Weather in Burkina Faso

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Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures

• Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso have similar temperature patterns throughout the year, with both cities experiencing comfortable temperatures for most months

• Ouagadougou tends to have slightly higher maximum temperatures, particularly from March to May, with temperatures exceeding 39.0C

• Bobo-Dioulasso experiences slightly milder temperatures, especially during the warmest months but never reaching discomfort.

Conditions

• Ouagadougou generally experiences higher total sun hours compared to Bobo-Dioulasso, particularly from January to June, where it remains consistently above 10 hours. However, Bobo-Dioulasso shows significantly elevated precipitation levels, especially from June to August, indicating a rainier climate during those months.

• The stark contrast in July and August is particularly noteworthy; while Ouagadougou has very low sun exposure, Bobo-Dioulasso faces an extreme drop in sun hours alongside a spike in precipitation. This suggests that while Ouagadougou might have more sunshine throughout the year, Bobo-Dioulasso's rainy season is more intense, creating a different atmospheric dynamic.

Astronomy

• In comparing Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso, we observe that Ouagadougou experiences a slightly earlier sunrise in June (05:41) compared to Bobo-Dioulasso's earliest sunrise in May (05:54).

• Regarding sunset, Ouagadougou also has earlier sunsets, with the earliest at 17:38 in November, while Bobo-Dioulasso's earliest occurs at 17:50 in the same month.

• Both cities show similar trends in day length, but Ouagadougou has the shortest day in December at 11 hours and 25 minutes, slightly shorter than Bobo-Dioulasso’s 11 hours and 29 minutes.

• Interestingly, both cities have their longest days in June, with Ouagadougou reaching 12 hours and 50 minutes, while Bobo-Dioulasso has 12 hours and 46 minutes.