Zorgo in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Zorgo sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 340 mm of rain over about 47 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 35°C in early June to 30°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer is Zorgo's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Zorgo's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 32°C; coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 340 mm; 47 wet days
Avg wind: 10 km/h
Travel score: 3.3; 2nd-best season
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Zorgo in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 35°C in early June to 30°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Zorgo reaches about 32°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.

How summer really feels in Zorgo

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

12 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Zorgo 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 19°	0	0	11.4	5.2
Feb	35° / 22°	1	0.2	11.6	3.3
Mar	38° / 25°	3	0.6	11.9	1.3
Apr	39° / 28°	10	2.6	12.3	0.7
May	37° / 27°	24	6.4	12.6	1.6
Jun	34° / 26°	44	9.3	12.7	3.0
Jul	32° / 24°	105	16.2	12.6	3.6
Aug	30° / 23°	191	21.6	12.4	3.4
Sep	32° / 24°	98	13.9	12.1	3.7
Oct	34° / 24°	27	5.7	11.7	3.1
Nov	35° / 21°	1	0.3	11.4	3.0
Dec	33° / 19°	0	0	11.3	4.7

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across summer.

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Zorgo gets around 340 mm of rain over 47 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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.

Wind in Summer

Winds average 10 km/h across summer.

Sunrise & sunset in Summer

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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.

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Zorgo

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

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

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

Monsoon

Dust

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May

Jun

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Aug

Sep

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Is summer a good time to visit Zorgo?

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.

3.3

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

5.4

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zorgo.

What to pack for Zorgo in Summer

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

In summer, Zorgo sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 47 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Zorgo 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 Zorgo peaks around March 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 8 (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)	10	12	14	11	12	11	11	12	12	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	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	8	Very high

Air quality in Zorgo 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 Zorgo is worst in February — around 77 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)	64	77	72	53	29	23	16	15	21	32	41	54
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	64	Unhealthy
Feb	77	Unhealthy
Mar	72	Unhealthy
Apr	53	Poor
May	29	Moderate
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	32	Moderate
Nov	41	Poor
Dec	54	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Zorgo?

Zorgo sits at 12.2°N, 0.6°W, 312 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Pouytenga, 21 km away.

Topography around Zorgo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zorgo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 313 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m.

The land around Zorgo is covered by cropland (46%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km

38 m

cropland 46%

16 km

105 m

cropland 51%

80 km

210 m

grassland 43%

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Summer weather nearby: Pouytenga 21 km · Mogtédo 24 km · Koupéla 30 km · Boulsa 47 km · Garango 50 km · Barogo 51 km · Béguédo 54 km · Tenkodogo 58 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 Zorgo (12.2492°, -0.6153°, elevation 312 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.