The climate of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
Ouagadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso. The city is also known as
Ouaga and is home to about 1.5 million people. Ouagadougou is
centrally located in Burkina Faso and is the most important city in
the country. People from all over the country move to the capital in
order to find a better existence. Despite its size Ouagadougou
doesn’t have the atmosphere of a real metropolis. The city feels
more like a chain of villages with a busy center. Ouagadougou has a
warm steppe climate with a dry season in which temperatures are
high. The rainy season lasts for a few months, during this period
temperatures are slightly lower. April is the warmest month with an
average temperature of 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
However, temperatures may even rise up to 47-48 degrees Celsius
(114-116 degrees Fahrenheit). Ouagadougou has an annual
precipitation figure of almost 900 millimeters. Almost all of which
falls during the rainy period which is from May till October.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Ouagadougou:
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
33
17
9
1
n/a
February
36
20
9
1
n/a
March
38
24
8
2
n/a
April
40
27
8
4
n/a
May
39
27
8
7
n/a
June
35
25
8
10
n/a
July
32
24
7
13
n/a
August
32
23
7
17
n/a
September
33
23
7
15
n/a
October
36
23
9
7
n/a
November
36
20
9
1
n/a
December
33
17
9
1
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
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