Dourtenga

Dourtenga
Dourtenga

Location in Burkina Faso

Coordinates: 11°43′N 0°0′W / 11.717°N -0.000°ECoordinates: 11°43′N 0°0′W / 11.717°N -0.000°E
Country  Burkina Faso
Region Centre-Est Region
Province Koulpélogo Province
Department Dourtenga Department
Population (1996)
 • Total 3,276

Dourtenga is a small town in the Dourtenga Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Dourtenga Department and the town has a total population of 3,276.[1]

Dourtenga lake
Dourtenga school children
Children of Dourtenga


Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot semi-arid (BSh) and closely borders with tropical wet and dry (Aw).

Climate data for Dourtenga
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 34.4
(93.9)		 36.3
(97.3)		 38.8
(101.8)		 38.9
(102)		 36.4
(97.5)		 33.7
(92.7)		 31.3
(88.3)		 30.3
(86.5)		 31.4
(88.5)		 34.7
(94.5)		 36
(97)		 34.4
(93.9)		 34.72
(94.49)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.3
(79.3)		 28.5
(83.3)		 31.3
(88.3)		 32.2
(90)		 30.5
(86.9)		 28.3
(82.9)		 26.6
(79.9)		 25.9
(78.6)		 26.4
(79.5)		 28.2
(82.8)		 27.7
(81.9)		 26.3
(79.3)		 28.18
(82.72)
Average low °C (°F) 18.3
(64.9)		 20.8
(69.4)		 23.9
(75)		 25.5
(77.9)		 24.7
(76.5)		 22.9
(73.2)		 21.9
(71.4)		 21.5
(70.7)		 21.4
(70.5)		 21.7
(71.1)		 19.5
(67.1)		 18.2
(64.8)		 21.69
(71.04)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0
(0)		 2
(0.08)		 9
(0.35)		 29
(1.14)		 78
(3.07)		 108
(4.25)		 177
(6.97)		 233
(9.17)		 154
(6.06)		 35
(1.38)		 2
(0.08)		 2
(0.08)		 829
(32.63)
Avg. rainy days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 3 6 9 13 16 13 5 0 0 65
Source #1: Climate-Data.org[2]
Source #2: Storm247 for rainy days[3]

References

  1. ↑ Burkinabé government inforoute communale
  2. ↑ "Climate: Dourtenga - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Weather for Dourtenga, Burkina Faso - Climate". Storm247. Retrieved 25 October 2013.


External links

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