Ouahigouya climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ouahigouya?

Ouahigouya has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 500 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ouahigouya?

The hottest day measured in Ouahigouya between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2019, reaching 45.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ouahigouya?

The coldest day measured in Ouahigouya between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1948, at 8.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ouahigouya?

Almost never: Ouahigouya sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Ouahigouya warmed?

Yes: Ouahigouya warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ouahigouya?

The wettest day measured in Ouahigouya between 1940 and 2025 was 19 September 1970, with 167 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ouahigouya?

The windiest day measured in Ouahigouya between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2008, with winds reaching 31.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ouahigouya?

The warmest month in Ouahigouya is May (32.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ouahigouya?

Ouahigouya receives on average 500 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 80 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ouahigouya?

Ouahigouya gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ouahigouya (Burkina Faso) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 500 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is May (32.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Ouahigouya averages 0 frost days, 322 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 80 rainy days per year.

Ouahigouya has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 45.0 °C (on 6 May 2019) and the coldest 8.1 °C (on 17 January 1948).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

OuahigouyaNord Region

coords: 13.58°, -2.42°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

27.9°C

Average daily high

34.5°C

Average daily low

21.9°C

Annual rainfall

500mm

Sunshine / day

11.1h

Mean relative humidity

44%

Average peak wind

14.9km/h

Seasonal range

9.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

322 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

80 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.7 °C

Average feels-like low

21.7 °C

Average peak gust

32.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

258 d/yr

Solar radiation

22.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

45.0 °C

6 May 2019

Coldest day

8.1 °C

17 January 1948

Wettest day

167 mm

19 September 1970

Windiest day

31.4 km/h

26 March 2008

Strongest gust

66.2 km/h

26 March 2008

Hottest feels-like

47.3 °C

25 May 1980

Coldest feels-like

4.0 °C

17 January 1948

Sunniest day

12.4 h

15 July 1951

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	42.9 °C25 April 2025	16.1 °C13 January 2025	29.0 °C	384 mm	326
2024	44.6 °C3 April 2024	14.5 °C27 December 2024	29.1 °C	701 mm	334
2023	43.5 °C27 May 2023	13.9 °C29 January 2023	29.2 °C	369 mm	344
2022	42.7 °C7 May 2022	13.3 °C11 January 2022	28.3 °C	416 mm	328
2021	42.5 °C10 April 2021	13.9 °C24 January 2021	29.2 °C	272 mm	350
2020	43.7 °C17 April 2020	12.5 °C3 January 2020	28.7 °C	572 mm	330
2019	45.0 °C6 May 2019	12.0 °C22 January 2019	28.7 °C	489 mm	343
2018	42.6 °C24 April 2018	12.3 °C12 January 2018	28.8 °C	432 mm	340
2017	42.9 °C27 March 2017	12.1 °C14 January 2017	28.7 °C	393 mm	338
2016	44.0 °C13 April 2016	11.6 °C3 February 2016	28.7 °C	420 mm	338
2015	42.6 °C21 May 2015	12.4 °C1 January 2015	28.3 °C	474 mm	308
2014	42.7 °C3 April 2014	12.1 °C31 December 2014	28.6 °C	311 mm	336
2013	43.0 °C8 May 2013	11.4 °C6 January 2013	28.6 °C	402 mm	323
2012	43.4 °C7 May 2012	12.5 °C16 January 2012	28.3 °C	568 mm	325
2011	42.5 °C21 April 2011	12.9 °C13 January 2011	28.8 °C	266 mm	338
2010	42.7 °C19 April 2010	12.7 °C12 December 2010	28.9 °C	534 mm	341
2009	43.1 °C21 May 2009	10.8 °C21 January 2009	28.8 °C	382 mm	337
2008	42.6 °C16 May 2008	11.1 °C8 January 2008	28.2 °C	393 mm	322
2007	42.1 °C11 April 2007	12.9 °C15 January 2007	28.5 °C	434 mm	317
2006	42.1 °C14 April 2006	13.1 °C27 December 2006	28.4 °C	378 mm	336
2005	42.3 °C7 June 2005	13.9 °C15 January 2005	28.8 °C	488 mm	319
2004	42.0 °C13 April 2004	12.7 °C30 January 2004	28.8 °C	340 mm	339
2003	42.0 °C14 April 2003	12.6 °C29 December 2003	28.5 °C	459 mm	324
2002	43.0 °C27 April 2002	13.1 °C27 December 2002	28.6 °C	358 mm	319
2001	42.6 °C11 May 2001	13.4 °C29 January 2001	28.2 °C	461 mm	335
2000	42.0 °C5 May 2000	12.6 °C5 February 2000	28.2 °C	495 mm	326
1999	41.5 °C23 April 1999	11.3 °C8 February 1999	27.7 °C	534 mm	288
1998	42.2 °C8 May 1998	12.9 °C20 January 1998	28.3 °C	432 mm	309
1997	40.6 °C22 May 1997	12.9 °C29 December 1997	28.0 °C	408 mm	334
1996	41.8 °C13 May 1996	12.8 °C21 December 1996	28.4 °C	408 mm	353
1995	41.4 °C13 April 1995	10.3 °C11 January 1995	28.0 °C	354 mm	308
1994	42.7 °C23 April 1994	10.9 °C17 January 1994	27.6 °C	606 mm	302
1993	42.8 °C16 May 1993	12.2 °C10 January 1993	28.5 °C	368 mm	334
1992	41.7 °C1 April 1992	11.8 °C16 January 1992	27.7 °C	532 mm	314
1991	42.6 °C23 April 1991	11.5 °C24 December 1991	28.2 °C	435 mm	317
1990	41.2 °C22 April 1990	13.0 °C25 January 1990	28.4 °C	353 mm	327
1989	42.0 °C2 June 1989	10.6 °C3 January 1989	27.8 °C	477 mm	315
1988	42.6 °C7 April 1988	11.9 °C5 January 1988	28.4 °C	482 mm	305
1987	43.7 °C16 May 1987	12.8 °C10 January 1987	29.0 °C	388 mm	346
1986	43.6 °C16 April 1986	11.7 °C21 January 1986	28.0 °C	505 mm	309
1985	41.9 °C26 May 1985	11.1 °C16 December 1985	28.2 °C	499 mm	311
1984	42.5 °C13 May 1984	11.8 °C8 January 1984	28.5 °C	423 mm	324
1983	43.3 °C9 May 1983	11.4 °C30 January 1983	28.6 °C	374 mm	331
1982	41.6 °C27 March 1982	9.5 °C10 January 1982	27.9 °C	422 mm	325
1981	43.0 °C27 April 1981	11.5 °C7 January 1981	27.9 °C	570 mm	337
1980	43.6 °C23 April 1980	10.1 °C20 December 1980	28.7 °C	466 mm	338
1979	42.8 °C20 May 1979	12.1 °C13 December 1979	27.9 °C	497 mm	333
1978	41.9 °C6 May 1978	14.3 °C17 December 1978	28.0 °C	648 mm	346
1977	42.0 °C17 April 1977	9.4 °C28 December 1977	27.6 °C	529 mm	322
1976	42.3 °C27 April 1976	10.5 °C12 January 1976	27.2 °C	562 mm	317
1975	42.2 °C6 June 1975	10.0 °C22 January 1975	27.2 °C	509 mm	304
1974	41.9 °C26 May 1974	12.1 °C12 January 1974	27.6 °C	409 mm	291
1973	42.5 °C28 April 1973	11.8 °C21 January 1973	28.5 °C	374 mm	331
1972	41.7 °C5 May 1972	11.8 °C21 January 1972	28.1 °C	553 mm	347
1971	42.4 °C26 May 1971	10.8 °C16 January 1971	27.7 °C	585 mm	332
1970	42.5 °C1 May 1970	12.6 °C11 December 1970	27.9 °C	736 mm	334
1969	43.5 °C2 May 1969	14.2 °C20 January 1969	28.2 °C	644 mm	335
1968	41.6 °C8 May 1968	11.5 °C20 January 1968	27.2 °C	704 mm	327
1967	42.0 °C14 May 1967	11.8 °C23 December 1967	27.3 °C	687 mm	284
1966	41.4 °C24 May 1966	10.8 °C8 January 1966	27.6 °C	511 mm	342
1965	41.9 °C5 May 1965	11.1 °C15 January 1965	26.9 °C	586 mm	317
1964	41.0 °C9 March 1964	13.3 °C18 January 1964	27.0 °C	562 mm	313
1963	41.6 °C8 June 1963	10.9 °C3 January 1963	27.2 °C	461 mm	341
1962	42.0 °C3 June 1962	10.8 °C7 January 1962	27.0 °C	613 mm	313
1961	42.0 °C19 May 1961	11.1 °C30 January 1961	26.8 °C	472 mm	320
1960	42.1 °C22 April 1960	10.9 °C27 December 1960	27.0 °C	474 mm	307
1959	41.9 °C13 April 1959	10.8 °C1 January 1959	27.2 °C	497 mm	314
1958	41.8 °C30 March 1958	9.9 °C13 January 1958	27.6 °C	558 mm	310
1957	40.8 °C4 May 1957	9.5 °C9 January 1957	26.2 °C	781 mm	291
1956	42.3 °C29 May 1956	9.3 °C1 January 1956	27.0 °C	725 mm	295
1955	40.8 °C20 May 1955	10.9 °C23 January 1955	27.0 °C	549 mm	317
1954	42.1 °C13 April 1954	10.0 °C1 January 1954	27.1 °C	633 mm	311
1953	42.0 °C28 April 1953	9.6 °C31 December 1953	27.6 °C	527 mm	325
1952	42.1 °C13 May 1952	8.9 °C3 February 1952	27.0 °C	576 mm	309
1951	41.9 °C16 April 1951	12.5 °C13 December 1951	27.2 °C	785 mm	332
1950	41.4 °C9 April 1950	11.6 °C14 January 1950	26.8 °C	615 mm	291
1949	42.1 °C19 April 1949	12.2 °C1 January 1949	28.0 °C	409 mm	328
1948	41.6 °C20 May 1948	8.1 °C17 January 1948	26.5 °C	558 mm	301
1947	41.7 °C22 April 1947	9.9 °C1 January 1947	26.6 °C	962 mm	268
1946	42.2 °C7 May 1946	10.2 °C29 December 1946	27.2 °C	452 mm	321
1945	40.8 °C1 May 1945	11.4 °C31 December 1945	26.6 °C	536 mm	292
1944	42.3 °C23 May 1944	12.5 °C19 December 1944	27.1 °C	836 mm	302
1943	42.2 °C9 May 1943	10.2 °C24 December 1943	26.4 °C	572 mm	279
1942	43.3 °C12 June 1942	10.1 °C27 January 1942	27.5 °C	380 mm	311
1941	43.2 °C13 May 1941	12.1 °C1 January 1941	28.7 °C	348 mm	356
1940	42.2 °C19 May 1940	11.4 °C28 January 1940	28.2 °C	360 mm	356

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

35.4 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

326 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

384 mm

-116 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	32.0 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Feb	34.9 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Mar	40.4 °C	+3.2 °C	1 mm	-0 mm
Apr	41.0 °C	+1.8 °C	0 mm	-7 mm
May	40.0 °C	+1.1 °C	9 mm	-11 mm
Jun	37.5 °C	+1.3 °C	34 mm	-16 mm
Jul	31.8 °C	-0.7 °C	138 mm	+11 mm
Aug	30.3 °C	-0.3 °C	106 mm	-66 mm
Sep	31.3 °C	-0.6 °C	81 mm	-18 mm
Oct	36.0 °C	+0.8 °C	10 mm	-11 mm
Nov	36.4 °C	+1.4 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Dec	32.7 °C	+0.9 °C	3 mm	+2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

42.9 °C

25 Apr 2025

Coldest day

16.1 °C

13 Jan 2025

Wettest day

32.6 mm

7 Jul 2025

Windiest day

26.2 km/h

31 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

50.4 km/h

31 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.0 °C

25 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.2 °C

3 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.3 h

8 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ouahigouya?

Ouahigouya has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 500 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ouahigouya?

The hottest day measured in Ouahigouya between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2019, reaching 45.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ouahigouya?

The coldest day measured in Ouahigouya between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1948, at 8.1 °C.

Does it snow in Ouahigouya?

Almost never: Ouahigouya sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Ouahigouya warmed?

Yes: Ouahigouya warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ouahigouya?

The wettest day measured in Ouahigouya between 1940 and 2025 was 19 September 1970, with 167 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ouahigouya?

The windiest day measured in Ouahigouya between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2008, with winds reaching 31.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ouahigouya?

The warmest month in Ouahigouya is May (32.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Ouahigouya?

Ouahigouya receives on average 500 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 80 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ouahigouya?

Ouahigouya gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Ouahigouya?

Yes: Ouahigouya has on average 258 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ouahigouya?

In Ouahigouya, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.3 °C on 25 May 1980, and the lowest was 4.0 °C on 17 January 1948.

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