Climate averages 1991–2020
Pouytenga weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 8th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Pouytenga: daytime highs average 33.4°C and nights cool to about 18.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 25 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Fada N'gourma (88 km away). In December its highs average 34.2°C, 0.8°C warmer than Pouytenga, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 10 cities listed in Burkina Faso, Pouytenga ranks joint 5th of 10 for the warmest December highs and joint 1st of 10 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 10 cities is 33.4°C; Pouytenga is 0.1°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 32.8°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Pouytenga climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.8°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| February | 35.6°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| March | 38.6°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 2.7 | 0.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 39.5°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 10 | 2.5 | 12.412 h |
| May | 38.1°C27.0°C | 27.0°C | 24 | 6.4 | 12.713 h |
| June | 35.5°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 44 | 9.2 | 12.813 h |
| July | 32.2°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 105 | 16.2 | 12.813 h |
| August | 30.1°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 191 | 21.6 | 12.513 h |
| September | 31.4°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 98 | 13.8 | 12.212 h |
| October | 34.4°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 26 | 5.7 | 11.912 h |
| November | 35.5°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 0.7 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
| December, selected | 33.4°C18.0°C | 18.0°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
December in nearby cities
- Fada N'gourma in DecemberBurkina Faso · 88 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 19.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Saaba in DecemberBurkina Faso · 108 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 18.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Kaya in DecemberBurkina Faso · 117 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 17.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in DecemberBurkina Faso · 121 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 18.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Bawku in DecemberGhana · 134 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 20.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Bolgatanga in DecemberGhana · 169 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 20.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Koudougou in DecemberBurkina Faso · 211 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 19.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Ouahigouya in DecemberBurkina Faso · 261 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 17.3°C · 0 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 Pouytenga) is explained once on the Pouytenga year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.