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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 105°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 65°F at night. Precipitation totals about 28 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 9.3 inches while December barely receives 0.00 inches.
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 (°F) | 90 | 96 | 102 | 105 | 104 | 99 | 93 | 89 | 92 | 99 | 98 | 92 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 77 | 83 | 89 | 94 | 93 | 89 | 84 | 81 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 79 |
| Avg low (°F) | 65 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 71 | 66 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 9.3 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 90 | 96 | 102 | 105 | 104 | 99 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 77 | 83 | 89 | 94 | 93 | 89 |
| Avg low (°F) | 65 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 83 | 80 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 4.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 93 | 89 | 92 | 99 | 98 | 92 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 84 | 81 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 79 |
| Avg low (°F) | 75 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 71 | 66 |
| Precipitation (in) | 6.2 | 9.3 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
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 (mph) | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 6.3 |
| 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 (mph) | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
| 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 (mph) | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 6.3 |
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.