Tougan in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Tougan sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 368 mm of rain over about 49 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs ease from about 37°C in early June to 31°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer is Tougan's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Tougan's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
33°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
25°C
Rainfall
368 mm
49 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
2.9
3rd-best season
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Tougan in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 37°C in early June to 31°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Tougan reaches about 33°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.

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How summer really feels in Tougan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
92
24 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Tougan weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°00.111.35.4
Feb35° / 20°0011.63.5
Mar38° / 24°10.411.91.3
Apr40° / 27°82.412.30.3
May39° / 28°205.912.60.7
Jun36° / 26°469.612.82.1
Jul32° / 24°12417.512.73.1
Aug31° / 23°19821.612.43.4
Sep32° / 24°10014.412.13.5
Oct35° / 24°235.111.72.7
Nov36° / 21°00.111.42.9
Dec33° / 18°0011.24.6

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Tougan gets around 368 mm of rain over 49 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 9 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min in early June to 12 h 18 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Tougan

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In summer, Tougan overlaps its monsoon and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Tougan sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is summer a good time to visit Tougan?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tougan.

What to pack for Tougan in Summer

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

In summer, Tougan sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 49 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tougan in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Tougan peaks around March 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (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 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Tougan in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Tougan is worst in February — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2268 µg/m³Aug 1514 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan57Unhealthy
Feb68Unhealthy
Mar68Unhealthy
Apr53Poor
May32Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov37Poor
Dec50Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Tougan?

Tougan sits at 13.1°N, 3.1°W, 300 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Toma, 40 km away.

GourcyDédougouYakoOuahigouyaNounaPaRéo

Topography around Tougan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tougan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 296 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 239 m.

The land around Tougan is covered by grassland (41%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%), shrubs (35%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
72 m
80 km
239 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
Summer weather nearby: Toma 40 km · Gourcy 78 km · Dédougou 80 km · Yako 89 km · Ouahigouya 90 km · Nouna 94 km · Pa 106 km · Réo 106 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 Tougan (13.0724°, -3.0694°, elevation 300 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.