Gourcy weather in November

In November, Gourcy sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of November to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Gourcy's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gourcy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
4th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:13 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
36%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Gourcy is city in Burkina Faso.

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

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical November day in Gourcy reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and about 3°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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303418

How November really feels in Gourcy

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November 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 November is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Gourcy weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 17°00.111.35.9
Feb34° / 19°0011.64.0
Mar37° / 23°10.311.91.7
Apr39° / 26°61.912.30.5
May39° / 27°15512.60.8
Jun36° / 26°389.112.82.2
Jul33° / 24°1051712.73.1
Aug31° / 23°1712012.43.4
Sep32° / 24°8413.812.13.4
Oct35° / 23°20511.72.6
Nov35° / 20°00.111.43.1
Dec32° / 17°0011.25.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37327
47327
57327
67426
77426
87426
97426
107426
117426
127426
137426
147426
157327
167228
177228
187228
197228
207129
217228
227228
237228
247228
257327
267327
277327
287327
297327
307426

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Gourcy gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
14
23
33
42
52
62
71
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91
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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1531319132
2561317122
3601316101
465121481
567121371
672111160
775111040
87810930
97910830
10829720
11849610
12868510
13887410
14897400
15916300
16916300
17925300
18935200
19944200
20944200
21944200
22953200
23953200
24963100
25963100
26972100
27972100
28972100
29972100
30981100

Wind in November

Winds average 9 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of November to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:075:39
211.56:085:38
311.56:085:38
411.56:085:38
511.56:095:38
611.56:095:37
711.56:105:37
811.56:105:37
911.46:105:37
1011.46:115:37
1111.46:115:36
1211.46:125:36
1311.46:125:36
1411.46:125:36
1511.46:135:36
1611.46:135:36
1711.46:145:36
1811.46:145:36
1911.46:155:36
2011.36:155:36
2111.36:165:36
2211.36:165:36
2311.36:175:36
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2511.36:185:36
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2711.36:195:37
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2911.36:205:37
3011.36:205:37

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in April across the year — November's 5.99 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
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Gourcy

In seasonPeak

None of Gourcy's seasonal hazards are active in November. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Gourcy sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in April.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
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Jun
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Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Gourcy?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gourcy. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Gourcy in November

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

In November, Gourcy sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gourcy in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gourcy peaks around March 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 15UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Gourcy in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Gourcy is worst in March — around 75 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1075 µg/m³Aug 1715 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb74Unhealthy
Mar75Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May40Poor
Jun32Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov39Poor
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Gourcy?

Gourcy sits at 13.2°N, 2.4°W, 331 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Yako, 30 km away.

TitaoTomaTouganBousséKoukaKongoussi

Topography around Gourcy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gourcy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 327 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 m.

The land around Gourcy is covered by grassland (39%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (38%), cropland (30%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%), cropland (26%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
75 m
80 km
282 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
November weather nearby: Yako 30 km · Ouahigouya 42 km · Titao 70 km · Toma 77 km · Tougan 78 km · Boussé 79 km · Kouka 84 km · Kongoussi 90 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 Gourcy (13.2078°, -2.3589°, elevation 331 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).