Pô

Pô
Pic de Nahouri
Pô Location within Burkina Faso, French West Africa
Coordinates: 11°10′N 1°09′W
Country	Burkina Faso
Province
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

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 are the Gurunsi. It is said to have been founded in around 1500 and is home to an army base.

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. The Pô National Park lies near the town.

"Pô" is also the name of 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.

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, Burkina Faso
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	34 (93)	36 (97)	38 (100)	38 (100)	36 (97)	33 (91)	31 (88)	30 (86)	31 (88)	34 (93)	36 (97)	34 (93)	34.3 (93.7)
Average low °C (°F)	19 (66)	21 (70)	24 (75)	26 (79)	25 (77)	23 (73)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	20 (68)	18 (64)	22.0 (71.6)
Precipitation mm (inches)	1 (0.04)	1 (0.04)	14 (0.55)	42 (1.65)	94 (3.7)	126 (4.96)	180 (7.09)	242 (9.53)	155 (6.1)	51 (2.01)	3 (0.12)	4 (0.16)	913 (35.94)
Avg. rainy days	0	0	2	4	8	9	13	16	13	5	1	0	71
Source: World Meteorological Organisation (UN)

External links

• (French) "Le Pays Kasséna" Burkina Faso Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism's web site for this area