Lightning strikes in Burkina Faso
The detection network has located 2,202 lightning strikes in Burkina Faso since the archive began, including 1,098 in the last 7 days. That is 0.02% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Burkina Faso #53 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Burkina Faso is counted under Africa in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 14 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 5 |
| 2026-08-13 | 19 |
| 2026-08-12 | 157 |
| 2026-08-11 | 760 |
| 2026-08-09 | 1 |
| 2026-08-08 | 156 |
| 2026-08-07 | 6 |
| 2026-08-06 | 17 |
| 2026-08-05 | 96 |
| 2026-08-04 | 6 |
| 2026-08-03 | 162 |
| 2026-08-02 | 351 |
| 2026-08-01 | 438 |
| 2026-07-31 | 1 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Burkina Faso's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yagha | 243 | 180 | 11.0% |
| 2 | Tapoa | 173 | 105 | 7.9% |
| 3 | Sissili | 142 | 14 | 6.4% |
| 4 | Nahouri | 124 | 29 | 5.6% |
| 5 | Gourma | 111 | 63 | 5.0% |
| 6 | Gnagna | 107 | 87 | 4.9% |
| 7 | Kompienga | 85 | 31 | 3.9% |
| 8 | Séno | 80 | 62 | 3.6% |
| 9 | Sanmatenga | 75 | 47 | 3.4% |
| 10 | Zoundwéogo | 68 | 39 | 3.1% |
| 11 | Soum | 67 | 9 | 3.0% |
| 12 | Namentenga | 66 | 53 | 3.0% |
| 13 | Ziro | 66 | 5 | 3.0% |
| 14 | Boulgou | 60 | 37 | 2.7% |
| 15 | Comoé | 59 | 34 | 2.7% |
| 16 | Koulpélogo | 52 | 37 | 2.4% |
| 17 | Poni | 38 | 22 | 1.7% |
| 18 | Ioba | 34 | 15 | 1.5% |
| 19 | Kouritenga | 34 | 22 | 1.5% |
| 20 | Boulkiemdé | 33 | 6 | 1.5% |
| 21 | Ganzourgou | 32 | 21 | 1.5% |
| 22 | Komondjari | 31 | 24 | 1.4% |
| 23 | Sourou | 30 | 5 | 1.4% |
| 24 | Yatenga | 30 | 6 | 1.4% |
| 25 | Oudalan | 29 | 15 | 1.3% |
| 26 | Kadiogo | 28 | 11 | 1.3% |
| 27 | Passoré | 26 | 4 | 1.2% |
| 28 | Oubritenga | 25 | 11 | 1.1% |
| 29 | Houet | 25 | 10 | 1.1% |
| 30 | Kossi | 22 | 0 | 1.0% |
| 31 | Bam | 20 | 15 | 0.9% |
| 32 | Kénédougou | 20 | 8 | 0.9% |
| 33 | Bazèga | 20 | 7 | 0.9% |
| 34 | Banwa | 17 | 5 | 0.8% |
| 35 | Sanguié | 17 | 1 | 0.8% |
| 36 | Noumbiel | 14 | 7 | 0.6% |
| 37 | Mouhoun | 14 | 7 | 0.6% |
| 38 | Tillabéri | 14 | 12 | 0.6% |
| 39 | Zondoma | 13 | 0 | 0.6% |
| 40 | Bougouriba | 11 | 9 | 0.5% |
| 41 | Tuy | 11 | 6 | 0.5% |
| 42 | Kourwéogo | 9 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 43 | Léraba | 9 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 44 | Loroum | 5 | 0 | 0.2% |
| 45 | Balé | 4 | 2 | 0.2% |
| 46 | Nayala | 3 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 47 | Atakora | 2 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 48 | Unassigned | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 49 | Gao | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 50 | Upper West | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 51 | Alibori | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
See Burkina Faso's next strike live
The live map plots every detected strike within seconds and times the thunder to your position.
Open the live map