Annual mean 29°C · wettest around September · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
37.8 °C
Coldest
28.8 °C
Wettest
52%
Windiest
5.1 m/s
Prevailing
SE
3.7 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Ouagadougou over the whole year is 29°C. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 38°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 19°C. The rainy (wet) season in Ouagadougou runs from May to October, peaking in September with a 50% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to April; January is the driest month, at 0%. Winds in Ouagadougou are highest in May, averaging 3.3 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in November, at 1.9 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Ouagadougou come in February, when the sky is typically 78% covered; July is the cloudiest month, at 84%.
Month by month Ouagadougou climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
32°C
19°C
26°C
0%
82%
2.7 m/s
66
48
22
February
34°C
22°C
29°C
2%
78%
2.8 m/s
40
55
8
March
37°C
27°C
34°C
6%
79%
2.5 m/s
4
31
1
April
38°C
29°C
37°C
10%
81%
2.8 m/s
0
10
0
May
36°C
29°C
37°C
26%
82%
3.3 m/s
2
9
0
June
33°C
27°C
35°C
31%
83%
3.2 m/s
4
22
1
July
30°C
25°C
33°C
44%
84%
2.8 m/s
6
36
1
August
29°C
24°C
32°C
48%
84%
2.4 m/s
7
44
1
September
31°C
24°C
34°C
50%
82%
2.2 m/s
4
28
0
October
34°C
25°C
36°C
27%
83%
2.1 m/s
1
15
0
November
35°C
22°C
33°C
1%
83%
1.9 m/s
6
44
0
December
33°C
19°C
28°C
1%
82%
2.5 m/s
47
55
10
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Ouagadougou weather by season
Year round, Ouagadougou has days of about 29°C at their warmest in August, its coolest month, and 38°C in April, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 19°C to 29°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 29°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around September and least likely around January. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Ouagadougou weather in winterDecember to February
High 33°CLow 20°CRain 1%
Winter in Ouagadougou has typical daily highs of about 33°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 1% chance of rain on a given day.
Ouagadougou weather in springMarch to May
High 37°CLow 28°CRain 14%
Spring in Ouagadougou has typical daily highs of about 37°C and lows of about 28°C, with a 14% chance of rain on a given day.
Ouagadougou weather in summerJune to August
High 31°CLow 25°CRain 41%
Summer in Ouagadougou has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 41% chance of rain on a given day.
Ouagadougou weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 33°CLow 24°CRain 26%
Autumn in Ouagadougou has typical daily highs of about 33°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 26% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Ouagadougou?
The rainy (wet) season in Ouagadougou runs from May to October, peaking in September with a 50% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to April; January is the driest month, at 0%.
What time of year is Ouagadougou windiest?
Winds in Ouagadougou are highest in May, averaging 3.3 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in November, at 1.9 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Ouagadougou year round?
The average temperature in Ouagadougou over the whole year is 29°C. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 38°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 19°C.