Climate of Sèmtenga
Sèmtenga has a tropical savanna climate. It is warm every month with both a wet and dry season. The average annual temperature for Sèmtenga is 38° degrees and there is about 511 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 245 days a year with an average humidity of 35% and an UV-index of 8.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 34°C and 42°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 17°C and 29°C
- Rain: it rains 104 days and there is a total of approximately 511 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 1520 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 34°C and 42°C |
Warmest month: | 42°C in April |
Coldest month: | 34°C in August |
Night temperature: | between 17°C and 29°C |
Dry days: | 261 days |
Days with rain: | 104 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 511 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 1520 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Sèmtenga.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Sèmtenga.
Climate table of Sèmtenga
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Sèmtenga. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Sèmtenga might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 35 | 38 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 35 |
Night temp. (°C) | 17 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 19 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 43 | 143 | 178 | 95 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Days with rain | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 1 | - |
Dry days | 31 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 29 | 31 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
UV-index | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Best time to visit Sèmtenga
The best time to visit Sèmtenga in Burkina Faso is from January through December. In this period you have a very hot temperature and sometimes precipitation. The highest average temperature in Sèmtenga is 42°C in April and the lowest is 34°C in August.
Climate of Sèmtenga by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Sèmtenga? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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