Burkina Faso · 12.37°N, 1.53°W
Daylight hours in Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou gets 12h 51m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 11h 24m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 1h 27m across the year. Its summer is in June.
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Ouagadougou observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day12h 51mJune 21 · 05:43–18:34
Shortest day11h 24mDecember 21 · 06:23–17:47
March equinox12h 06mMarch 20 · 06:11–18:18
Fastest change+0.7 min/dayaround March 20
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 06:28 | 17:53 | 11h 25m |
| February 1 | 06:32 | 18:09 | 11h 36m |
| March 1 | 06:23 | 18:16 | 11h 53m |
| April 1 | 06:03 | 18:18 | 12h 15m |
| May 1 | 05:47 | 18:21 | 12h 34m |
| June 1 | 05:41 | 18:29 | 12h 48m |
| July 1 | 05:45 | 18:36 | 12h 50m |
| August 1 | 05:53 | 18:33 | 12h 40m |
| September 1 | 05:56 | 18:18 | 12h 22m |
| October 1 | 05:56 | 17:57 | 12h 01m |
| November 1 | 06:00 | 17:41 | 11h 41m |
| December 1 | 06:12 | 17:40 | 11h 27m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Ouagadougou’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Ouagadougou’s are shortest:
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