Pouytenga
City in Burkina Faso: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Pouytenga is a city in Burkina Faso, in Centre-Est. About 96,469 people live in the city proper, making it the 8th largest city of Burkina Faso in our atlas.
It lies at 12.25° N, 0.43° W, about 318 m (1,043 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Ouagadougou time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Pouytenga. Green dots: other major cities of Burkina Faso. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Pouytenga has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 40°C (103°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 14°C (58°F). Around 781 mm (31 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
- Saaba · 108 km
- Kaya · 117 km
- Ouagadougou · 121 km
- Koudougou · 211 km
- Ouahigouya · 261 km
- Houndé · 346 km
- Bobo-Dioulasso · 436 km
- Banfora · 502 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2356300 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q2106874 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.