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🇧🇫 Ouagadougou’s climate twin is 🇹🇩 N'Djamena, Chad

very close match

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and N'Djamena, Chad are a very close climate match — 1,801 km (1,119 mi) apart. Ouagadougou is Köppen zone BSh; N'Djamena is BSh.

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What to expect

Looking outward from Ouagadougou, the atlas lands on N'Djamena in the same hot steppe (BSh) zone — a distant place whose seasons still rise and fall with this city's. From Ouagadougou, the atlas looks only about 1,801 km (1,119 mi) away to N'Djamena — a nearby stand-in when you want this climate elsewhere.

For Ouagadougou, this is a very close outward match — N'Djamena is among the tightest distant picks in the atlas. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 0°C (N'Djamena cooler); July within half a degree. Rainfall shifts more: N'Djamena is 50 mm drier in July.

Sunshine stays close: N'Djamena at 10.1 h/day on average versus 10.2 h/day in Ouagadougou (January 10.8 h / 10.8 h, July 9.4 h / 9.7 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 30 µg/m³ in N'Djamena vs 24 in Ouagadougou (higher by 6 µg/m³).

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

OuagadougouN'Djamena
January
Temp
33° / 16°
33° / 15°
Rain
0 mm
0 mm
Dew
2°
3°
PM2.5
37.5 µg/m³
44.9 µg/m³
Sun
10.8 h
10.8 h
July
Temp
33° / 23°
33° / 23°
Rain
195 mm
145 mm
Dew
22°
22°
PM2.5
10.1 µg/m³
15.3 µg/m³
Sun
9.7 h
9.4 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Ouagadougou?

On Similar Climates, N'Djamena, Chad is the closest distant match for Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso — scored very close, about 1,801 km (1,119 mi) away.

How far is Ouagadougou from its climate twin?

Ouagadougou and N'Djamena are separated by roughly 1,801 km (1,119 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Ouagadougou and N'Djamena have their seasons at the same time?

Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.

Do Ouagadougou and N'Djamena share a Köppen climate zone?

Yes — both are hot steppe (BSh).

What is the climate like in Ouagadougou?

Ouagadougou has a hot steppe climate (BSh). January averages a high of 33°C and a low of 16°C with 0 mm of rain; July averages 33°C / 23°C and 195 mm.

How sunny is Ouagadougou?

Ouagadougou averages about 10.8 hours of sunshine a day in January and 9.7 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Ouagadougou?

January PM2.5 averages about 37.5 µg/m³ (US AQI 105); July averages 10.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 49).

Other close climate matches for Ouagadougou: Kano (close), Juba (fair), Cuiabá (loose).

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