Climate averages 1991–2020
Pouytenga weather
in September.
A hot, wet month: the 11th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Pouytenga: daytime highs average 31.4°C and nights cool to about 22.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 98 mm of rain on roughly 14 days, which makes September a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 12 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Fada N'gourma (88 km away). In September its highs average 30.8°C, 0.5°C cooler than Pouytenga, with 105 mm of rain.
Among the 10 cities listed in Burkina Faso, Pouytenga ranks 5th of 10 for the warmest September highs and 3rd of 10 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 10 cities is 30.9°C; Pouytenga is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 3.0°C to 34.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 98 mm to 26 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Fada N'gourma in SeptemberBurkina Faso · 88 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 22.8°C · 105 mm rain
- Saaba in SeptemberBurkina Faso · 108 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 23.1°C · 108 mm rain
- Kaya in SeptemberBurkina Faso · 117 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 23.1°C · 80 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in SeptemberBurkina Faso · 121 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 23.1°C · 108 mm rain
- Bawku in SeptemberGhana · 134 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 22.6°C · 137 mm rain
- Bolgatanga in SeptemberGhana · 169 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 22.6°C · 144 mm rain
- Koudougou in SeptemberBurkina Faso · 211 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 23.0°C · 122 mm rain
- Ouahigouya in SeptemberBurkina Faso · 261 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 23.5°C · 85 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.