Climate averages 1991–2020

Pouytenga weather
in February.

A very hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the joint 3rd driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 35.6°C Daytime mean, February

Average low 19.6°C Night-time mean, February

Rainfall <1 mm Almost no rain

Daylight 12 h Sunrise to sunset, per day

February is a very hot month in Pouytenga: daytime highs average 35.6°C and nights cool to about 19.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.

Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (the joint 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 44 min on an average February day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Fada N'gourma (88 km away). In February its highs average 36.2°C, 0.6°C warmer than Pouytenga, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).

Among the 10 cities listed in Burkina Faso, Pouytenga ranks joint 6th of 10 for the warmest February highs and joint 5th of 10 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 10 cities is 35.6°C; Pouytenga is level with that mean.

From February to March, average highs rise by 2.9°C to 38.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 2.7 mm.

The annual picture

February in context

30-year average

Average highAverage low°C

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm

Averages 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

1991–2020

Monthly climate averages for Pouytenga, 1991–2020
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, selected	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	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

February in nearby cities

Distance from Pouytenga

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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 limits

How 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.