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Monthly climate in Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ouahigouya features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 33 °C (92 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (54 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (113 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 456 mm (18.0 inches) and receives 64 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ouahigouya enjoys an average of 3803 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 19 minutes to 12 hours 54 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso §

The warmest months in Ouahigouya are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 33 °C (89 - 92 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 27 °C (75 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ouahigouya 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 Ouahigouya, 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
(100°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(96°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Average high 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(58°F)
Minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso §

Ouahigouya usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 15 rainy days and 128 mm (5.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ouahigouya 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 Ouahigouya, 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) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 15 (0.6) 34 (1.3) 109 (4.3) 184 (7.3) 91 (3.6) 19 (0.8) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 1 4 7 15 20 12 5 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso §

The sunniest months in Ouahigouya are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 57 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ouahigouya: January, February and August receive an average of 9 hours 27 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ouahigouya, 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 262 293 325 322 335 333 339 305 316 327 315 325
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 24m 11h 41m 12h 3m 12h 25m 12h 44m 12h 54m 12h 49m 12h 32m 12h 10m 11h 48m 11h 29m 11h 19m

Solar UV radiation in Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso §

Ouahigouya 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 Ouahigouya UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ouahigouya, 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) 10 11 12 13 12 12 14 14 12 11 10 9