Weather in Hauts-Bassins

Calculated from weather data of Bobo Dioulasso Airport (DFOO) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	33.3	34.1	33.3	32.2	34.8	32.5
February	35.5	35.8	35.3	35.2	35.7	34.7
March	37.3	38.5	37.1	36.2	37.0	37.2
April	37.0	38.1	36.3	36.3	37.7	37.0
May	35.2		36.0	35.2	35.1	35.3
June	32.0		32.2	31.3	32.7	32.2
July	30.4		31.3	30.0	30.3	30.3
August	29.3		30.3	29.1	28.8	29.1
September	30.5		30.6	29.6	31.1	30.0
October	32.6		33.2	32.7	33.2	32.3
November	34.6		34.7	34.1	35.7	34.2
December	33.6		33.1	33.2	33.5	34.6
Average	33.8	36.6	33.6	32.9	33.8	33.2

2nd highest temperature of Burkina Faso

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	18.4	18	18	18	19	19
February	21.4	21	22	20	21	21
March	25.1	26	24	25	25	25
April	25.7	27	25	24	25	27
May	24.9		25	25	25	25
June	23.2		24	22	23	23
July	22.7		23	22	23	23
August	21.2		22	22	21	22
September	21.4		23	22	21	22
October	22.1		24	22	23	22
November	20.3		22	17	21	22
December	18.5		17	19	19	20
Average	22.1	22.9	22.2	21.5	22.1	22.4

1st lowest temperature of Burkina Faso

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	119	317	270	307	287
25 °C or warmer	121	361	346	360	355
20 °C or warmer	121	365	353	364	360
0 °C or colder	0	0	0	0	0

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
February	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
March	0.1	0	0	1	0	0
April	0.4	0	1	2	0	0
May	0.6		0	0	1	0
June	1.0		2	0	2	0
July	1.9		2	2	3	1
August	4.6		3	5	7	4
September	3.4		4	7	3	3
October	1.1		1	0	1	2
November	0.0		0	0	0	0
December	0.0		0	0	0	0
Average	0.9		0.9	1.3	1.4	0.9

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	14.1	14	13	16	14	14
February	14.2	15	14	14	13	15
March	11.8	11	12	11	12	12
April	12.6	13	12	12	13	12
May	12.3		12	12	13	12
June	11.9		12	11	12	12
July	12.3		11	12	13	12
August	12.0		12	11	11	13
September	9.9		10	10	10	10
October	9.6		9	10	10	9
November	11.0		9	12	11	12
December	13.4		14	13	14	13
Average	12.3	13.3	11.7	12.1	12.0	12.3

2nd highest wind speed of Burkina Faso

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
February	NE	E	NE	E	NE
March	SE	S	N	E	E
April	S	SW	S	S	S
May		SW	SW	SW	S
June		SW	SW	S	S
July		SW	SW	SW	SW
August		SW	SW	SW	SW
September		S	S	S	S
October		S	SE	SW	SE
November		E	E	E	E
December		NE	E	E	E

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Hauts-Bassins weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Hauts-Bassins?

The warmest month is March with an average temperature of 37 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Hauts-Bassins?

The coldest month is August with an average daytime temperature of 29 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Hauts-Bassins?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in August with a probability of around 4.7 %.

Which month is the driest in Hauts-Bassins?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in January. The probability is about 0.0 %.