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Best time to visit Bobo-Dioulasso

November is the best time to visit Bobo-Dioulasso for general sightseeing, with average highs of 34 °C and about 1 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly October to January.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking November comfort 69/100
The least cloud January 28 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 0 mm
Warmth March 38 °C
Cooler weather August 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 November 69 34 °C 1
2 December 68 33 °C 0
3 January 66 33 °C 0
4 October 61 31 °C 11
5 February 56 36 °C 0
6 August 55 28 °C 25
7 September 53 29 °C 20
8 June 52 33 °C 14
9 July 52 30 °C 21
10 March 49 38 °C 2
11 April 48 37 °C 7
12 May 47 35 °C 12

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 12 wet days and highs near 35 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 33.3 °C under 1 mm 28 %
February 35.7 °C 1 mm 31 %
March 37.5 °C 8 mm 48 %
April 37.2 °C 34 mm 62 %
May 35.2 °C 67 mm 63 %
June 32.7 °C 76 mm 55 %
July 29.7 °C 168 mm 69 %
August 28.3 °C 247 mm 77 %
September 29.1 °C 153 mm 65 %
October 31.2 °C 57 mm 49 %
November 33.5 °C 4 mm 38 %
December 33.2 °C under 1 mm 29 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.