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Best time to visit Ouagadougou

January is the best time to visit Ouagadougou for general sightseeing, with average highs of 33 °C and about 0 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 January comfort 68/100
The least cloud December 27 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 0 mm
Warmth April 39 °C
Cooler weather August 30 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 January 68 33 °C 0
2 December 67 33 °C 0
3 November 61 35 °C 0
4 October 60 34 °C 6
5 February 57 36 °C 0
6 September 54 31 °C 14
7 June 50 35 °C 9
8 August 49 30 °C 22
9 July 49 32 °C 17
10 March 46 39 °C 1
11 April 46 39 °C 3
12 May 45 38 °C 6

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 6 wet days and highs near 38 °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 32.8 °C under 1 mm 27 %
February 35.7 °C 1 mm 27 %
March 38.5 °C 2 mm 42 %
April 39.5 °C 12 mm 55 %
May 38.3 °C 25 mm 57 %
June 35.5 °C 50 mm 50 %
July 32.2 °C 127 mm 64 %
August 30.2 °C 198 mm 73 %
September 31.5 °C 105 mm 58 %
October 34.4 °C 33 mm 44 %
November 35.5 °C 1 mm 33 %
December 33.4 °C 0 mm 27 %

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.