Banfora
City in Burkina Faso: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Markt Banfora MS 2255: Marco Schmidt [1], CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Banfora is a city in Burkina Faso, in Cascades Region. About 117,452 people live in the city proper, making it the 7th largest city of Burkina Faso in our atlas.
It lies at 10.64° N, 4.75° W, about 304 m (997 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Ouagadougou time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Banfora. Green dots: other major cities of Burkina Faso. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Banfora has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Mar, with average highs near 38°C (100°F); the coolest nights come in Dec at about 16°C (61°F). Around 1,213 mm (48 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in Burkina FasoNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Bobo-Dioulasso · 78 km
- Houndé · 165 km
- Koudougou · 316 km
- Ouagadougou · 400 km
- Saaba · 412 km
- Ouahigouya · 414 km
- Kaya · 484 km
- Pouytenga · 505 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2362909 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q639674 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Markt Banfora MS 2255: Marco Schmidt [1], CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)