Climate averages 1991–2020
Bobo-Dioulasso weather
in November.
A hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a hot month in Bobo-Dioulasso: daytime highs average 33.3°C and nights cool to about 20.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.8 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes November a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 37 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Banfora (78 km away). In November its highs average 34.0°C, 0.6°C warmer than Bobo-Dioulasso, with 5.8 mm of rain.
Among the 10 cities listed in Burkina Faso, Bobo-Dioulasso ranks 10th of 10 for the warmest November highs and 9th of 10 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 10 cities is 35.1°C; Bobo-Dioulasso is 1.8°C cooler than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 33.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 3.8 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
November 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Banfora in NovemberBurkina Faso · 78 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 20.9°C · 5.8 mm rain
- Houndé in NovemberBurkina Faso · 92 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 20.8°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Sikasso in NovemberMali · 150 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 20.6°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Koutiala in NovemberMali · 185 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 20.5°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Jirapa in NovemberGhana · 188 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 21.2°C · 4.5 mm rain
- Ferkessédougou in NovemberIvory Coast · 202 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 21.4°C · 18 mm rain
- Wa in NovemberGhana · 232 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 21.4°C · 10 mm rain
- Korhogo in NovemberIvory Coast · 241 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 20.6°C · 16 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.