Climate averages 1991–2020
Pouytenga weather
in November.
A very hot, very dry month: the joint 5th warmest and the joint 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a very hot month in Pouytenga: daytime highs average 35.5°C and nights cool to about 20.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical November (the joint 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 34 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Fada N'gourma (88 km away). In November its highs average 36.1°C, 0.6°C warmer than Pouytenga, with 1.1 mm of rain.
Among the 10 cities listed in Burkina Faso, Pouytenga ranks joint 2nd of 10 for the warmest November highs and 3rd of 10 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 10 cities is 35.1°C; Pouytenga is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 2.1°C to 33.4°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
November 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Fada N'gourma in NovemberBurkina Faso · 88 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 21.3°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Saaba in NovemberBurkina Faso · 108 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Kaya in NovemberBurkina Faso · 117 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 20.2°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in NovemberBurkina Faso · 121 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Bawku in NovemberGhana · 134 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 22.1°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Bolgatanga in NovemberGhana · 169 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 22.0°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Koudougou in NovemberBurkina Faso · 211 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 21.6°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Ouahigouya in NovemberBurkina Faso · 261 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 20.0°C · 0.3 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.