Common information

Capital
Ouagadougou
Language
French
Currency
CFA Franc BCEAO
Population
15 730 977
Phone code
+226

List of largest cities in Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou
1 086 505
Bobo-Dioulasso
360 106
Koudougou
87 347
Ouahigouya
61 096
Banfora
60 288
Dedougou
45 341
Kaya
39 229
Dori
37 806
Tenkodogo
37 658
Reo
37 535
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Ratings

Main factors in Burkina Faso

Leisure quality
4.6
Quality of life
6
Travelers rating
2.6
Travelers rating
3.5
English speaking
4.6
Nightlife
2.8
Coworking spaces
2.8
Free WIFI
2.8

Safety in Burkina Faso

Healthcare
4.1
Racial tolerance
4.6
Female friendly
4.6
Friendliness to foreigners
6.4
Stability of the state
4
Conditions for starting a business
7.4
Freedom of the press
6

Comfort in Burkina Faso

Weather comfort
6.4
Availability of air conditioners
4.6
Air quality
5.5

Weather, climate, temperature by months in Burkina Faso

Season Autumn Winter Spring Summer
Month Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Year
Record high, °C 24 24 24 22 23 24 25 26 25 24 23 23 26
Average high, °C 25 28 28 26 26 28 30 31 30 27 25 24 27
Average temperature, °C 27 29 28 25 25 28 31 33 32 29 27 27 28
Average low, °C 18 18 16 14 14 16 19 21 21 19 18 18 18
Record low, °C 10 9 7 5 6 7 9 10 11 11 11 11 5
Rain, days 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 6 7 32
Fog, days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Thunderstorms, days 10 6 1 0 0 0 1 3 8 9 11 11 60
Average precipitation, mm. 146 40 4 1 0 2 8 27 69 107 179 234 817
Relative humidity, % 73 60 43 33 27 24 30 42 53 64 72 77 50
Relative humidity morning, % 55 48 33 23 20 17 22 30 41 48 53 56 37
Relative humidity evening, % 35 23 13 9 9 7 11 14 21 29 34 38 20
Wind speed, km/h 6 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7
Day Length, часов 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 12
Dew point, °C 22 20 13 6 3 4 10 17 21 22 22 22 183
Growing degree-day, °C 514 587 531 471 464 505 646 673 681 582 541 517 6710
Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 20 21 20 19 19 22 23 24 23 22 21 20 21