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Summer Weather in Sapouy Burkina Faso

Daily high temperatures decrease by 8°F, from 94°F to 86°F, rarely falling below 80°F or exceeding 100°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 85°F on August 17.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 5°F, from 78°F to 73°F, rarely falling below 70°F or exceeding 82°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 73°F on August 27.

For reference, on March 30, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Sapouy typically range from 80°F to 101°F, while on January 1, the coldest day of the year, they range from 65°F to 91°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in the Summer in Sapouy

Average High and Low Temperature in the Summer in SapouyJunJulAug70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°F95°F95°F100°F100°F105°F105°FSpringFallAug 1785°FAug 1785°F73°F73°FJun 194°FJun 194°F78°F78°FAug 3186°FAug 3186°F73°F73°FJul 190°FJul 190°F75°F75°FAug 186°FAug 186°F73°F73°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average summer temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in the Summer in Sapouy

Average Hourly Temperature in the Summer in SapouyJunJulAug12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSpringFallcomfortablewarmhothothotsweltering
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Kalyān, India (4,989 miles away); Tharyarwady, Myanmar (Burma) (6,472 miles); and Thap Khlo, Thailand (6,805 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Sapouy (view comparison).

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The summer in Sapouy experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 65% to 70%.

The clearest day of the summer is June 27, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 39% of the time.

For reference, on May 2, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 71%, while on January 7, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 68%.

Cloud Cover Categories in the Summer in Sapouy

Cloud Cover Categories in the Summer in SapouyJunJulAug0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SpringFallJun 135%Jun 135%Aug 3130%Aug 3130%Jul 137%Jul 137%Aug 131%Aug 131%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Sapouy, the chance of a wet day over the course of the summer is very rapidly increasing, starting the season at 51% and ending it at 82%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 86% on August 19, and its lowest chance is 0% on January 23.

Probability of Precipitation in the Summer in Sapouy

Probability of Precipitation in the Summer in SapouyJunJulAug0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%SpringFallAug 1886%Aug 1886%Jun 151%Jun 151%Jul 167%Jul 167%Aug 184%Aug 184%rain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the season and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during the summer in Sapouy is very rapidly increasing, starting the season at 3.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.9 inches or falls below 1.4 inches, and ending the season at 7.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 10.0 inches or falls below 3.8 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 7.5 inches on August 17.

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Summer in Sapouy

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Summer in SapouyJunJulAug0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 inSpringFallAug 167.5 inAug 167.5 inJun 13.0 inJun 13.0 inAug 317.0 inAug 317.0 inJul 14.7 inJul 14.7 inAug 16.9 inAug 16.9 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of the summer in Sapouy, the length of the day is gradually decreasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day decreases by 25 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 17 seconds, and weekly decrease of 1 minute, 56 seconds.

The shortest day of the summer is August 31, with 12 hours, 20 minutes of daylight and the longest day is June 20, with 12 hours, 48 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Summer in Sapouy

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Summer in SapouyJunJulAug0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrSpringFallJun 2012 hr, 48 minJun 2012 hr, 48 minnightnightdaydayAug 3112 hr, 20 minAug 3112 hr, 20 minAug 112 hr, 37 minAug 112 hr, 37 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the summer in Sapouy is 5:42 AM on June 1 and the latest sunrise is 15 minutes later at 5:56 AM on August 29.

The latest sunset is 6:35 PM on July 10 and the earliest sunset is 18 minutes earlier at 6:17 PM on August 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Sapouy during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:44 AM and sets 12 hours, 48 minutes later, at 6:32 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:21 AM and sets 11 hours, 27 minutes later, at 5:48 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Summer in Sapouy

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Summer in SapouyJunJulAug12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMSpringFall5:42 AM5:42 AMJun 16:27 PMJun 16:27 PM5:49 AM5:49 AMJul 106:35 PMJul 106:35 PM5:56 AM5:56 AMAug 316:17 PMAug 316:17 PM5:54 AM5:54 AMAug 16:32 PMAug 16:32 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day in the summer. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Summer in Sapouy

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Summer in SapouyJunJulAug12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSpringFall001020203030405050606070800010102030304040506060707080
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Solar elevation and azimuth in the the summer of 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for the summer of 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Summer in Sapouy

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Summer in SapouyJunJulAug12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMSpringFallMay 83:23 AMMay 83:23 AMMay 231:54 PMMay 231:54 PMJun 612:38 PMJun 612:38 PMJun 221:09 AMJun 221:09 AMJul 510:58 PMJul 510:58 PMJul 2110:18 AMJul 2110:18 AMAug 411:14 AMAug 411:14 AMAug 196:26 PMAug 196:26 PMSep 31:56 AMSep 31:56 AMSep 182:35 AMSep 182:35 AM5:48 AM5:48 AM6:55 PM6:55 PM6:32 PM6:32 PM6:12 AM6:12 AM6:42 PM6:42 PM6:18 PM6:18 PM5:55 AM5:55 AM6:28 PM6:28 PM6:02 PM6:02 PM5:44 AM5:44 AM5:48 AM5:48 AM6:28 PM6:28 PM6:31 AM6:31 AM6:09 AM6:09 AM6:41 PM6:41 PM5:48 PM5:48 PM6:08 AM6:08 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Sapouy is increasing during the summer, rising from 95% to 100% over the course of the season.

The highest chance of a muggy day during the summer is 100% on August 22.

For reference, on August 15, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Summer in Sapouy

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Summer in SapouyJunJulAug0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%SpringFallAug 22100%Aug 22100%Jun 195%Jun 195%Jul 199%Jul 199%Aug 1100%Aug 1100%oppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumidmiserablemiserabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Sapouy is rapidly decreasing during the summer, decreasing from 7.6 miles per hour to 5.2 miles per hour over the course of the season.

For reference, on January 24, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.0 miles per hour, while on September 8, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.1 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in the Summer in Sapouy

Average Wind Speed in the Summer in SapouyJunJulAug0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphSpringFallJun 17.6 mphJun 17.6 mphAug 315.2 mphAug 315.2 mphJul 16.8 mphJul 16.8 mphAug 15.9 mphAug 15.9 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Sapouy throughout the summer is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 73% on June 9.

Wind Direction in the Summer in Sapouy

Wind Direction in the Summer in SapouyJunJulAug0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%SpringFallwestsoutheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Sapouy are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Summer in Sapouy

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Summer in SapouyJunJulAug0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SpringFall100%Jul 17100%Jul 17comfortablewarmhotsweltering
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Sapouy are very rapidly increasing during the summer, increasing by 2,740°F, from 4,864°F to 7,603°F, over the course of the season.

Growing Degree Days in the Summer in Sapouy

Growing Degree Days in the Summer in SapouyJunJulAug5,000°F5,000°F5,500°F5,500°F6,000°F6,000°F6,500°F6,500°F7,000°F7,000°F7,500°F7,500°FSpringFallJun 14,864°FJun 14,864°FAug 317,603°FAug 317,603°FJul 15,825°FJul 15,825°FAug 16,746°FAug 16,746°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the summer, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Sapouy is gradually decreasing during the summer, falling by 0.5 kWh, from 5.6 kWh to 5.0 kWh, over the course of the season.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the summer is 4.9 kWh on August 17.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Summer in Sapouy

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Summer in SapouyJunJulAug0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhSpringFallAug 174.9 kWhAug 174.9 kWhJun 15.6 kWhJun 15.6 kWhJul 15.4 kWhJul 15.4 kWhAug 15.0 kWhAug 15.0 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Sapouy are 11.554 deg latitude, -1.774 deg longitude, and 1,102 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Sapouy contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 131 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,125 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (233 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (584 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Sapouy is covered by cropland (66%), grassland (13%), and trees (11%), within 10 miles by cropland (37%) and shrubs (29%), and within 50 miles by cropland (34%) and shrubs (27%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Sapouy, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Sapouy.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Sapouy according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Sapouy is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Sapouy and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Sapouy and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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