Burkina Faso
About 19.8M people live in Burkina Faso, on 274,200 km² in 13 regions; the capital is Ouagadougou. The highest summit is Mount Tenakourou (749 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jan · Nov–Dec.
Burkina Faso at a glance
The atlas follows 9,934 places here month by month, with 106 mountains and 7 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, November and December.
Burkina Faso's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+471%4.21M in 1950 → 24.1M in 2025 → 37.3M in 2050Burkina Faso · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Burkina Faso
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
Places and regions of Burkina Faso
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
37OctoberOuagadougou
43OctoberBobo-Dioulasso
44OctoberKaya
40OctoberFada N’Gourma
29OctoberDédougou
39OctoberHoundé
39OctoberManga
46OctoberTitao
13 regions
Burkina Faso from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Burkina Faso
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Burkina Faso
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Burkina Faso
7 monuments and 10 museums; the best known first.
The festival year
What's on in Burkina Faso
The ground and the sky in Burkina Faso
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Burkina Faso
2 large airports, 32 railway stations; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.