City · Burkina Faso
Best time to visit Ouagadougou
The best time to visit Ouagadougou is December and January, with daytime temperatures around 34°C.
Ouagadougou at a glance: warmest in April with daytime temperatures around 41°C and coolest in August (32°C). The wettest month is August (258 mm) and the driest January (0 mm), with about 850 mm of rain a year. Sunniest in November.
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Ouagadougou
310 mHot, dry and sunny
74
33°/18°0 mm80 %12 h
A typical mid-January in Ouagadougou
Sunny 24Cloudy 6Rain 0
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
18°31°36°15°45°
Daylight (solar time)
06:1617:44
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11 h 29 m
Precipitation
0260 mm
0 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 22 %
Month by month
| Month | Score | Day | Night | Rain | Wet days | Sun | Daylight | Feels like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 74 | 34° | 18° | 0 mm | 0 | 80 % | 12 h | Hot, dry and sunny |
| February | 63 | 37° | 21° | 1 mm | 0 | 81 % | 12 h | Very hot, dry and sunny |
| March | 62 | 40° | 26° | 3 mm | 1 | 68 % | 12 h | Very hot and sunny |
| April | 55 | 41° | 28° | 25 mm | 3 | 61 % | 12 h | Very hot |
| May | 44 | 39° | 28° | 69 mm | 6 | 64 % | 13 h | Very hot and muggy |
| June | 37 | 35° | 26° | 111 mm | 9 | 62 % | 13 h | Very hot and muggy |
| July | 40 | 33° | 24° | 190 mm | 12 | 58 % | 13 h | Rainy season · hot, showery and muggy |
| August | 32 | 32° | 23° | 258 mm | 16 | 45 % | 13 h | Rainy season · hot, showery and muggy |
| September | 46 | 33° | 24° | 152 mm | 10 | 58 % | 12 h | Rainy season · hot and muggy |
| October | 49 | 36° | 24° | 41 mm | 5 | 74 % | 12 h | Very hot, muggy and sunny |
| November | 63 | 37° | 21° | 1 mm | 0 | 89 % | 12 h | Very hot and sunny |
| December | 71 | 34° | 18° | 0 mm | 0 | 87 % | 11 h | Hot, dry and sunny |
The score (0–100) combines daytime temperature, rain days, humidity and cloud cover, weighted for a typical warm-weather trip: 20–28 °C, little rain. On the map you can change these preferences.
Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 309 m. Coordinates: 12.37, -1.53.