Boussé weather in February

In February, Boussé sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Boussé's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boussé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
7th warmest
Overnight low
21°
4th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:35 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
29%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Boussé is capital of Kourwéogo Province, Plateau-Central Region, Burkina Faso.

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical February day in Boussé reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Boussé

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 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
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Boussé weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°0011.35.6
Feb35° / 21°00.111.63.6
Mar38° / 24°20.711.91.4
Apr39° / 27°92.412.30.5
May38° / 28°236.312.61.1
Jun35° / 26°5210.512.72.6
Jul32° / 24°12518.912.73.2
Aug31° / 23°20222.512.43.3
Sep32° / 24°10716.412.13.4
Oct35° / 24°276.411.73.0
Nov35° / 20°10.211.43.2
Dec33° / 18°0011.34.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38317
48317
58119
68119
78119
88119
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Boussé gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
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51000
6991
7991
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11991
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16982
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22973
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26964
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28964

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:386:05
211.56:386:05
311.56:376:05
411.56:376:06
511.56:376:06
611.56:376:07
711.56:376:07
811.56:376:07
911.56:366:08
1011.56:366:08
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1611.66:346:10
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1911.66:336:11
2011.66:336:11
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2211.76:326:11
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2711.76:306:13
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 6.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Boussé

In seasonPeak

In February, Boussé sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Boussé sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in March.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Boussé?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Boussé. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Boussé in February

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

In February, Boussé sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Boussé in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February 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 Boussé peaks around March 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 15UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Boussé in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Boussé is worst in March — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1075 µg/m³Aug 1316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan63Unhealthy
Feb75Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr58Unhealthy
May34Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov42Poor
Dec55Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Boussé?

Boussé sits at 12.7°N, 1.9°W, 350 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Kindi, 29 km away.

OuagadougouYakoKokologoSaonréZinguédésséNioko ISaaba

Topography around Boussé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boussé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 340 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 m.

The land around Boussé is covered by cropland (52%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (50%), grassland (27%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%), grassland (36%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
112 m
80 km
282 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Kindi 29 km · Ouagadougou 51 km · Yako 52 km · Kokologo 52 km · Saonré 55 km · Zinguédéssé 57 km · Nioko I 58 km · Saaba 61 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
Muslim 64%Roman Catholic 20%Animiste 9%Protestant 6%

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 Boussé (12.6612°, -1.8951°, elevation 350 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).