Ouagadougou, Centre, Burkina Faso climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Ouagadougou, Centre, Burkina Faso, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is April, averaging a high of 39°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 18°C.
Ouagadougou or Wagadugu is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso, and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic centre of the nation. It has a population of 2,415,266 in 2019. The city's name is often shortened to Ouaga. The inhabitants are called ouagalais. via Wikipedia
Ouagadougou average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Ouagadougou, Centre, Burkina Faso, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is August (8 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32°C | 18°C | 0 mm |
| February | 35°C | 21°C | 0 mm |
| March | 38°C | 25°C | 0 mm |
| April | 39°C | 27°C | 0 mm |
| May | 38°C | 28°C | 0 mm |
| June | 34°C | 25°C | 3 mm |
| July | 31°C | 24°C | 5 mm |
| August | 30°C | 23°C | 8 mm |
| September | 31°C | 23°C | 5 mm |
| October | 34°C | 24°C | 0 mm |
| November | 35°C | 20°C | 0 mm |
| December | 32°C | 18°C | 0 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 43°C on 2020-04-06
- Coldest day on record: 12°C on 1982-01-11
Percentiles compare each day to Ouagadougou, Centre, Burkina Faso's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →