Climate averages 1991–2020
Koudougou weather
in May.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Koudougou: daytime highs average 37.8°C and nights cool to about 26.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 31 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 41 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ouagadougou (91 km away). In May its highs average 38.4°C, 0.6°C warmer than Koudougou, with 26 mm of rain.
Among the 10 cities listed in Burkina Faso, Koudougou ranks 7th of 10 for the warmest May highs and 6th of 10 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 10 cities is 37.6°C; Koudougou is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 2.8°C to 35.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 31 mm to 54 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
Koudougou climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.0°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.511 h |
| February | 35.8°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 11.712 h |
| March | 38.5°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 2.6 | 0.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 39.2°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 12 | 2.9 | 12.412 h |
| May, selected | 37.8°C26.9°C | 26.9°C | 31 | 7.1 | 12.713 h |
| June | 35.0°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 54 | 10.3 | 12.813 h |
| July | 31.5°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 132 | 18.2 | 12.813 h |
| August | 29.8°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 216 | 22.8 | 12.513 h |
| September | 31.1°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 122 | 16.2 | 12.212 h |
| October | 33.9°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 32 | 6.7 | 11.912 h |
| November | 35.5°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 1.2 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
| December | 33.6°C19.6°C | 19.6°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
- Ouagadougou in MayBurkina Faso · 91 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 27.2°C · 26 mm rain
- Saaba in MayBurkina Faso · 104 kmHigh 38.3°C · Low 27.2°C · 26 mm rain
- Ouahigouya in MayBurkina Faso · 147 kmHigh 40.0°C · Low 27.0°C · 14 mm rain
- Houndé in MayBurkina Faso · 150 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 25.6°C · 58 mm rain
- Kaya in MayBurkina Faso · 167 kmHigh 39.1°C · Low 27.2°C · 14 mm rain
- Jirapa in MayGhana · 194 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 24.9°C · 75 mm rain
- Pouytenga in MayBurkina Faso · 211 kmHigh 38.1°C · Low 27.0°C · 24 mm rain
- Bolgatanga in MayGhana · 232 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 26.2°C · 53 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 Koudougou) is explained once on the Koudougou year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.