Burkina Faso weather, climate and best time to visit

Best time to visit Burkina Faso

The best time to visit in Burkina Faso is in January and February and June until December, when you will have a warm till very hot temperature and none till little rainfall. The highest average temperature in in Burkina Faso is 41°C in April and the lowest is 32°C in August.

Burkina Faso has the semi-arid climate prevailing. If you want to know what the average temperature is in in Burkina Faso or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find a quick overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.

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14 day weather forecast Burkina Faso

The weather for in Burkina Faso will be 35° till 38° degrees in the next 14 days with a few days chance of light rain showers or even quite a bit of rain.

The weather forecast for Burkina Faso is based on the weather conditions in the city of Ouagadougou.

Weather forecast this week

	Thursday 23 Sep	Precip	Chance	Wind	UV
	35° 24°	0 mm	0%	3 m/s	11
	Friday 24 Sep	Precip	Chance	Wind	UV
	35° 24°	2.3 mm	45%	3 m/s	10
	Saturday 25 Sep	Precip	Chance	Wind	UV
	35° 23°	0 mm	0%	4 m/s	6
	Sunday 26 Sep	Precip	Chance	Wind	UV
	34° 25°	0.2 mm	20%	4 m/s	10
	Monday 27 Sep	Precip	Chance	Wind	UV
	36° 23°	0.1 mm	20%	3 m/s	11
	Tuesday 28 Sep	Precip	Chance	Wind	UV
	35° 25°	0 mm	0%	3 m/s	6
	Wednesday 29 Sep	Precip	Chance	Wind	UV
	36° 24°	1.9 mm	40%	3 m/s	3

Weather forecast next week

	Thursday 30 Sep	Precip	Chance	Wind	UV
	36° 23°	5.7 mm	65%	3 m/s	10
	Friday 1 Oct	Precip	Chance	Wind	UV
	29° 23°	1.1 mm	25%	2 m/s	4
	Saturday 2 Oct	Precip	Chance	Wind	UV
	33° 23°	0.1 mm	20%	4 m/s	10
	Sunday 3 Oct	Precip	Chance	Wind	UV
	35° 24°	0.1 mm	20%	4 m/s	2
	Monday 4 Oct	Precip	Chance	Wind	UV
	36° 24°	0 mm	0%	3 m/s	2
	Tuesday 5 Oct	Precip	Chance	Wind	UV
	38° 26°	0 mm	0%	3 m/s	2
	Wednesday 6 Oct	Precip	Chance	Wind	UV
	38° 26°	0 mm	0%	3 m/s	1

Climate Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso has the semi-arid climate prevailing. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. The average annual temperature for Burkina Faso is 36° degrees and there is about 212 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 284 days a year with an average humidity of 35% and an UV-index of 7.

Burkina Faso weather by month

What is the average weather like in a given month for Burkina Faso? Let's find out! Click on a month to check all the monthly averages for sunshine, temperature highs and lows, percentage chance of rain per day, snowfall accumulation and number of rainy days.

• January

  34°C
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• February

  37°C
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• March

  40°C
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• April

  41°C
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• May

  40°C
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• June

  38°C
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• July

  34°C
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• August

  32°C
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• September

  33°C
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• October

  37°C
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• November

  37°C
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• December

  34°C
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Weather experiences Burkina Faso

Popular places in Burkina Faso

• Balanti
• Rana
• Pantour
• Dakiri
• Tomwaka
• Périgban
• Tougdou
• Kourki
• Ouagadougou
• Tougan
• Tidimtoa
• Ouahigouya
• Racho
• Bouna
• Nabou
• Nadonou
• Dyala
• Pomé
• Bobo-Dioulasso
• Tangapella
• Pouni
• Boulsen
• Lalé
• Ridimba
• Dio
• Daré
• Kosso
• Bagaben
• Kologo Sama
• Guéguéré
• Zan
• Poro
• Sikilala
• Lélèguéssé
• Pio
• Lahagi
• Koudougou
• Banfora
• Dédougou
• Kaya
• Tenkodogo
• Torodi
• Réo
• Fada Ngourma
• Koupéla
• Kombissiri
• Nouna
• Gaoua
• Léo
• Diapaga
• Zorgo
• Yako
• Djibo
• Orodara
• Pô
• Boulsa
• Manga
• Diébougou
• Ziniaré
• Bogandé
• Gorom-Gorom
• Sapouy
• Sebba
• Touna
• Yalégré
• Fatoma
• Fatmatenga
• Poulma
• Toun
• Toundou
• Toungbagama
• Toundoura

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