GAOUA, BURKINA FASO

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		82		80		84		88		87		85		81		79		78		79		82		82		80

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		91		91		96		97		96		92		88		84		84		86		91		94		91

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		73		68		73		77		79		77		74		72		72		72		72		70		67

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		113		111		113		109		106		103		102		103		103		102		108		101		102

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		50		50		57		61		68		68		66		66		63		64		65		52		52

Average Number of Days Above 95F/35C

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		115		8		19		25		20		10		1		---		---		---		7		14		8

Average Number of Days Above 86F/30C

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		297		26		27		31		29		29		23		15		12		19		28		30		28

Average Number of Days Below 75F/23C

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		276		29		21		11		7		12		22		29		30		28		29		27		29

Average Number of Days Below 65F/18C

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		27		10		2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		4		11

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		55		---		1		3		4		6		7		10		10		9		4		1		---

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		55		---		1		3		4		6		7		10		10		9		4		1		---

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		122		1		1		6		12		17		15		16		17		18		15		3		1

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		74		40		39		54		73		84		90		93		96		96		93		77		52

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 14

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		41		16		15		26		38		51		59		65		68		64		49		28		17

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 15

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		62		41		43		56		67		71		71		71		72		72		70		59		45

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6123.4		449.5		550.9		682		675		604.5		480		403		403		420		511.5		510		434

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		11526.1		914.5		974.6		1116		1080		1069.5		930		868		868		870		976.5		960		899

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.5		12		12.2		12.4		12.7		13		13.1		13		12.8		12.5		12.2		12		11.9

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8		---		---		---		---		---		1		1		2		3		1		---		---

Average Number of Days With Smoke/Haze

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2		---		---		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1		---

Average No. of Days With Vision Obstruction

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		105		19		17		14		5		1		1		1		2		3		5		18		19

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 15

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		5		4		4		5		5		5		5		5		5		4		4		5		5

Average No. of Days With Blowing Dust/Sand

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		93		19		17		13		4		---		---		---		---		---		4		17		19

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.6		5.7		6		6.2		6.1		6		5.5		4.9		4.7		5		5.6		5.6		5.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.9		1.4		1.6		1.9		2.1		2.1		2.1		2.2		2.3		2.2		1.9		1.5		1.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.7		6.2		6.3		6.2		5.9		5.9		5.5		4.9		4.6		5		5.8		6		6.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.6		7.2		6.7		6.1		5.6		5.6		4.9		3.9		3.4		4		5.6		6.6		7.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.6		5.7		6		6.2		6.1		6		5.5		4.9		4.7		5		5.6		5.6		5.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2		1.6		1.8		2.1		2.3		2.3		2.2		2.3		2.3		2.3		2		1.6		1.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.2		6.7		6.8		6.6		6.2		6.5		5.9		5.4		5.3		5.6		6.2		6.4		6.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.4		8.2		7.7		6.9		6.2		6.6		5.6		4.7		4.4		5		6.5		7.5		7.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.1		5.3		5.6		5.6		5.6		4.9		5		4.4		4.1		4.4		5.1		5.3		5.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.8		1.2		1.4		1.8		2		1.9		2		2.2		2.3		2.1		1.7		1.3		1.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.2		5.7		5.8		5.7		5.4		4.9		4.9		4.4		4.1		4.3		5.2		5.6		5.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.6		6.2		5.8		5.2		4.8		3.7		4		3.1		2.6		3		4.7		5.9		6.6