Gao weather in June

In June, Gao sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 65 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Gao's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gao's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 65 mm; 12.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 5:49 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover: 54%; 7th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 6.21 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

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Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical June day in Gao reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C cooler than May and about 3°C warmer than July.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	25
2	34	25
3	34	25
4	34	25
5	34	25
6	34	25
7	34	25
8	34	25
9	34	25
10	34	25
11	34	25
12	34	25
13	33	25
14	33	25
15	33	25
16	33	25
17	33	25
18	33	25
19	33	25
20	33	24
21	33	24
22	33	24
23	33	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	24
29	32	24
30	32	24

How June really feels in Gao

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Gao 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 20°	0	0.1	11.4	4.6
Feb	36° / 22°	1	0.3	11.6	2.9
Mar	38° / 26°	4	1.3	11.9	1.2
Apr	38° / 27°	23	5.3	12.3	1.0
May	36° / 26°	46	9.8	12.5	2.0
Jun	33° / 25°	65	12.3	12.7	3.2
Jul	31° / 23°	139	19.6	12.6	3.6
Aug	29° / 23°	220	24.1	12.4	3.5
Sep	30° / 23°	140	18.7	12.1	3.8
Oct	33° / 23°	43	8	11.7	3.5
Nov	35° / 21°	2	0.4	11.5	3.1
Dec	34° / 20°	0	0	11.3	4.2

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 41%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	55	56	56	57	57	58	59	60	61	61	62	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	62	62	61	61	59	59	57	56	54	53	51	51
Cloudier (%)	45	44	44	43	43	42	41	40	39	39	38	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	38	38	39	39	41	41	43	44	46	47	49	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	58	42
7	59	41
8	60	40
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	62	38
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	57	43
26	56	44
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	51	49
30	51	49

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Gao gets around 65 mm of rain over 12.3 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 41% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	41	42	43	43	44	45	46	47	47	48	49	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	38
11	38
12	38
13	38
14	39
15	39
16	39
17	40
18	40
19	41
20	42
21	43
22	43
23	44
24	45
25	46
26	47
27	47
28	48
29	49
30	50

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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Muggy (%)	20	19	18	17	17	16	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6
Oppressive (%)	79	80	81	82	82	83	84	85	85	86	86	87	87	88	88	89	89	90	90	91	91	91	91	92	93	93	93	94	94	94
Miserable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	20	79	1
2	19	80	1
3	18	81	1
4	17	82	1
5	17	82	1
6	16	83	1
7	15	84	1
8	14	85	1
9	14	85	1
10	13	86	1
11	13	86	1
12	12	87	1
13	12	87	1
14	11	88	1
15	11	88	1
16	10	89	1
17	10	89	1
18	9	90	1
19	9	90	1
20	8	91	1
21	8	91	1
22	8	91	1
23	8	91	1
24	7	92	1
25	7	93	0
26	7	93	0
27	7	93	0
28	6	94	0
29	6	94	0
30	6	94	0

Wind in June

Winds average 10 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of June to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:32 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52
Sunset (PM)	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	5:47	6:25
2	12.6	5:47	6:25
3	12.6	5:47	6:26
4	12.6	5:47	6:26
5	12.6	5:47	6:26
6	12.7	5:47	6:27
7	12.7	5:47	6:27
8	12.7	5:48	6:27
9	12.7	5:48	6:27
10	12.7	5:48	6:28
11	12.7	5:48	6:28
12	12.7	5:48	6:28
13	12.7	5:48	6:29
14	12.7	5:48	6:29
15	12.7	5:48	6:29
16	12.7	5:49	6:29
17	12.7	5:49	6:30
18	12.7	5:49	6:30
19	12.7	5:49	6:30
20	12.7	5:49	6:30
21	12.7	5:49	6:31
22	12.7	5:50	6:31
23	12.7	5:50	6:31
24	12.7	5:50	6:31
25	12.7	5:50	6:31
26	12.7	5:51	6:32
27	12.7	5:51	6:32
28	12.7	5:51	6:32
29	12.7	5:51	6:32
30	12.7	5:52	6:32

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in March across the year — June's 6.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.4	Intense
2	6.4	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.3	Intense
8	6.3	Intense
9	6.3	Intense
10	6.3	Intense
11	6.3	Intense
12	6.3	Intense
13	6.3	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.0	Bright
27	6.0	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Gao

In seasonPeak

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

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

Gao sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is June a good time to visit Gao?

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

3.2

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

5.8

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gao.

What to pack for Gao in June

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

In June, Gao sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Gao 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 Gao peaks around March 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	12	14	11	12	11	11	12	12	11	9	9
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Gao 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 Gao is worst in February — around 74 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	63	74	70	52	28	22	16	15	21	32	43	57
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	63	Unhealthy
Feb	74	Unhealthy
Mar	70	Unhealthy
Apr	52	Poor
May	28	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	32	Moderate
Nov	43	Poor
Dec	57	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Gao?

Gao sits at 11.6°N, 2.2°W, 325 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Tô, 23 km away.

Topography around Gao

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gao has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 332 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m.

The land around Gao is covered by shrubs (41%), cropland (33%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (48%), shrubs (32%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%), shrubs (28%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

44 m

shrubs 41%

16 km

84 m

cropland 48%

80 km

187 m

cropland 49%

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← May Gao year-round climate July →Best places to visit in June

June weather nearby: Tô 23 km · Sapouy 45 km · Sabou 47 km · Tita 48 km · Léo 62 km · Fara Department 66 km · Kokologo 69 km · Koudougou 70 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

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 Gao (11.6497°, -2.1778°, elevation 325 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	25
2	34	25
3	34	25
4	34	25
5	34	25
6	34	25
7	34	25
8	34	25
9	34	25
10	34	25
11	34	25
12	34	25
13	33	25
14	33	25
15	33	25
16	33	25
17	33	25
18	33	25
19	33	25
20	33	24
21	33	24
22	33	24
23	33	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	24
29	32	24
30	32	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	58	42
7	59	41
8	60	40
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	62	38
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	57	43
26	56	44
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	51	49
30	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	38
11	38
12	38
13	38
14	39
15	39
16	39
17	40
18	40
19	41
20	42
21	43
22	43
23	44
24	45
25	46
26	47
27	47
28	48
29	49
30	50

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	20	79	1
2	19	80	1
3	18	81	1
4	17	82	1
5	17	82	1
6	16	83	1
7	15	84	1
8	14	85	1
9	14	85	1
10	13	86	1
11	13	86	1
12	12	87	1
13	12	87	1
14	11	88	1
15	11	88	1
16	10	89	1
17	10	89	1
18	9	90	1
19	9	90	1
20	8	91	1
21	8	91	1
22	8	91	1
23	8	91	1
24	7	92	1
25	7	93	0
26	7	93	0
27	7	93	0
28	6	94	0
29	6	94	0
30	6	94	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	25
2	34	25
3	34	25
4	34	25
5	34	25
6	34	25
7	34	25
8	34	25
9	34	25
10	34	25
11	34	25
12	34	25
13	33	25
14	33	25
15	33	25
16	33	25
17	33	25
18	33	25
19	33	25
20	33	24
21	33	24
22	33	24
23	33	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	24
29	32	24
30	32	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	58	42
7	59	41
8	60	40
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	62	38
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	57	43
26	56	44
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	51	49
30	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	38
11	38
12	38
13	38
14	39
15	39
16	39
17	40
18	40
19	41
20	42
21	43
22	43
23	44
24	45
25	46
26	47
27	47
28	48
29	49
30	50

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	20	79	1
2	19	80	1
3	18	81	1
4	17	82	1
5	17	82	1
6	16	83	1
7	15	84	1
8	14	85	1
9	14	85	1
10	13	86	1
11	13	86	1
12	12	87	1
13	12	87	1
14	11	88	1
15	11	88	1
16	10	89	1
17	10	89	1
18	9	90	1
19	9	90	1
20	8	91	1
21	8	91	1
22	8	91	1
23	8	91	1
24	7	92	1
25	7	93	0
26	7	93	0
27	7	93	0
28	6	94	0
29	6	94	0
30	6	94	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	25
2	34	25
3	34	25
4	34	25
5	34	25
6	34	25
7	34	25
8	34	25
9	34	25
10	34	25
11	34	25
12	34	25
13	33	25
14	33	25
15	33	25
16	33	25
17	33	25
18	33	25
19	33	25
20	33	24
21	33	24
22	33	24
23	33	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	24
29	32	24
30	32	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	58	42
7	59	41
8	60	40
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	62	38
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	57	43
26	56	44
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	51	49
30	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	38
11	38
12	38
13	38
14	39
15	39
16	39
17	40
18	40
19	41
20	42
21	43
22	43
23	44
24	45
25	46
26	47
27	47
28	48
29	49
30	50

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	20	79	1
2	19	80	1
3	18	81	1
4	17	82	1
5	17	82	1
6	16	83	1
7	15	84	1
8	14	85	1
9	14	85	1
10	13	86	1
11	13	86	1
12	12	87	1
13	12	87	1
14	11	88	1
15	11	88	1
16	10	89	1
17	10	89	1
18	9	90	1
19	9	90	1
20	8	91	1
21	8	91	1
22	8	91	1
23	8	91	1
24	7	92	1
25	7	93	0
26	7	93	0
27	7	93	0
28	6	94	0
29	6	94	0
30	6	94	0