Tannounyan · Burkina Faso
Banfora travel guide
Banfora is a city in Tannounyan, Burkina Faso, home to about 117,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- BOY75 km · Bobo Dioulasso Airport
- Currency
- XOFWest African CFA franc
- Time zone
- Africa/Ouagadougou
- Language
- Bissa, Dioula, Mooré
When to go
The best time to visit Banfora
Banfora has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 38 °C; August is the wettest, with about 299 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Banfora: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY), about 75 km from the city centre in a straight line.
BOY · Bobo Dioulasso Airport
Questions
Banfora: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Banfora?
Banfora has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 38 °C; August is the wettest, with about 299 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Banfora?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY), about 75 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Banfora?
West African CFA franc (XOF).
Nearby
Destinations near Banfora
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.