Climate risk in Ouagadougou
Centre, Burkina Faso · 1.1M people in the urban area
What threatens Ouagadougou most
- Drought
- High WRI Aqueduct
- Earthquake
- Low GSHAP
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou had 197 days over 35 °C in 2025.
Niamey: 231 days.
Ouagadougou's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Ouagadougou's climate comes closest to that of Niamey (Niger) today, though no large city matches it well.
No place on Earth matches it well today either. Niger: the place on the map
+1.4°C
Mean temperature over the year
+1.6°C
Highest in the warmest month
+1.5°C
Lowest in the coldest month
+4%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, no large city has such a climate today; the nearest is Niamey (Niger).
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How close the match is: 3.6 σ to the climate of Niamey today, where under 2 is close and over 4 is no match (Mahony et al. 2017). 3 of 3 climate model runs name the same city. Seasonal temperature and rain are compared, not extremes, city heat or the sea.
Where else Ouagadougou stands out
42.3°C
Hottest day of 2025
Niamey: 44.8°C.
Higher than in 90% of the world's 630 large cities
327 days
Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C
Niamey: 304 days.
Higher than in 89% of the world's 630 large cities
Hazards at Ouagadougou
Read at the city's centre and compared with the Atlas's 630 large cities. Moderate emissions is the IPCC's scenario SSP2-4.5.
| Hazard | Ouagadougou | Among large cities | In Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 197 days | Among large cities: above 99% | |
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 327 days | Among large cities: above 89% | |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 42.3°C | Among large cities: above 90% | |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +1.8°C | Among large cities: above 35% | |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 3 days | Among large cities: above 24% | |
| River flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Coastal flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Water stress | Arid & Low Use | ||
| Drought risk | High | Among large cities: above 50% | |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 0 m/s² | Among large cities: above 1% | |
| Land burned in an average year | 1% | Among large cities: above 83% | |
| Cyclone wind, once in 100 years | 0 m/s |
Flood depth is read in a single 1 km cell at the city's centre, in today's climate. Other parts of the city can still flood. The country page names the deepest point near a coastal city in 2080, so its figure can be higher. See how deep a river flood reaches around Ouagadougou on the live map
See the hottest days around Ouagadougou on the live map
42.3°C © OpenStreetMap Large cities in Burkina Faso
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title = {Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: climate risk profile},
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urldate = {2026-11-02}
} Each reading stays under its source's terms; the sources are named on this page.
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