The climate of Ouahigouya (Burkina Faso)
Ouahigouya is located in the northern part of Burkina Faso in the
Yatenga province. Ouahigouya is the capital of the province.
Ouahigouya is the largest city in the northern part of the country.
The city has the third highest population figure in the country. The
city is an important trading center, mainly because of its location
on the highway to Mali. Because of this many tourists and traders
visit the city. Ouahigouya has a warm steppe climate. Precipitation
figures here are lower than in the more southerly located cities in
the country. Ouahigouya has a dry and a wet period. The rainy period
is from June until September. Almost all annual precipitation falls
during this period. Temperatures are slightly lower during this
period. The dry period is the warmest period with temperatures
rising far above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Ouahigouya:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
32
17
9
0
n/a
February
35
20
9
1
n/a
March
38
24
8
1
n/a
April
41
27
8
2
n/a
May
40
28
9
4
n/a
June
37
26
8
8
n/a
July
34
24
8
11
n/a
August
33
23
8
14
n/a
September
34
24
8
11
n/a
October
37
24
9
4
n/a
November
36
21
9
0
n/a
December
32
18
9
0
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-2 inches ●
= 2-12 inches ●
= 12-24 inches ●
= 25-40 inches ●
= 41-80 inches ●
= over 80 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
