Koudougou
City in Burkina Faso: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
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Overview
Koudougou is a city in Burkina Faso, in Centre-Ouest. About 160,239 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Burkina Faso in our atlas.
It lies at 12.25° N, 2.37° W, about 281 m (922 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Ouagadougou time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Koudougou. Green dots: other major cities of Burkina Faso. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Koudougou has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 40°C (104°F); the coolest nights come in Dec at about 15°C (59°F). Around 899 mm (35 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in Burkina FasoNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Ouagadougou · 91 km
- Saaba · 104 km
- Ouahigouya · 147 km
- Houndé · 150 km
- Kaya · 167 km
- Pouytenga · 211 km
- Bobo-Dioulasso · 241 km
- Banfora · 315 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2358946 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q460697 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
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