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Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso climate
BSh Hot semi-arid
Ouahigouya has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is April with an average daily high near 41°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 18°C at night. Precipitation totals about 720 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 236 mm while December barely receives 0 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Ouahigouya climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 32 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 37 | 34 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 25 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 103 | 156 | 236 | 130 | 43 | 3 | 0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 32 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 37 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 25 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 103 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 34 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 37 | 34 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 29 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 156 | 236 | 130 | 43 | 3 | 0 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 27 | 26 | 42 | 57 | 63 | 58 | 62 | 69 | 56 | 41 | 25 | 25 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 18 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 52 | 66 | 79 | 78 | 62 | 34 | 23 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 11.2 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 8.2 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 10.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 27 | 26 | 42 | 57 | 63 | 58 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 18 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 52 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 11.2 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 10.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 62 | 69 | 56 | 41 | 25 | 25 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 66 | 79 | 78 | 62 | 34 | 23 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 8.2 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 10.2 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Ouahigouya, a weather station, about 1 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.