Climate averages 1991–2020
Pouytenga 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 Pouytenga: daytime highs average 38.1°C and nights cool to about 27.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 24 mm of rain on roughly 6 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 Fada N'gourma (88 km away). In May its highs average 38.1°C, about as warm as Pouytenga, with 34 mm of rain.
Among the 10 cities listed in Burkina Faso, Pouytenga ranks joint 5th of 10 for the warmest May highs and 3rd of 10 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 10 cities is 37.6°C; Pouytenga is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 2.6°C to 35.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 24 mm to 44 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
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, selected | 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
May in nearby cities
- Fada N'gourma in MayBurkina Faso · 88 kmHigh 38.1°C · Low 26.9°C · 34 mm rain
- Saaba in MayBurkina Faso · 108 kmHigh 38.3°C · Low 27.2°C · 26 mm rain
- Kaya in MayBurkina Faso · 117 kmHigh 39.1°C · Low 27.2°C · 14 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in MayBurkina Faso · 121 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 27.2°C · 26 mm rain
- Bawku in MayGhana · 134 kmHigh 36.3°C · Low 26.3°C · 49 mm rain
- Bolgatanga in MayGhana · 169 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 26.2°C · 53 mm rain
- Koudougou in MayBurkina Faso · 211 kmHigh 37.8°C · Low 26.9°C · 31 mm rain
- Ouahigouya in MayBurkina Faso · 261 kmHigh 40.0°C · Low 27.0°C · 14 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.