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Monthly climate in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Bobo-Dioulasso features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (78 °F) and 32 °C (90 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 848 mm (33.4 inches) and receives 110 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Bobo-Dioulasso enjoys an average of 3723 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 28 minutes to 12 hours 45 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso §

The warmest months in Bobo-Dioulasso are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 32 °C (87 - 90 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 27 °C (78 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Bobo-Dioulasso 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 Bobo-Dioulasso, 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)		 40°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Average high 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average low 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso §

Bobo-Dioulasso usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 22 rainy days and 194 mm (7.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Bobo-Dioulasso 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 Bobo-Dioulasso, 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) 9 (0.3) 29 (1.1) 55 (2.2) 91 (3.6) 177 (7.0) 272 (10.7) 134 (5.3) 79 (3.1) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 2 7 10 13 23 26 17 12 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso §

The sunniest months in Bobo-Dioulasso are May, June and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 47 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Bobo-Dioulasso: January, August and September receive an average of 9 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Bobo-Dioulasso, 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 266 295 323 319 339 326 313 280 288 322 320 326
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 32m 11h 45m 12h 3m 12h 22m 12h 37m 12h 45m 12h 41m 12h 27m 12h 9m 11h 51m 11h 35m 11h 28m

Solar UV radiation in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso §

Bobo-Dioulasso 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 Bobo-Dioulasso UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Bobo-Dioulasso, 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 13 13 13 14 14 12 10 10