
in May.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 3rd 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 Fada N'gourma: daytime highs average 38.1°C and nights cool to about 26.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 34 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 40 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pouytenga (88 km away). In May its highs average 38.1°C, about as warm as Fada N'gourma, with 24 mm of rain.
Among the 10 cities listed in Burkina Faso, Fada N'gourma ranks joint 5th of 10 for the warmest May highs and 7th of 10 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 10 cities is 37.6°C; Fada N'gourma is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 2.8°C to 35.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 34 mm to 51 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
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, selected | 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
May in nearby cities
- Pouytenga in MayBurkina Faso · 88 kmHigh 38.1°C · Low 27.0°C · 24 mm rain
- Bawku in MayGhana · 129 kmHigh 36.3°C · Low 26.3°C · 49 mm rain
- Bolgatanga in MayGhana · 194 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 26.2°C · 53 mm rain
- Kaya in MayBurkina Faso · 194 kmHigh 39.1°C · Low 27.2°C · 14 mm rain
- Saaba in MayBurkina Faso · 196 kmHigh 38.3°C · Low 27.2°C · 26 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in MayBurkina Faso · 208 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 27.2°C · 26 mm rain
- Niamey in MayNiger · 249 kmHigh 40.5°C · Low 27.9°C · 8.3 mm rain
- Kara in MayTogo · 293 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 23.9°C · 144 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.