Bobo-Dioulasso weather in September

In September, Bobo-Dioulasso sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 147 mm of rain across 20.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Bobo-Dioulasso's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bobo-Dioulasso's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 147 mm; 20.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:10 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 10th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

Bobo-Dioulasso is town in Burkina Faso.

Density: 6,616/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1450

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical September day in Bobo-Dioulasso reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and about 2°C cooler than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23

How September really feels in Bobo-Dioulasso

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in September is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bobo-Dioulasso weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 19°	0	0.1	11.4	4.6
Feb	36° / 22°	1	0.4	11.6	2.9
Mar	37° / 25°	9	2.3	11.9	1.6
Apr	37° / 26°	35	7.6	12.2	1.6
May	35° / 26°	67	12.6	12.5	2.4
Jun	32° / 24°	76	13.9	12.6	3.4
Jul	30° / 23°	166	21.9	12.6	3.6
Aug	29° / 23°	246	24.8	12.4	3.5
Sep	30° / 23°	147	20.1	12.1	3.7
Oct	32° / 23°	57	11.1	11.7	3.8
Nov	34° / 21°	4	0.9	11.5	3.7
Dec	33° / 19°	0	0	11.4	4.5

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	25	26	27	29	30	31	32	33	34	36	38	38	39	41	42	42	44	45	46	46	48	49	50	51	51	53	54	54	55	56
Cloudier (%)	75	74	73	71	70	69	68	67	66	64	62	62	61	59	58	58	56	55	54	54	52	51	50	49	49	47	46	46	45	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	26	74
3	27	73
4	29	71
5	30	70
6	31	69
7	32	68
8	33	67
9	34	66
10	36	64
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	39	61
14	41	59
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	44	56
18	45	55
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	48	52
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	56	44

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Bobo-Dioulasso gets around 147 mm of rain over 20.1 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 67% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	76	76	75	74	73	72	71	71	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	68	67	67	66	66	65	64	64	63	62	60	59	58	56	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	76
3	75
4	74
5	73
6	72
7	71
8	71
9	70
10	70
11	69
12	69
13	69
14	68
15	68
16	68
17	67
18	67
19	66
20	66
21	65
22	64
23	64
24	63
25	62
26	60
27	59
28	58
29	56
30	55

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the oppressive band about 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Oppressive (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98
Miserable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2

Wind in September

Winds average 7 km/h in September, the calmest month.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
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30	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:04 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09
Sunset (PM)	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:10	6:23
2	12.2	6:10	6:23
3	12.2	6:10	6:22
4	12.2	6:10	6:21
5	12.2	6:10	6:21
6	12.2	6:10	6:20
7	12.2	6:10	6:19
8	12.1	6:10	6:19
9	12.1	6:10	6:18
10	12.1	6:10	6:17
11	12.1	6:10	6:17
12	12.1	6:10	6:16
13	12.1	6:10	6:15
14	12.1	6:10	6:15
15	12.1	6:10	6:14
16	12.1	6:10	6:13
17	12.1	6:10	6:13
18	12.0	6:10	6:12
19	12.0	6:10	6:11
20	12.0	6:09	6:11
21	12.0	6:09	6:10
22	12.0	6:09	6:09
23	12.0	6:09	6:09
24	12.0	6:09	6:08
25	12.0	6:09	6:07
26	12.0	6:09	6:06
27	11.9	6:09	6:06
28	11.9	6:09	6:05
29	11.9	6:09	6:05
30	11.9	6:09	6:04

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in March across the year — September's 5.47 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Bobo-Dioulasso

In seasonPeak

In September, Bobo-Dioulasso sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bobo-Dioulasso's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bobo-Dioulasso sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

Monsoon

Dust

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Mar

Apr

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Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Bobo-Dioulasso?

Our two travel scores rate September for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.7

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bobo-Dioulasso.

What to pack for Bobo-Dioulasso in September

From September's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In September, Bobo-Dioulasso sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bobo-Dioulasso in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bobo-Dioulasso peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	8	10	14	11	12	11	12	12	12	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Bobo-Dioulasso in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where September falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bobo-Dioulasso is worst in February — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	46	58	52	42	24	20	14	12	18	26	29	41
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	46	Poor
Feb	58	Unhealthy
Mar	52	Poor
Apr	42	Poor
May	24	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	12	Good
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	29	Moderate
Dec	41	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Bobo-Dioulasso?

Bobo-Dioulasso sits at 11.2°N, 4.3°W, 453 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Karankasso, 38 km away.

Topography around Bobo-Dioulasso

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bobo-Dioulasso.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bobo-Dioulasso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 432 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 441 m.

The land around Bobo-Dioulasso is covered by artificial surfaces (79%) within 3 km, shrubs (33%), cropland (25%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and shrubs (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

101 m

artificial surfaces 79%

16 km

202 m

shrubs 33%

80 km

441 m

cropland 41%

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← August Bobo-Dioulasso year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Karankasso 38 km · Orodara 72 km · Banfora 78 km · Houndé 92 km · Bama 96 km · Solenzo 113 km · Diébougou 117 km · Niangoloko 121 km

Burkina Faso travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 37% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,148; 2025
Happiness: 4.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 1.3; per 100k, 2017
Road deaths: 31; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bobo-Dioulasso (11.1806°, -4.2949°, elevation 453 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	26	74
3	27	73
4	29	71
5	30	70
6	31	69
7	32	68
8	33	67
9	34	66
10	36	64
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	39	61
14	41	59
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	44	56
18	45	55
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	48	52
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	56	44

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	76
3	75
4	74
5	73
6	72
7	71
8	71
9	70
10	70
11	69
12	69
13	69
14	68
15	68
16	68
17	67
18	67
19	66
20	66
21	65
22	64
23	64
24	63
25	62
26	60
27	59
28	58
29	56
30	55

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	26	74
3	27	73
4	29	71
5	30	70
6	31	69
7	32	68
8	33	67
9	34	66
10	36	64
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	39	61
14	41	59
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	44	56
18	45	55
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	48	52
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	56	44

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	76
3	75
4	74
5	73
6	72
7	71
8	71
9	70
10	70
11	69
12	69
13	69
14	68
15	68
16	68
17	67
18	67
19	66
20	66
21	65
22	64
23	64
24	63
25	62
26	60
27	59
28	58
29	56
30	55

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	26	74
3	27	73
4	29	71
5	30	70
6	31	69
7	32	68
8	33	67
9	34	66
10	36	64
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	39	61
14	41	59
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	44	56
18	45	55
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	48	52
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	56	44

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	76
3	75
4	74
5	73
6	72
7	71
8	71
9	70
10	70
11	69
12	69
13	69
14	68
15	68
16	68
17	67
18	67
19	66
20	66
21	65
22	64
23	64
24	63
25	62
26	60
27	59
28	58
29	56
30	55

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2