Bobo Dioulasso weather by month & the best time to visit
Burkina Faso · city break · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Bobo Dioulasso is December — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with November and January close behind. Bobo Dioulasso averages about 3,007 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 0 mm of rain in December.
When is the best time to visit Bobo Dioulasso?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Bobo Dioulasso is December, then November and January. The dullest month is March (38/100, 15 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Bobo Dioulasso?
Bobo Dioulasso is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,007 hours of sunshine a year. 59 Sunshine Score points separate December (97) from March (38), so the month you pick matters. It is the less sunny of the two destinations tracked in Burkina Faso. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 63% of the year's 1,114 mm falls in the three months around August.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 87 | 33° / 91°F | 15° / 59°F | 1 mm | 9 |
| February | 57 | 36° / 97°F | 19° / 66°F | 6 mm | 9 |
| March | 38 | 38° / 100°F | 22° / 72°F | 15 mm | 10 |
| April | 43 | 37° / 99°F | 24° / 75°F | 55 mm | 10 |
| May | 54 | 35° / 95°F | 24° / 75°F | 104 mm | 10 |
| June | 69 | 32° / 90°F | 22° / 72°F | 150 mm | 9 |
| July | 69 | 29° / 84°F | 21° / 70°F | 229 mm | 9 |
| August | 69 | 28° / 82°F | 21° / 70°F | 278 mm | 9 |
| September | 69 | 29° / 84°F | 21° / 70°F | 199 mm | 10 |
| October | 84 | 31° / 88°F | 21° / 70°F | 72 mm | 10 |
| November | 96 | 32° / 90°F | 18° / 64°F | 5 mm | 9 |
| December | 97 | 32° / 90°F | 15° / 59°F | 0 mm | 8 |
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Bobo Dioulasso: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Bobo Dioulasso?
Bobo Dioulasso is a city break in Burkina Faso at 452 m elevation with a tropical — wet & dry seasons climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Bobo Dioulasso get a year?
Bobo Dioulasso gets about 3,007 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around December.
When is the best time to visit Bobo Dioulasso?
The sunniest time to visit Bobo Dioulasso is December, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 97/100 (with November and January close behind). Expect daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F.
What is the least sunny month in Bobo Dioulasso?
March is the least sunny month in Bobo Dioulasso, scoring 38/100 with about 15 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Bobo Dioulasso?
The typical midday UV index in Bobo Dioulasso peaks around 10 (very high) in March, easing to about 8 (very high) in December. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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