Climate averages 1991–2020
Bobo-Dioulasso weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Bobo-Dioulasso: daytime highs average 33.0°C and nights cool to about 18.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 29 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Banfora (78 km away). In December its highs average 34.1°C, 1.2°C warmer than Bobo-Dioulasso, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 10 cities listed in Burkina Faso, Bobo-Dioulasso ranks 8th of 10 for the warmest December highs and joint 1st of 10 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 10 cities is 33.4°C; Bobo-Dioulasso is 0.4°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 33.1°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Bobo-Dioulasso climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.1°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.512 h |
| February | 35.6°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 1.1 | 0.4 | 11.812 h |
| March | 37.4°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 8.5 | 2.3 | 12.112 h |
| April | 37.0°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 34 | 7.6 | 12.412 h |
| May | 35.1°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 66 | 12.6 | 12.613 h |
| June | 32.6°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 76 | 13.9 | 12.813 h |
| July | 29.4°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 166 | 21.9 | 12.713 h |
| August | 28.0°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 246 | 24.8 | 12.512 h |
| September | 28.9°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 147 | 20.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.0°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 57 | 11.0 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.3°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 3.8 | 0.9 | 11.612 h |
| December, selected | 33.0°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Banfora in DecemberBurkina Faso · 78 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 19.9°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Houndé in DecemberBurkina Faso · 92 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 19.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Sikasso in DecemberMali · 150 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 18.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Koutiala in DecemberMali · 185 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 18.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Jirapa in DecemberGhana · 188 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 19.5°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Ferkessédougou in DecemberIvory Coast · 202 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 19.4°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Wa in DecemberGhana · 232 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 20.0°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Korhogo in DecemberIvory Coast · 241 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 18.0°C · 2.4 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bobo-Dioulasso) is explained once on the Bobo-Dioulasso year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.