Banfora weather in June

In June, Banfora sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 87 mm of rain across 14.5 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of June to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Banfora's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Banfora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:01 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
61%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Banfora is city in Burkina Faso.

Density
126/km²
people per km²
Founded
1903

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical June day in Banfora reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and about 2°C warmer than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Banfora

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in June is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Banfora weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°10.211.44.8
Feb35° / 22°20.511.63.1
Mar37° / 25°13311.92.0
Apr36° / 25°499.612.22.0
May34° / 25°7514.312.52.7
Jun32° / 23°8714.512.63.7
Jul30° / 22°16821.312.63.8
Aug29° / 22°23725.312.43.6
Sep30° / 22°15720.812.13.8
Oct32° / 22°6512.711.84.1
Nov33° / 21°61.311.54.1
Dec33° / 19°10.111.44.8

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34654
44753
54753
64852
74852
84852
94951
104951
115050
125050
135050
145050
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164951
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204753
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234654
244555
254456
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274258
284159
294159
304060

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Banfora gets around 87 mm of rain over 14.5 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 50% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
147
247
347
447
547
647
747
847
947
1048
1148
1248
1348
1448
1549
1649
1749
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3056

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the oppressive band about 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
116831
215841
315841
415841
514851
613861
712871
812871
911881
1010891
119910
129910
138920
148920
157930
167930
177930
187930
198920
208920
218920
229910
239910
2410900
2510900
2610900
2711890
2811890
2911890
3011890

Wind in June

Winds average 9 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
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109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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279calm
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309calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of June to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:596:34
212.65:596:34
312.65:596:34
412.65:596:35
512.65:596:35
612.65:596:35
712.66:006:35
812.66:006:36
912.66:006:36
1012.66:006:36
1112.66:006:37
1212.66:006:37
1312.66:006:37
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1512.66:016:38
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in March across the year — June's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
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235.6Bright
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255.6Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Banfora

In seasonPeak

In June, Banfora sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Banfora's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Banfora sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in April.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Banfora?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Banfora.

What to pack for Banfora in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Banfora sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Banfora in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Banfora peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 18UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Banfora in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Banfora is worst in February — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateModerateFeb 1454 µg/m³Aug 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb55Unhealthy
Mar43Poor
Apr38Poor
May21Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep15Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Banfora?

Banfora sits at 10.6°N, 4.8°W, 304 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Orodara, 42 km away.

KarankassoKaouaraBobo-DioulassoOuangolodougouNambinguéDiawala

Topography around Banfora

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Banfora.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Banfora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 299 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 444 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 519 m.

The land around Banfora is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (29%), shrubs (27%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (37%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
444 m
80 km
519 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
June weather nearby: Orodara 42 km · Niangoloko 44 km · Karankasso 66 km · Kaouara 78 km · Bobo-Dioulasso 78 km · Ouangolodougou 86 km · Nambingué 92 km · Diawala 99 km

Burkina Faso travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,148
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
31
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 64%Roman Catholic 20%Animiste 9%Protestant 6%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Banfora (10.6406°, -4.7528°, elevation 304 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).