Capital of Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Burkina Faso at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Photo: The black photographer · CC0 1.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- Africa/Ouagadougou
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Population
- 2,415,266
- Elevation
- 299 m
- Airports
- OUA
- 2.7 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 6,110 km
- 7 hrs 55 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Ouagadougou, month by month
- Jan32°
- Feb36°
- Mar39°
- Apr40°
- May38°
- Jun35°
- Jul32°
- Aug31°
- Sept31°
- Oct34°
- Nov34°
- Dec32°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Mean highs run from 31°C in August to 40°C in April, with about 817 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for OuagadougouModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Ouagadougou
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBOuagadougou
6,110 km
7 hrs 55 mins · Estimate
From AUHOuagadougou
6,040 km
7 hrs 50 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Africa/Ouagadougou
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Currency
- West African Franc XOFToday's indicative rate: XOF 100 ≈ USD 0.171Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and E220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 112ambulance17police18fireAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +226 · On the right
On the map
Places near Ouagadougou
Travel advice
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Burkina Faso at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs)