Climate Trends in Burkina Faso
Climate trends for Burkina Faso from 0 stations with long records. Also streaks and temperature swings.
Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).
Longest Hot, Cold, Wet and Dry Streaks: Burkina Faso
5 lists of 10- In Burkina Faso, the longest run of hot days in a row in the data is 141 days, at Dori (Burkina Faso), from 4 February 1971 to 24 June 1971.
- In Burkina Faso, the longest run of days in a row at or above 40 C in the data is 48 days, at Dori (Burkina Faso), from 20 April 1946 to 6 June 1946.
- In Burkina Faso, the longest run of dry days in a row in the data is 159 days, at Dori (Burkina Faso), in 1946.
- In Burkina Faso, the longest run of wet days in a row in the data is 16 days, at Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso), in 1952.
- In Burkina Faso, the longest run of longest run of nights at or above 25 c in the data is 48 days, at Ouahigouya (Burkina Faso), from 20 April 1973 to 6 June 1973.
Longest run of days at or above 35 C
Consecutive days with a daily maximum at or above 35 C (95 F).
| Rank | Station | Country | Length | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dori | Burkina Faso | 141 days | 4 February to 24 June 1971 |
| 2 | Fada N'Gourma | Burkina Faso | 111 days | 3 February to 23 May 1956 |
| 3 | Dori | Burkina Faso | 111 days | 28 February to 17 June 2020 |
| 4 | Ouahigouya | Burkina Faso | 102 days | 9 March to 18 June 1970 |
| 5 | Boromo | Burkina Faso | 98 days | 8 February to 16 May 1970 |
| 6 | Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | 95 days | 25 February to 30 May 1958 |
| 7 | Dedougou | Burkina Faso | 88 days | 25 January to 22 April 2017 |
| 8 | Gaoua | Burkina Faso | 70 days | 22 January to 1 April 1965 |
| 9 | Po | Burkina Faso | 61 days | 1 March to 30 April 2025 |
| 10 | Bobo-Dioulasso | Burkina Faso | 54 days | 17 February to 10 April 1948 |
Longest run of days at or above 40 C
Consecutive days with a daily maximum at or above 40 C (104 F).
| Rank | Station | Country | Length | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dori | Burkina Faso | 48 days | 20 April to 6 June 1946 |
| 2 | Dori | Burkina Faso | 43 days | 30 April to 11 June 1985 |
| 3 | Ouahigouya | Burkina Faso | 33 days | 22 April to 24 May 2020 |
| 4 | Fada N'Gourma | Burkina Faso | 31 days | 21 March to 20 April 1950 |
| 5 | Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | 18 days | 11 to 28 March 1940 |
| 6 | Boromo | Burkina Faso | 18 days | 25 March to 11 April 1946 |
| 7 | Boromo | Burkina Faso | 16 days | 11 to 26 April 2016 |
| 8 | Dedougou | Burkina Faso | 16 days | 11 to 26 April 2016 |
| 9 | Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | 16 days | 12 to 27 April 2016 |
| 10 | Po | Burkina Faso | 12 days | 28 March to 8 April 2020 |
Longest dry spell (days under 1 mm of rain), within one year
Consecutive days with less than 1 mm (0.04 in) of rain, the longest run within a year. The dates are not kept, so the list gives the year (within the year).
| Rank | Station | Country | Length | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dori | Burkina Faso | 159 days | within 1946 |
| 2 | Ouahigouya | Burkina Faso | 143 days | within 1970 |
| 3 | Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | 131 days | within 1947 |
| 4 | Boromo | Burkina Faso | 125 days | within 1965 |
| 5 | Fada N'Gourma | Burkina Faso | 120 days | within 1962 |
| 6 | Bobo-Dioulasso | Burkina Faso | 118 days | within 1947 |
| 7 | Gaoua | Burkina Faso | 92 days | within 1970 |
| 8 | Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | 59 days | within 1981 |
| 9 | Bobo Dioulasso | Burkina Faso | 43 days | within 1979 |
| 10 | Dori | Burkina Faso | 30 days | within 1981 |
Longest wet spell (days with 1 mm or more of rain), within one year
Consecutive days with 1 mm (0.04 in) or more of rain, the longest run within a year. The dates are not kept, so the list gives the year (within the year).
| Rank | Station | Country | Length | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobo-Dioulasso | Burkina Faso | 16 days | within 1952 |
| 2 | Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | 14 days | within 1979 |
| 3 | Fada N'Gourma | Burkina Faso | 13 days | within 1952 |
| 4 | Dori | Burkina Faso | 10 days | within 1959 |
| 5 | Boromo | Burkina Faso | 9 days | within 1952 |
| 6 | Gaoua | Burkina Faso | 8 days | within 1945 |
| 7 | Bobo Dioulasso | Burkina Faso | 6 days | within 1978 |
| 8 | Ouahigouya | Burkina Faso | 5 days | within 1968 |
| 9 | Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | 5 days | within 1981 |
| 10 | Dori | Burkina Faso | 3 days | within 1981 |
Longest run of nights at or above 25 C
| Rank | Station | Country | Length | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ouahigouya | Burkina Faso | 48 days | 20 April to 6 June 1973 |
| 2 | Dori | Burkina Faso | 39 days | 13 May to 20 June 1971 |
| 3 | Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | 34 days | 4 April to 7 May 1949 |
| 4 | Fada N'Gourma | Burkina Faso | 32 days | 28 April to 29 May 1947 |
| 5 | Boromo | Burkina Faso | 29 days | 30 March to 27 April 2016 |
| 6 | Po | Burkina Faso | 27 days | 4 to 30 March 2025 |
| 7 | Dori | Burkina Faso | 23 days | 25 April to 17 May 2021 |
| 8 | Boromo | Burkina Faso | 21 days | 10 to 30 April 1979 |
| 9 | Bobo-Dioulasso | Burkina Faso | 18 days | 8 to 25 April 1979 |
| 10 | Gaoua | Burkina Faso | 13 days | 8 to 20 April 1959 |
A run belongs to the year it started in, even when it ran on into the next year. A station appears once per list, with its longest run in a complete year. Dry and wet spells are the longest run within a year. Lists use complete years only, so a long run in a year with gaps in the record is not counted.
Biggest One Day Temperature Swings: Burkina Faso
6 lists of 10- In Burkina Faso, the largest reported one day rise in the daily maximum is 15.0 C (27.0 F), at Boromo (Burkina Faso) on 7 September 1974.
- In Burkina Faso, the largest reported one day drop in the daily maximum is 15.6 C (28.1 F), at Ouahigouya (Burkina Faso) on 21 December 1978.
- In Burkina Faso, the largest reported one day rise in the daily minimum is 17.7 C (31.9 F), at Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso) on 25 January 1945.
- In Burkina Faso, the largest reported one day drop in the daily minimum is 16.5 C (29.7 F), at Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso) on 24 January 1945.
- In Burkina Faso, the largest reported widest range between the high and the low of one day is 33.8 C (60.8 F), at Dori (Burkina Faso) on 28 October 1977.
- In Burkina Faso, the smallest reported narrowest range between the high and the low of one day is 0.4 C (0.7 F), at Ouahigouya (Burkina Faso) on 21 December 1978.
Caveat.Single readings can still be instrument errors that quality control missed. A station with one faulty value can top a list, so read each entry as a reported value, not as a confirmed event.
Biggest one day rise in the daily maximum
The largest increase in the daily maximum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.
| Rank | Station | Country | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boromo | Burkina Faso | 15.0 C (27.0 F) | 7 September 1974 |
| 2 | Gaoua | Burkina Faso | 13.0 C (23.4 F) | 26 June 1985 |
| 3 | Dori | Burkina Faso | 12.7 C (22.9 F) | 30 January 1978 |
| 4 | Ouahigouya | Burkina Faso | 12.2 C (22.0 F) | 22 December 1978 |
| 5 | Dori | Burkina Faso | 12.0 C (21.6 F) | 7 August 2015 |
| 6 | Bobo-Dioulasso | Burkina Faso | 11.5 C (20.7 F) | 12 April 1975 |
| 7 | Fada N'Gourma | Burkina Faso | 11.4 C (20.5 F) | 13 May 1983 |
| 8 | Boromo | Burkina Faso | 10.5 C (18.9 F) | 9 April 1947 |
| 9 | Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | 10.2 C (18.4 F) | 19 April 1955 |
| 10 | Po | Burkina Faso | 9.8 C (17.6 F) | 6 May 2011 |
Biggest one day drop in the daily maximum
The largest decrease in the daily maximum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.
| Rank | Station | Country | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ouahigouya | Burkina Faso | 15.6 C (28.1 F) | 21 December 1978 |
| 2 | Bobo-Dioulasso | Burkina Faso | 13.6 C (24.5 F) | 11 April 1952 |
| 3 | Boromo | Burkina Faso | 13.6 C (24.5 F) | 20 January 2009 |
| 4 | Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | 13.2 C (23.8 F) | 8 May 1976 |
| 5 | Boromo | Burkina Faso | 12.9 C (23.2 F) | 7 May 1949 |
| 6 | Dori | Burkina Faso | 12.8 C (23.0 F) | 8 April 1965 |
| 7 | Fada N'Gourma | Burkina Faso | 12.5 C (22.5 F) | 1 May 1945 |
| 8 | Gaoua | Burkina Faso | 11.2 C (20.2 F) | 8 April 1968 |
| 9 | Dori | Burkina Faso | 11.0 C (19.8 F) | 9 February 1988 |
| 10 | Po | Burkina Faso | 10.6 C (19.1 F) | 13 May 2008 |
Biggest one day rise in the daily minimum
The largest increase in the daily minimum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.
| Rank | Station | Country | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobo-Dioulasso | Burkina Faso | 17.7 C (31.9 F) | 25 January 1945 |
| 2 | Gaoua | Burkina Faso | 12.8 C (23.0 F) | 7 February 1986 |
| 3 | Fada N'Gourma | Burkina Faso | 12.2 C (22.0 F) | 11 May 1971 |
| 4 | Po | Burkina Faso | 11.7 C (21.1 F) | 4 April 1998 |
| 5 | Dori | Burkina Faso | 11.2 C (20.2 F) | 18 March 1986 |
| 6 | Dori | Burkina Faso | 10.4 C (18.7 F) | 4 January 1977 |
| 7 | Ouahigouya | Burkina Faso | 10.3 C (18.5 F) | 16 June 2004 |
| 8 | Boromo | Burkina Faso | 9.9 C (17.8 F) | 4 July 1973 |
| 9 | Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | 9.4 C (16.9 F) | 14 May 1965 |
| 10 | Boromo | Burkina Faso | 8.0 C (14.4 F) | 10 April 1979 |
Biggest one day drop in the daily minimum
The largest decrease in the daily minimum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.
| Rank | Station | Country | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobo-Dioulasso | Burkina Faso | 16.5 C (29.7 F) | 24 January 1945 |
| 2 | Ouahigouya | Burkina Faso | 13.8 C (24.8 F) | 16 February 1991 |
| 3 | Fada N'Gourma | Burkina Faso | 12.0 C (21.6 F) | 29 May 1994 |
| 4 | Gaoua | Burkina Faso | 11.4 C (20.5 F) | 27 February 1986 |
| 5 | Dori | Burkina Faso | 11.3 C (20.3 F) | 18 May 2011 |
| 6 | Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | 10.8 C (19.4 F) | 13 May 1965 |
| 7 | Boromo | Burkina Faso | 10.1 C (18.2 F) | 1 March 1984 |
| 8 | Po | Burkina Faso | 9.9 C (17.8 F) | 24 December 1990 |
| 9 | Boromo | Burkina Faso | 9.5 C (17.1 F) | 6 May 1970 |
| 10 | Dori | Burkina Faso | 9.3 C (16.7 F) | 22 June 1972 |
Widest range between the high and the low of one day
The largest difference between the highest and the lowest temperature of the same day. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.
| Rank | Station | Country | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dori | Burkina Faso | 33.8 C (60.8 F) | 28 October 1977 |
| 2 | Dori | Burkina Faso | 31.0 C (55.8 F) | 27 December 1978 |
| 3 | Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | 29.2 C (52.6 F) | 11 February 1942 |
| 4 | Fada N'Gourma | Burkina Faso | 28.6 C (51.5 F) | 22 February 1955 |
| 5 | Bobo-Dioulasso | Burkina Faso | 26.5 C (47.7 F) | 1 March 1941 |
| 6 | Ouahigouya | Burkina Faso | 25.7 C (46.3 F) | 19 December 1974 |
| 7 | Boromo | Burkina Faso | 25.5 C (45.9 F) | 13 January 1945 |
| 8 | Gaoua | Burkina Faso | 25.3 C (45.5 F) | 6 February 1986 |
| 9 | Boromo | Burkina Faso | 24.6 C (44.3 F) | 21 December 1996 |
| 10 | Po | Burkina Faso | 24.5 C (44.1 F) | 27 December 1991 |
Narrowest range between the high and the low of one day
The smallest difference between the highest and the lowest temperature of the same day. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.
| Rank | Station | Country | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ouahigouya | Burkina Faso | 0.4 C (0.7 F) | 21 December 1978 |
| 2 | Dori | Burkina Faso | 0.6 C (1.1 F) | 8 July 1948 |
| 3 | Bobo-Dioulasso | Burkina Faso | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 6 September 1944 |
| 4 | Gaoua | Burkina Faso | 1.2 C (2.2 F) | 5 August 1948 |
| 5 | Boromo | Burkina Faso | 1.5 C (2.7 F) | 2 September 1986 |
| 6 | Fada N'Gourma | Burkina Faso | 1.7 C (3.1 F) | 30 September 1950 |
| 7 | Boromo | Burkina Faso | 1.7 C (3.1 F) | 22 September 1951 |
| 8 | Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | 2.2 C (4.0 F) | 27 July 1941 |
| 9 | Po | Burkina Faso | 2.4 C (4.3 F) | 3 July 2005 |
| 10 | Dori | Burkina Faso | 3.0 C (5.4 F) | 28 September 1973 |
Only stations with at least 10 complete years are listed, and a station appears once per list.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-12. Trends and counts are computed by this site from daily station records. The long-record station set is described under each chart.