Daylight hours in Ouagadougou today
September 4, 2026 · Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Capital1,086,505 people
Ouagadougou has 12h 20m of daylight today. Sunrise is at 05:56 and sunset is at 18:16. All times are calculated astronomically for Ouagadougou's exact coordinates.
Ouagadougou lies at 12°N. In Ouagadougou, day length ranges from 11h 24m in winter to 12h 51m in summer — a swing of about 1h 27m.
Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at 12:06 in Ouagadougou, 7 minutes after the clock says 12. The gap comes from the city's longitude within its timezone, the equation of time, and summer time where it applies. At midday the sun currently stands 84.9° above the horizon in Ouagadougou. Ouagadougou lies inside the tropics, so twice a year the midday sun passes straight overhead; at the opposite solstice it still reaches 54.2°.
Day length changes fastest near the spring and autumn equinoxes and slowest near the longest day and shortest day of the year. See the year chart to visualise how daylight hours shift month by month for Ouagadougou.
The longest day in Ouagadougou is around 12h 51m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 24m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.
Daylight hours in Ouagadougou by month
| Month | Day length | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11h 28m | 06:32 | 18:00 |
| February | 11h 44m | 06:29 | 18:13 |
| March | 12h 2m | 06:15 | 18:17 |
| April | 12h 23m | 05:55 | 18:19 |
| May | 12h 41m | 05:43 | 18:24 |
| June | 12h 51m | 05:42 | 18:33 |
| July | 12h 47m | 05:49 | 18:36 |
| August | 12h 33m | 05:55 | 18:28 |
| September | 12h 13m | 05:56 | 18:09 |
| October | 11h 53m | 05:57 | 17:49 |
| November | 11h 34m | 06:04 | 17:39 |
| December | 11h 24m | 06:19 | 17:44 |