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{{Weather box
{{Weather box
| width = auto
|location = Pô, Burkina Faso (1971–2000)
|metric first = Y
| metric first = yes
|single line = Y
| single line = yes
| location = Pô (1991–2020)
⚫
|Jan high C = 33.7
|Feb high C = 36.2
| Jan record high C = 40.7
|Mar high C = 38.2
| Feb record high C = 42.4
|Apr high C = 38.3
| Mar record high C = 42.7
|May high C = 35.8
| Apr record high C = 43.1
|Jun high C = 33.2
| May record high C = 42.0
|Jul high C = 30.9
| Jun record high C = 43.8
|Aug high C = 30.0
| Jul record high C = 36.2
|Sep high C = 31.2
| Aug record high C = 35.7
|Oct high C = 34.2
| Sep record high C = 37.0
|Nov high C = 34.2
| Oct record high C = 38.4
|Dec high C = 35.6
| Nov record high C = 39.0
|year high C = 34.3
| Dec record high C = 38.8
|Jan low C = 18.7
| year record high C = 43.8

⚫
|Feb low C = 20.9
|Mar low C = 24.4
| Jan high C = 34.1
|Apr low C = 25.9
| Feb high C = 36.7
|May low C = 24.7
| Mar high C = 38.9
|Jun low C = 22.7
| Apr high C = 38.4
|Jul low C = 21.9
| May high C = 36.1
|Aug low C = 21.6
| Jun high C = 33.3
|Sep low C = 21.5
| Jul high C = 31.0
|Oct low C = 21.8
| Aug high C = 30.2
|Nov low C = 20.2
| Sep high C = 31.3
|Dec low C = 18.4
| Oct high C = 34.2
|year low C = 21.9
| Nov high C = 36.2
⚫
| Dec high C = 34.6
⚫
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 0.5
| year high C = 34.6

⚫
|Feb rain mm = 0.6
|Mar rain mm = 14.4
| Jan mean C = 26.1
|Apr rain mm = 41.7
| Feb mean C = 29.1
|May rain mm = 94.2
| Mar mean C = 32.0
|Jun rain mm = 125.8
| Apr mean C = 32.2
|Jul rain mm = 180.0
| May mean C = 30.5
|Aug rain mm = 241.8
| Jun mean C = 28.2
|Sep rain mm = 155.2
| Jul mean C = 26.5
|Oct rain mm = 51.4
| Aug mean C = 25.8
|Nov rain mm = 3.4
| Sep mean C = 26.4
|Dec rain mm = 3.6
| Oct mean C = 28.0
|year rain mm = 912.6
| Nov mean C = 28.1
|unit rain days = 0.1 mm
| Dec mean C = 26.4
|Jan rain days = 0
| year mean C = 28.3

⚫
|Feb rain days = 0
|Mar rain days = 2
| Jan low C = 18.5
|Apr rain days = 4
| Feb low C = 21.6
|May rain days = 8
| Mar low C = 25.2
|Jun rain days = 9
| Apr low C = 26.2
|Jul rain days = 13
| May low C = 25.1
|Aug rain days = 16
| Jun low C = 23.2
|Sep rain days = 13
| Jul low C = 22.4
|Oct rain days = 5
| Aug low C = 22.0
|Nov rain days = 1
| Sep low C = 21.9
|Dec rain days = 0
| Oct low C = 22.3
|year rain days = 71
| Nov low C = 20.6
⚫
| Dec low C = 18.5
| year low C = 22.3

| Jan record low C = 12.4
| Feb record low C = 15.0
| Mar record low C = 16.6
| Apr record low C = 18.7
| May record low C = 19.2
| Jun record low C = 18.0
| Jul record low C = 19.0
| Aug record low C = 19.0
| Sep record low C = 18.6
| Oct record low C = 17.4
| Nov record low C = 14.6
| Dec record low C = 12.5
| year record low C = 12.4

⚫
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 0.4
⚫
| Feb precipitation mm = 3.5
| Mar precipitation mm = 11.9
| Apr precipitation mm = 54.0
| May precipitation mm = 98.9
| Jun precipitation mm = 141.3
| Jul precipitation mm = 196.5
| Aug precipitation mm = 293.6
| Sep precipitation mm = 180.3
| Oct precipitation mm = 54.7
| Nov precipitation mm = 1.0
| Dec precipitation mm = 0.6
| year precipitation mm = 1036.7

| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 0.1
⚫
| Feb precipitation days = 0.3
| Mar precipitation days = 1.0
| Apr precipitation days = 3.8
| May precipitation days = 6.6
| Jun precipitation days = 8.6
| Jul precipitation days = 11.6
| Aug precipitation days = 13.8
| Sep precipitation days = 12.3
| Oct precipitation days = 5.5
| Nov precipitation days = 0.3
| Dec precipitation days = 0.0
| year precipitation days = 63.9
|Jan humidity = 22
|Jan humidity = 22
|Feb humidity = 20
|Feb humidity = 20
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|Dec humidity = 26
|Dec humidity = 26
|year humidity = 52
|year humidity = 52
| Jan sun = 274.9
⚫
|source 1 = [[World Meteorological Organization]]<ref name = WMO >
| Feb sun = 243.4
{{cite web
| Mar sun = 247.3
| url = http://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=1534
| Apr sun = 233.1
| title = World Weather Information Service – Po
| May sun = 249.6
| publisher= World Meteorological Organization
| Jun sun = 231.6
| accessdate = 13 June 2016}}</ref>
| Jul sun = 206.7
| Aug sun = 179.6
| Sep sun = 203.6
| Oct sun = 264.5
| Nov sun = 277.1
| Dec sun = 285.9
| year sun = 2897.3

| source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="WMONormals">{{cite web
|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/BurkinaFaso/CSV/PO_65518.csv
⚫
|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Po
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = January 4, 2024}}</ref>
|source 2 = [[Deutscher Wetterdienst]] (humidity, 1983–1994)<ref name = DWD>
|source 2 = [[Deutscher Wetterdienst]] (humidity, 1983–1994)<ref name = DWD>
{{cite web
{{cite web

Revision as of 02:16, 5 January 2024

For the department of the French Consulate and of the First French Empire in present-day Italy, see Pô (department).
Pô
Pic de Nahouri
Pic de Nahouri
Pô is located in Burkina Faso
Pô
Pô
Location within Burkina Faso
Coordinates: 11°10′N 1°09′W / 11.167°N 1.150°W / 11.167; -1.150
Country Burkina Faso
Elevation
305 m (1,001 ft)
Population
 (2019 census)[1]
 • Total28,079
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
Departments of Nahouri: Pô (department) is marked by yellow

Pô is a city in southern Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the province of Nahouri. The main ethnic group (making about 60% of the inhabitants) is the Kasséna, a group close to the Gurunsi. It is said to have been founded in around 1500 and is home to an army base, including the Académie militaire Georges Namoano.[2]

In 1983, an army unit under Blaise Compaoré led a rebellion which resulted in Thomas Sankara's release from prison and ascension to the presidency.

On October 31, 2014 Compaoré announced he had left the presidency and that there was a "power vacuum"; he also called for a "free and transparent" election within 90 days. Yacouba Isaac Zida then took over the reins as head of state in an interim capacity. It was reported that a heavily armed convoy believed to be carrying Compaoré was traveling towards the southern town of Pô. However, it diverted before reaching the town and he then fled to Ivory Coast with the support of President Alassane Ouattara.

"Pô Department", centered on Po, is one of five departments within the province of Nahouri in the Centre-Sud Region of Burkina Faso. It is located on the border with Ghana.

Pô National Park lies near the town.

Climate

Pô has an increasingly hot dry season and a warm, wet season. The warmest month is April, with an average high of 38 C (100.4 F), and an average low of 26 C (78.8 F). The coolest month, and wettest month is August, with a high of 30 C (86 F), a low of 22 C (71.6 F) and rainfall of 241 mm. Humidity is high in the wet season.

Climate data for Pô (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 40.7
(105.3) 		42.4
(108.3) 		42.7
(108.9) 		43.1
(109.6) 		42.0
(107.6) 		43.8
(110.8) 		36.2
(97.2) 		35.7
(96.3) 		37.0
(98.6) 		38.4
(101.1) 		39.0
(102.2) 		38.8
(101.8) 		43.8
(110.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 34.1
(93.4) 		36.7
(98.1) 		38.9
(102.0) 		38.4
(101.1) 		36.1
(97.0) 		33.3
(91.9) 		31.0
(87.8) 		30.2
(86.4) 		31.3
(88.3) 		34.2
(93.6) 		36.2
(97.2) 		34.6
(94.3) 		34.6
(94.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.1
(79.0) 		29.1
(84.4) 		32.0
(89.6) 		32.2
(90.0) 		30.5
(86.9) 		28.2
(82.8) 		26.5
(79.7) 		25.8
(78.4) 		26.4
(79.5) 		28.0
(82.4) 		28.1
(82.6) 		26.4
(79.5) 		28.3
(82.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18.5
(65.3) 		21.6
(70.9) 		25.2
(77.4) 		26.2
(79.2) 		25.1
(77.2) 		23.2
(73.8) 		22.4
(72.3) 		22.0
(71.6) 		21.9
(71.4) 		22.3
(72.1) 		20.6
(69.1) 		18.5
(65.3) 		22.3
(72.1)
Record low °C (°F) 12.4
(54.3) 		15.0
(59.0) 		16.6
(61.9) 		18.7
(65.7) 		19.2
(66.6) 		18.0
(64.4) 		19.0
(66.2) 		19.0
(66.2) 		18.6
(65.5) 		17.4
(63.3) 		14.6
(58.3) 		12.5
(54.5) 		12.4
(54.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0.4
(0.02) 		3.5
(0.14) 		11.9
(0.47) 		54.0
(2.13) 		98.9
(3.89) 		141.3
(5.56) 		196.5
(7.74) 		293.6
(11.56) 		180.3
(7.10) 		54.7
(2.15) 		1.0
(0.04) 		0.6
(0.02) 		1,036.7
(40.81)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 0.1 0.3 1.0 3.8 6.6 8.6 11.6 13.8 12.3 5.5 0.3 0.0 63.9
Average relative humidity (%) 22 20 30 45 59 72 80 84 83 70 42 26 52
Mean monthly sunshine hours 274.9 243.4 247.3 233.1 249.6 231.6 206.7 179.6 203.6 264.5 277.1 285.9 2,897.3
Source 1: NOAA[3]
Source 2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (humidity, 1983–1994)[4]
  • (in French) "Le Pays Kasséna" Burkina Faso Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism's web site for this area

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Burkina Faso
  2. ^ "Académie militaire Georges Namoano : La promotion « Sacerdoce » prête à commander - leFaso.net".
  3. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Po". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "Klimatafel von Pô / Burkina Faso (Obervolta)" (PDF). Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved 13 June 2016.

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