# Ouagadougou in December: weather

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (Africa). Ten-year climatology (2015-2024), not a forecast. Page: https://beaufixe.net/en/weather/ouagadougou/december

## Key figures

| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Afternoon (mean daily max) | 33.2 °C |
| Night (mean daily min) | 18.1 °C |
| Rainy days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 / month |
| Relative humidity | 22 % |
| Probability of a 25 °C+ afternoon | 100 % |

## Month by month

| Month | Afternoon | Night | Sea | Rain (d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.9 °C | 17.2 °C | – | 0 |
| February | 35.6 °C | 19.6 °C | – | 0 |
| March | 38.6 °C | 24.1 °C | – | 0 |
| April | 39.5 °C | 26.8 °C | – | 1 |
| May | 38.1 °C | 27.4 °C | – | 5 |
| June | 34.9 °C | 25.6 °C | – | 9 |
| July | 31.7 °C | 23.8 °C | – | 17 |
| August | 29.9 °C | 22.9 °C | – | 24 |
| September | 31.4 °C | 23.1 °C | – | 16 |
| October | 34.1 °C | 23.4 °C | – | 6 |
| November | 35.3 °C | 20.5 °C | – | 0 |
| December | 33.2 °C | 18.1 °C | – | 0 |

Best months : January, December, November.

## Before you go

- **Safety** : Travel advised against. Authorities advise against travelling there. (official advice updated 10 December 2025 — https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/burkina-faso)
- **Entry** (British passport) : Visa required before departure. Passport valid until your return date. Apply online or through the Embassy in Brussels (no visa issued in the UK); 2 blank pages; yellow fever certificate required at border control. (per the UK Foreign Office, 10 December 2025)
- **Vaccines** : typhoid recommended for most travellers; hepatitis A and hepatitis B if you are not already vaccinated; rabies, polio and meningococcal disease depending on activities and areas visited. Routine vaccines up to date (measles in particular).
- **Yellow fever** : Vaccine recommended for the whole country. Vaccination certificate required on entry for all travellers.
- **Malaria** : Present. Areas: All. Preventive medication recommended: Atovaquone-proguanil, doxycycline, mefloquine, tafenoquine — prescribed before departure.
- **Mosquitoes** : dengue and Zika reported: protect yourself from bites.
  (per the CDC, page reviewed 25 August 2026 — https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/burkina-faso)

## Sources

Air, rain, humidity: ERA5-Land reanalysis (Copernicus) served by Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0). Sea: NOAA OISST. Safety: FCDO (OGL v3), zones reviewed by Beau Fixe. Entry: France Diplomatie (Licence Ouverte 2.0) / FCDO. Health: CDC (public domain). Details: https://beaufixe.net/en/legal#sources

Beau Fixe — https://beaufixe.net — not a forecast; only the authorities are authoritative for safety, entry rules and health.