Ouagadougou monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Ouagadougou

Ouagadougou average temperature chart (Celsius) Ouagadougou average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Ouagadougou (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 32.5 35.4 38 39.3 37.9 34.5 32 31.2 32.3 35.5 35.7 32.5
°F 90.5 95.7 100.3 102.7 100.2 94.1 89.6 88.2 90.1 95.8 96.2 90.6

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Ouagadougou monthly rainfall chart (mm) Ouagadougou monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Ouagadougou (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 0 1 5 25 74 107 174 225 138 32 1 1
inches 0 0 0.2 1 2.9 4.2 6.8 8.9 5.4 1.3 0.1 0
Rainy days 0 0 1 2 6 9 11 15 9 4 1 0

Average annual rainfall in Ouagadougou: 793.134mm (312.3 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Ouagadougou

Ouagadougou average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Ouagadougou
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 9.5 9.5 8.5 8.2 8.8 8.3 7.8 7.2 7.9 9.3 9.9 9.3

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Ouagadougou average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Ouagadougou average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Ouagadougou (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 17.2 20.1 24.1 26.8 26.9 24.9 23.4 23 22.9 23.3 20.2 17.3
Max °C 32.9 35.8 38.3 39.6 38.2 34.8 32.2 31.5 32.5 35.8 36.1 32.9
Min °F 62.9 68.1 75.4 80.2 80.3 76.7 74.1 73.3 73.2 73.9 68.3 63.1
Max °F 77 82.2 88.2 91.8 90.5 85.6 82 81 81.9 85.1 82.6 77.2

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Ouagadougou average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Ouagadougou average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Ouagadougou in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 25.3 25.4 25.7 26.1 26.5 26.2 25.3 25 25.5 26.2 26.6 26.1
°F 77.6 77.7 78.3 78.9 79.7 79.1 77.6 77 77.9 79.2 79.9 78.9

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Ouagadougou average winspeed by month (km/h) Ouagadougou average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Ouagadougou (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 6
mph 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 4

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Ouagadougou relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Ouagadougou
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
24% 22% 28% 40% 52% 63% 72% 77% 73% 60% 39% 29%

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Ouagadougou weather stats

Ouagadougou weather statistics
Hottest month: April 39.3°C 102.7°F
Driest month: January 0mm 0ins
Sunniest month: November 9.9hrs
Coldest month: January 32.5°C 90.5°F
Wettest month: August 225mm 8.9ins
Warmest sea: November 26.6°C 79.9°F
Map showing location of Ouagadougou (12.36566, -1.53388) Ouagadougou map pin © Google

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