Climate averages 1991–2020
Pouytenga weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Pouytenga: daytime highs average 38.6°C and nights cool to about 22.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.7 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes March a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Fada N'gourma (88 km away). In March its highs average 39.0°C, about as warm as Pouytenga, with 3.1 mm of rain.
Among the 10 cities listed in Burkina Faso, Pouytenga ranks joint 2nd of 10 for the warmest March highs and 6th of 10 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 10 cities is 38.3°C; Pouytenga is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 39.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.7 mm to 10 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Fada N'gourma in MarchBurkina Faso · 88 kmHigh 39.0°C · Low 23.8°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Saaba in MarchBurkina Faso · 108 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 23.2°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Kaya in MarchBurkina Faso · 117 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 22.2°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in MarchBurkina Faso · 121 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 23.2°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Bawku in MarchGhana · 134 kmHigh 38.8°C · Low 25.2°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Bolgatanga in MarchGhana · 169 kmHigh 39.1°C · Low 25.4°C · 10 mm rain
- Koudougou in MarchBurkina Faso · 211 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 24.2°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Ouahigouya in MarchBurkina Faso · 261 kmHigh 38.1°C · Low 22.0°C · 0.8 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.