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Monthly climate in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ouagadougou features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 34 °C (93 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (57 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (110 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 614 mm (24.2 inches) and receives 78 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ouagadougou enjoys an average of 3754 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 23 minutes to 12 hours 49 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso §

The warmest months in Ouagadougou are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 34 °C (90 - 93 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, August and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 27 °C (78 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ouagadougou 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 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(98°F)
Average high 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(78°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
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso §

Ouagadougou usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 19 rainy days and 158 mm (6.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ouagadougou are January, November and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 29 (1.1) 57 (2.2) 111 (4.4) 221 (8.7) 142 (5.6) 45 (1.8) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 1 6 8 19 23 15 6 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso §

The sunniest months in Ouagadougou are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 47 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ouagadougou: January, February and August receive an average of 9 hours 13 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 265 295 325 321 336 328 327 278 306 324 317 326
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 28m 11h 43m 12h 3m 12h 23m 12h 41m 12h 49m 12h 45m 12h 30m 12h 10m 11h 49m 11h 32m 11h 23m

Solar UV radiation in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso §

Ouagadougou experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.February, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Ouagadougou UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 11 11 12 13 12 13 13 14 13 12 10 9