Climate averages 1991–2020

Ouahigouya weather
in February.

A very hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 34.5°C Daytime mean, February

Average low 18.7°C Night-time mean, February

Rainfall <1 mm Almost no rain

Daylight 12 h Sunrise to sunset, per day

February is a very hot month in Ouahigouya: daytime highs average 34.5°C and nights cool to about 18.7°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 February (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 41 min on an average February day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Koudougou (147 km away). In February its highs average 35.8°C, 1.3°C warmer than Ouahigouya, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).

Among the 10 cities listed in Burkina Faso, Ouahigouya ranks 9th of 10 for the warmest February highs and joint 1st of 10 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 10 cities is 35.6°C; Ouahigouya is 1.2°C cooler than that mean.

From February to March, average highs rise by 3.6°C to 38.1°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.

The annual picture

February in context

30-year average

Average highAverage low°C

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm

Averages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated

Every month, side by side

Ouahigouya climate table

1991–2020

Monthly climate averages for Ouahigouya, 1991–2020
Month	Average highHigh / low	Average low	Rainfall mm/month	Rain days ≥1 mm/day	Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day
January	31.5°C16.3°C	16.3°C	0.2	0.1	11.411 h
February, selected	34.5°C18.7°C	18.7°C	0.1	0.0	11.712 h
March	38.1°C22.0°C	22.0°C	0.8	0.3	12.012 h
April	40.2°C25.3°C	25.3°C	5.4	1.9	12.412 h
May	40.0°C27.0°C	27.0°C	14	4.8	12.713 h
June	37.6°C26.2°C	26.2°C	38	8.9	12.913 h
July	33.6°C24.2°C	24.2°C	108	15.7	12.813 h
August	31.1°C23.2°C	23.2°C	168	19.5	12.613 h
September	32.9°C23.5°C	23.5°C	85	13.3	12.212 h
October	36.2°C23.4°C	23.4°C	18	4.7	11.812 h
November	35.5°C20.0°C	20.0°C	0.3	0.0	11.512 h
December	32.5°C17.3°C	17.3°C	0	0.0	11.311 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

Distance from Ouahigouya

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 limits

How these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Ouahigouya) is explained once on the Ouahigouya year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.