Climate of Ouahigouya
Ouahigouya has a semi-arid climate. 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 Ouahigouya is 37° degrees and there is about 144 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 302 days a year with an average humidity of 28% and an UV-index of 8.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 33°C and 41°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 17°C and 29°C
- Rain: it rains 49 days and there is a total of approximately 144 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3719 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 33°C and 41°C |
Warmest month: | 41°C in April |
Coldest month: | 33°C in January |
Night temperature: | between 17°C and 29°C |
Dry days: | 316 days |
Days with rain: | 49 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 144 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3719 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Ouahigouya.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Ouahigouya.
Climate table of Ouahigouya
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Ouahigouya. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Ouahigouya might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 33 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 37 | 34 |
Night temp. (°C) | 17 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 19 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 61 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Days with rain | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 4 | - | - |
Dry days | 31 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 31 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
UV-index | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Best time to visit Ouahigouya
The best time to visit Ouahigouya in Burkina Faso is January. In this period you have a hot temperature and no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Ouahigouya is 41°C in April and the lowest is 33°C in January.
Climate of Ouahigouya by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Ouahigouya? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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