Ouagadougou weather by month & the best time to visit
Burkina Faso · major city break · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Ouagadougou is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with December close behind. Ouagadougou averages about 3,087 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in January.
When is the best time to visit Ouagadougou?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Ouagadougou is January, then December. The dullest month is April (19/100, 26 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Ouagadougou?
Ouagadougou is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,087 hours of sunshine a year. 78 Sunshine Score points separate January (97) from April (19), so the month you pick matters. It is the sunnier of the two destinations tracked in Burkina Faso. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 70% of the year's 817 mm falls in the three months around August.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 97 | 32° / 90°F | 14° / 57°F | 1 mm | 8 |
| February | 58 | 36° / 97°F | 18° / 64°F | 1 mm | 9 |
| March | 29 | 39° / 102°F | 22° / 72°F | 3 mm | 10 |
| April | 19 | 40° / 104°F | 25° / 77°F | 26 mm | 10 |
| May | 34 | 38° / 100°F | 26° / 79°F | 63 mm | 10 |
| June | 54 | 35° / 95°F | 24° / 75°F | 107 mm | 9 |
| July | 70 | 32° / 90°F | 23° / 73°F | 178 mm | 9 |
| August | 70 | 31° / 88°F | 22° / 72°F | 245 mm | 10 |
| September | 70 | 31° / 88°F | 22° / 72°F | 147 mm | 10 |
| October | 71 | 34° / 93°F | 21° / 70°F | 45 mm | 10 |
| November | 78 | 34° / 93°F | 17° / 63°F | 1 mm | 9 |
| December | 97 | 32° / 90°F | 14° / 57°F | 0 mm | 8 |
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Ouagadougou: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Ouagadougou?
Ouagadougou is a major city break in Burkina Faso at 305 m elevation with a semi-arid climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Ouagadougou get a year?
Ouagadougou gets about 3,087 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around January.
When is the best time to visit Ouagadougou?
The sunniest time to visit Ouagadougou is January, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 97/100 (with December close behind). Expect daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F.
What is the least sunny month in Ouagadougou?
April is the least sunny month in Ouagadougou, scoring 19/100 with about 26 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Ouagadougou?
The typical midday UV index in Ouagadougou peaks around 10 (very high) in March, easing to about 8 (very high) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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