Ruins of Loropéni
Burkina Faso
Towering laterite stone walls that once fortified an ancient gold-trade settlement deep in the West African savanna.
Warmest month is March at 38°C on average. Coolest is July at 30°C.
Six lead datapoints
- CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline$1.50 (~$1.50)PPP price tier 1 / 4
- $2.00 (~$2.00)PPP price tier 1 / 4
- Flight timeMethodology6h 30m from London HeathrowGreat-circle plus routing overhead.
- Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors1,753 kg return from London HeathrowDEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
- FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11FCDO advises against all travel.Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
| Month | Avg high | Swing | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | ±2° | · |
| February | 37° | ±2° | · |
| March | 38° | ±2° | · |
| April | 38° | ±3° | · |
| May | 35° | ±3° | · |
| June | 32° | ±3° | · |
| July | 30° | ±3° | · |
| August | 30° | ±2° | · |
| September | 31° | ±3° | · |
| October | 33° | ±3° | · |
| November | 36° | ±1° | · |
| December | 35° | ±2° | · |
What to do
- Walk the perimeter of the 1,000-year-old stone walls
- Hire a local guide to learn the trans-Saharan gold trade history
- Explore the surrounding dense forest
- Visit the nearby Gaoua ethnographic museum
How we know this
Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.