Climate averages 1991–2020
Houndé weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the joint 3rd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Houndé: daytime highs average 36.4°C and nights cool to about 21.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 45 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bobo-Dioulasso (92 km away). In February its highs average 35.6°C, 0.9°C cooler than Houndé, with 1.1 mm of rain.
Among the 10 cities listed in Burkina Faso, Houndé ranks 2nd of 10 for the warmest February highs and 8th of 10 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 10 cities is 35.6°C; Houndé is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.1°C to 38.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 5.3 mm.
The annual picture
February 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
Houndé climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.0°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.512 h |
| February, selected | 36.4°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 0.9 | 0.3 | 11.812 h |
| March | 38.5°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 5.3 | 1.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 38.5°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 28 | 6.4 | 12.412 h |
| May | 36.4°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 58 | 12.3 | 12.613 h |
| June | 33.7°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 70 | 13.2 | 12.813 h |
| July | 30.4°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 149 | 20.4 | 12.713 h |
| August | 28.7°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 223 | 24.2 | 12.513 h |
| September | 29.6°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 140 | 19.2 | 12.212 h |
| October | 32.5°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 49 | 10.6 | 11.912 h |
| November | 35.0°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 2.0 | 0.5 | 11.612 h |
| December | 34.1°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.511 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
February in nearby cities
- Bobo-Dioulasso in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 92 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 20.4°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Jirapa in FebruaryGhana · 139 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 21.7°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Koudougou in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 150 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 21.2°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Banfora in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 165 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 21.8°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Wa in FebruaryGhana · 195 kmHigh 36.7°C · Low 22.1°C · 6.0 mm rain
- Koutiala in FebruaryMali · 234 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 20.4°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Sikasso in FebruaryMali · 235 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 20.9°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 236 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 19.9°C · 0.7 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 Houndé) is explained once on the Houndé year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.