Weather and climate in Ouagadougou, Kadiogo, Burkina Faso
What the weather is like in Ouagadougou
The warmest month in Ouagadougou is April, with average highs of 40°C. The coolest is January, when nights average 14°C. About 817 mm of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most in August and least in December.
Skies are clearest in December (23% average cloud cover) and cloudiest in August (77%). Combining cloud with the length of truly dark nights, December, January, November offer the most clear, dark hours for stargazing.
Clear, dark hours per night
Hours of full astronomical darkness in mid-month, multiplied by the average share of clear sky. A rough guide to how much good observing time a typical night offers.
Monthly averages
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Dark hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32°C | 14°C | 1 mm | 27% | 24% | 8 km/h | 10.0 h |
| February | 36°C | 18°C | 1 mm | 29% | 20% | 8 km/h | 9.9 h |
| March | 39°C | 22°C | 3 mm | 62% | 21% | 7 km/h | 9.6 h |
| April | 40°C | 25°C | 26 mm | 68% | 36% | 7 km/h | 9.2 h |
| May | 38°C | 26°C | 63 mm | 72% | 50% | 8 km/h | 8.8 h |
| June | 35°C | 24°C | 107 mm | 66% | 61% | 7 km/h | 8.5 h |
| July | 32°C | 23°C | 178 mm | 72% | 73% | 5 km/h | 8.6 h |
| August | 31°C | 22°C | 245 mm | 77% | 80% | 4 km/h | 9.0 h |
| September | 31°C | 22°C | 147 mm | 55% | 79% | 3 km/h | 9.5 h |
| October | 34°C | 21°C | 45 mm | 39% | 68% | 4 km/h | 9.8 h |
| November | 34°C | 17°C | 1 mm | 27% | 45% | 5 km/h | 10.0 h |
| December | 32°C | 14°C | 0 mm | 23% | 33% | 7 km/h | 10.1 h |
Climate averages: NASA POWER, 2001–2025, for the grid area around 12.50, -1.25 (about 50 km across). High and low temperatures are estimated from the monthly mean and the average daily range. Hills, coasts and cities can differ from the area average. Sources and methods.