Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Ouagadougou, Centre, Burkina Faso weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Ouagadougou, Centre, Burkina Faso, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 45°C on 2024-04-03; its coldest fell to 9°C on 2013-01-06.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
39°C1998-01-28
24°C2016-01-05
24°C2006-01-29
9°C2013-01-06
February
42°C1998-02-05
27°C1982-02-18
27°C2005-02-24
11°C2013-02-02
March
44°C2024-03-31
28°C1989-03-18
30°C2004-03-30
13°C2004-03-07
April
45°C2024-04-03
30°C1997-04-22
31°C1983-04-22
17°C2026-04-02
May
44°C2024-05-05
29°C1991-05-25
31°C2024-05-06
21°C1988-05-01
June
42°C2009-06-02
28°C1987-06-07
29°C2015-06-01
22°C1986-06-15
July
40°C2015-07-02
25°C1986-07-28
27°C2015-07-03
20°C2019-07-11
August
38°C2002-08-24
25°C1982-08-01
24°C2005-08-06
19°C1990-08-17
September
41°C2002-09-27
26°C1985-09-18
24°C2024-09-18
20°C1992-09-19
October
40°C2004-10-19
27°C1984-10-01
26°C1983-10-23
15°C2022-10-30
November
39°C1983-11-07
26°C1981-11-29
26°C2004-11-02
11°C2024-11-30
December
38°C2004-12-23
25°C2013-12-15
25°C1990-12-21
10°C1994-12-18

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
42°C1998-02-05
24°C2016-01-05
27°C2005-02-24
9°C2013-01-06
Spring (Mar–May)
45°C2024-04-03
28°C1989-03-18
31°C2024-05-06
13°C2004-03-07
Summer (Jun–Aug)
42°C2009-06-02
25°C1986-07-28
29°C2015-06-01
19°C1990-08-17
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
41°C2002-09-27
26°C1985-09-18
26°C1983-10-23
11°C2024-11-30

All-time records

The most extreme value Ouagadougou has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 45°C 2024-04-03
Lowest 24°C 2016-01-05

Low

Highest 31°C 2024-05-06
Lowest 9°C 2013-01-06

Feels-like

Highest 63°C 2002-09-27
Lowest 6°C 2020-01-03

Humidity

Highest 23.2 g/m³ 2010-10-18
Lowest 1.8 g/m³ 1999-04-04

Wind

Highest 38 km/h 1992-01-24
Lowest 5 km/h 2024-09-14

Precip

Wettest 141 mm 2017-05-17
Driest 175-day dry spell 2007-10-28

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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