Best time to visit Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is characterized by a semi-arid climate. In Burkina Faso, the highest average temperature is 41°C in April and the lowest is 32°C in August. The greatest time to visit Burkina Faso is from late October to December, when the scorching heat drops to "quite hot." This is one of the things about Burkina Faso you should know before travelling. The landscape is renewed during these months, and while harmattan winds bring dust from the Sahara, it keeps the temperatures more tolerable and the heat drier. There's no reason to limit oneself to such a tiny window when the weather is at its most pleasant. Burkina Faso has plenty to offer in every season.

Any opportunity to combine a trip with one of Burkina Faso's many large-scale international festivals – the biennial pan-African film festival Fespaco, held every odd-numbered year in February, the arts and crafts extravaganza SIAO, held every even-numbered year in October, or Bobo-culture Dioulasso's week, held every even-numbered year in March – should be seized.