Burkina Faso

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Best time to visit Burkina Faso

Best time to visit Burkina Faso

The best time to visit Burkina Faso is in january and july until december, when you will have a hot temperature and none till little rainfall. The highest average temperature in Burkina Faso is 44°C in april and the lowest is 34°C in august. The weather and climate of Burkina Faso is suitable for a sun vacation.

The average climate figure for Burkina Faso is an 8,2. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.

Burkina Faso has 2 types of climates prevailing, namely the tropical savanna climate and semi-arid climate. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Burkina Faso or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.

Climate Burkina Faso per month

Climate data from: Ouagadougou
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Day
max °C
MM
rain
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day
max °C		 36 40 42 44 43 40 36 34 35 38 38 36
MM
rain		 0 mm 1 mm 3 mm 3 mm 7 mm 22 mm 44 mm 76 mm 40 mm 15 mm 0 mm 0 mm
All climate data from Burkina Faso

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Vacation Burkina Faso

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Hotels and apartments in Burkina Faso

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Climate Burkina Faso

Climate Burkina Faso

Climate Burkina Faso per Month

Climate Burkina Faso per Month
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Burkina Faso has 2 types of climates prevailing, namely the tropical savanna climate and semi-arid climate. The average annual temperature for Burkina Faso is 36° degrees and there is about 212 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 284 days a year with an average humidity of 35% and an UV-index of 7.

 
Day
max °C
Night
min °C
MM
rain
Rain
days
Dry
days
Sun hours
per day
Wind force
in Bft
UV-index
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day
max °C		 36 40 42 44 43 40 36 34 35 38 38 36
Night
min °C		 18 21 24 27 29 28 26 24 24 25 23 19
MM
rain		 0 mm 1 mm 3 mm 3 mm 7 mm 22 mm 44 mm 76 mm 40 mm 15 mm 0 mm 0 mm
Rain
days		 0 0 2 4 4 7 13 19 12 5 0 0
Dry
days		 31 28 29 26 27 23 18 12 18 26 30 31
Sun hours
per day		 9 10 10 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 8 7
Wind force
in Bft		 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3
UV-index 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 7 7 6
 

Climate Burkina Faso january

On average, it is maximum 36° in january in Burkina Faso and at least around 18° degrees. and the it will be dry 31 days this month in Burkina Faso.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Burkina Faso february

On average, it is maximum 40° in february in Burkina Faso and at least around 21° degrees. and the it will be dry 28 days this month in Burkina Faso.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Burkina Faso march

On average, it is maximum 42° in march in Burkina Faso and at least around 24° degrees. In march there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 3 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month in Burkina Faso.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Burkina Faso april

On average, it is maximum 44° in april in Burkina Faso and at least around 27° degrees. In april there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 3 mm and the it will be dry 26 days this month in Burkina Faso.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Burkina Faso may

On average, it is maximum 43° in may in Burkina Faso and at least around 29° degrees. In may there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 7 mm and the it will be dry 27 days this month in Burkina Faso.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Burkina Faso june

On average, it is maximum 40° in june in Burkina Faso and at least around 28° degrees. In june there are 7 days of rainfall with a total of 22 mm and the it will be dry 23 days this month in Burkina Faso.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Burkina Faso july

On average, it is maximum 36° in july in Burkina Faso and at least around 26° degrees. In july there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 44 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in Burkina Faso.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Burkina Faso august

On average, it is maximum 34° in august in Burkina Faso and at least around 24° degrees. In august there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 76 mm and the it will be dry 12 days this month in Burkina Faso.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Burkina Faso september

On average, it is maximum 35° in september in Burkina Faso and at least around 24° degrees. In september there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 40 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in Burkina Faso.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Burkina Faso october

On average, it is maximum 38° in october in Burkina Faso and at least around 25° degrees. In october there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 15 mm and the it will be dry 26 days this month in Burkina Faso.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Burkina Faso november

On average, it is maximum 38° in november in Burkina Faso and at least around 23° degrees. and the it will be dry 30 days this month in Burkina Faso.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Burkina Faso december

On average, it is maximum 36° in december in Burkina Faso and at least around 19° degrees. and the it will be dry 31 days this month in Burkina Faso.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation
14 day weather forecast Burkina Faso

14 day weather forecast Burkina Faso

The weather for Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso will be 31° till 30° degrees in the next 14 days with several days chance of light rain showers till heavy rain.

The weather forecast for Burkina Faso is based on the weather in Ouagadougou.

Weather forecast this week
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Th
22 Aug
Fr
23 Aug
Sa
24 Aug
Su
25 Aug
Mo
26 Aug
Tu
27 Aug
We
28 Aug
  Onweer met regen Bewolkt Onweer met zware regen Bewolkt Bewolkt Onweer met regen Onweer met zware regen
Max (°C) 31° 30° 26° 29° 29° 29° 30°
Min (°C) 24° 24° 23° 22° 23° 22° 23°
Rainfall (mm) 13.6
mm
 4.8
mm
 17.1
mm
 4.8
mm
 4.8
mm
 9.5
mm
 27.0
mm
Rainfall (%) 80% 60% 85% 60% 60% 75% 90%
UV-index
UV-index 5 6 4 4 4 4 4

Weather forecast next week
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Th
29 Aug
Fr
30 Aug
Sa
31 Aug
Su
1 Sep
Mo
2 Sep
Tu
3 Sep
We
4 Sep
  Onweer met regen Onweer met regen Bewolkt Broken wolken Bewolkt Bewolkt Regen
Max (°C) 26° 24° 31° 32° 29° 29° 30°
Min (°C) 23° 22° 22° 24° 23° 23° 23°
Rainfall (mm) 7.6
mm
 5.4
mm
 0
mm
 0
mm
 4.1
mm
 0.1
mm
 5.6
mm
Rainfall (%) 70% 65% 0% 0% 60% 20% 65%
UV-index
UV-index 4 4 5 7 4 4 6
About Burkina Faso

About Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is in the continental part Africa and the capital is Ouagadougou. The total surface is 274.200 km² and the population consists of 19.632.147 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 4,5x as small as New Zealand. If you want to call Burkina Faso you have to use +226 or 00226 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +2265012457809 or 002265012457809.

Burkina Faso is in a straight line at 5.551 km distance from Cape Town. From Cape Town International Airport the flight time is about 7 hour and 45 min.

Time difference Burkina Faso

Time difference Burkina Faso

In Burkina Faso it is now 21:34 o’clock in the evening on thursday 22 august 2019. That is 2 hour earlier than in New Zealand. The time zone of Burkina Faso is Africa/Ouagadougou and the Greenwich time is UTC+00.

Currency Burkina Faso

Currency Burkina Faso

In Burkina Faso the CFA franc BCEAO is used to pay.

Exchange rate CFA franc BCEAO (XOF) 22 august 2019

1 CFA franc BCEAO = 0,03 South African rand
100 CFA franc BCEAO = 2,57 South African rand

1 South African rand = 38,89 CFA franc BCEAO
100 South African rand = 3.889,23 CFA franc BCEAO

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It can be difficult to calculate the exchange rate yourself. Install an app on your phone that updates the exchange rate daily. By entering the local price you immediately see what the price is in Euro.

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Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.

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Vaccinations Burkina Faso

Vaccinations Burkina Faso

Mandatory vaccinations

  • Cholera
  • Gele koorts

Recommended vaccinations

  • DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
  • Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)

Person and travel related vaccinations

These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Burkina Faso.

  • BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
  • Dengue (knokkelkoorts)
  • Hepatitis B
  • Meningitis of Meningokokkenziekte
  • Rabiës
  • Schistosomiasis
  • Tuberculose (TBC)
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