Average weather and climate in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso has a primarily tropical climate with two very distinct seasons, rainy season and dry season. During the rainy season the country receives between 600 and 900 millimeters (23.6 and 35.4 inches ) of rainfall; in the dry season, the harmattan, a hot dry wind from the Sahara, blows. The rainy season lasts approximately four months, from May / June to September, and is shorter in the north of the country.

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1. Average minimum and maximum temperature over the year
2. Average monthly precipitation over the year (rainfall, snow)
3. Average monthly hours of sunshine over the year

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