Climate averages 1991–2020
Bobo-Dioulasso weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Bobo-Dioulasso: daytime highs average 35.6°C and nights cool to about 20.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.1 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 46 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Banfora (78 km away). In February its highs average 36.6°C, 1.0°C warmer than Bobo-Dioulasso, with 2.1 mm of rain.
Among the 10 cities listed in Burkina Faso, Bobo-Dioulasso ranks joint 6th of 10 for the warmest February highs and 9th of 10 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 10 cities is 35.6°C; Bobo-Dioulasso is 0.1°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.8°C to 37.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.1 mm to 8.5 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Banfora in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 78 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 21.8°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Houndé in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 92 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 21.1°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Sikasso in FebruaryMali · 150 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 20.9°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Koutiala in FebruaryMali · 185 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 20.4°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Jirapa in FebruaryGhana · 188 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 21.7°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Ferkessédougou in FebruaryIvory Coast · 202 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 21.3°C · 11 mm rain
- Wa in FebruaryGhana · 232 kmHigh 36.7°C · Low 22.1°C · 6.0 mm rain
- Korhogo in FebruaryIvory Coast · 241 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 19.8°C · 13 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.