Ouagadougou climate

Name: Ouagadougou
Address: Sahel, Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso · Sahel · 12.371° N, 1.520° W

Köppen BShhot semi-aridArid

Hot, dusty Sahel with a single summer wet season and the Harmattan dry wind.

Dry — evaporation outpaces what little rain arrives.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain

Warmest month

April, 103°F / 39°C

Coldest month

January, 63°F / 17°C

Annual swing

39°F / 22°C

Wettest month

August

Driest month

January

Rain per year

26.3" / 668 mm

Elevation

971 ft / 296 m

Time zone

Africa/Ouagadougou

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	92 / 33	63 / 17	0.00 / 0	17%	6.5 / 10.5	30%
February	96 / 35	67 / 19	0.00 / 0	13%	6.7 / 10.8	21%
March	101 / 38	75 / 24	0.14 / 4	20%	5.7 / 9.2	49%
April	103 / 39	80 / 27	0.12 / 3	31%	5.7 / 9.2	59%
May	100 / 38	81 / 27	0.63 / 16	47%	6.2 / 10.0	62%
June	94 / 34	78 / 25	2.40 / 61	62%	6.0 / 9.7	59%
July	89 / 32	75 / 24	5.69 / 145	75%	5.5 / 8.9	69%
August	86 / 30	73 / 23	9.96 / 253	82%	5.1 / 8.2	78%
September	88 / 31	74 / 23	5.50 / 140	79%	4.4 / 7.1	63%
October	93 / 34	74 / 23	1.84 / 47	63%	4.5 / 7.2	52%
November	96 / 35	69 / 20	0.00 / 0	34%	5.6 / 9.0	36%
December	93 / 34	64 / 18	0.00 / 0	21%	6.5 / 10.5	32%

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