Climate averages 1991–2020
Fada N'gourma weather
in October.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in Fada N'gourma: daytime highs average 34.5°C and nights cool to about 23.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 33 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 52 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pouytenga (88 km away). In October its highs average 34.4°C, about as warm as Fada N'gourma, with 26 mm of rain.
Among the 10 cities listed in Burkina Faso, Fada N'gourma ranks 3rd of 10 for the warmest October highs and joint 5th of 10 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 10 cities is 33.8°C; Fada N'gourma is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.5°C to 36.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 33 mm to 1.1 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Pouytenga in OctoberBurkina Faso · 88 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 23.5°C · 26 mm rain
- Bawku in OctoberGhana · 129 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 23.3°C · 40 mm rain
- Bolgatanga in OctoberGhana · 194 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 23.2°C · 46 mm rain
- Kaya in OctoberBurkina Faso · 194 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 23.7°C · 18 mm rain
- Saaba in OctoberBurkina Faso · 196 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 23.7°C · 33 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in OctoberBurkina Faso · 208 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 23.7°C · 33 mm rain
- Niamey in OctoberNiger · 249 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 24.2°C · 8.8 mm rain
- Kara in OctoberTogo · 293 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 21.7°C · 134 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.