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Monthly climate in Dedougou, Burkina Faso

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Dedougou features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh). Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 34 °C (94 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (113 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 651 mm (25.6 inches) and receives 85 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Dedougou enjoys an average of 3749 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 23 minutes to 12 hours 50 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Dedougou, Burkina Faso

The warmest months in Dedougou are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 33 to 34 °C (91 - 94 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, August and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Dedougou experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Dedougou. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum39°C
(103°F)		40°C
(105°F)		43°C
(110°F)		44°C
(111°F)		45°C
(113°F)		40°C
(104°F)		38°C
(100°F)		34°C
(94°F)		36°C
(96°F)		39°C
(103°F)		39°C
(102°F)		38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum37°C
(100°F)		40°C
(104°F)		42°C
(108°F)		43°C
(110°F)		42°C
(109°F)		39°C
(102°F)		36°C
(98°F)		33°C
(92°F)		35°C
(95°F)		38°C
(101°F)		38°C
(101°F)		37°C
(99°F)
Average high34°C
(93°F)		36°C
(98°F)		39°C
(103°F)		40°C
(105°F)		39°C
(102°F)		35°C
(96°F)		32°C
(90°F)		30°C
(87°F)		32°C
(89°F)		35°C
(95°F)		37°C
(98°F)		35°C
(95°F)
Daily mean26°C
(79°F)		29°C
(84°F)		33°C
(91°F)		34°C
(94°F)		33°C
(92°F)		31°C
(87°F)		28°C
(83°F)		27°C
(80°F)		27°C
(82°F)		29°C
(85°F)		29°C
(84°F)		27°C
(80°F)
Average low18°C
(65°F)		21°C
(71°F)		26°C
(79°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(83°F)		26°C
(79°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(76°F)		21°C
(71°F)		19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum15°C
(59°F)		18°C
(64°F)		21°C
(70°F)		24°C
(76°F)		25°C
(77°F)		23°C
(73°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(72°F)		21°C
(71°F)		18°C
(65°F)		16°C
(62°F)
Minimum15°C
(58°F)		16°C
(61°F)		18°C
(65°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(75°F)		22°C
(71°F)		22°C
(71°F)		22°C
(71°F)		21°C
(70°F)		19°C
(66°F)		17°C
(63°F)		16°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Dedougou, Burkina Faso

Dedougou usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 19 rainy days and 170 mm (6.7 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Dedougou are January, February and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Dedougou. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)2 (0.1)8 (0.3)28 (1.1)58 (2.3)153 (6.0)231 (9.1)127 (5.0)43 (1.7)1 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)0002910192414700

Monthly sunshine hours in Dedougou, Burkina Faso

The sunniest months in Dedougou are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 50 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Dedougou: January, February and August receive an average of 9 hours 14 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Dedougou. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours264292323319336332327284299325317325
Mean daily daylight hours11h 28m11h 43m12h 3m12h 24m12h 41m12h 50m12h 45m12h 30m12h 10m11h 49m11h 32m11h 23m

Solar UV radiation in Dedougou, Burkina Faso

Dedougou experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Dedougou UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Dedougou. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)10111213121214141312109