Sunset in Ouagadougou today
September 3, 2026 · Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Sunset in Ouagadougou today is at 18:17. Day length is 12h 20m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Ouagadougou's coordinates and updated daily.
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.
The sun goes down towards the west in Ouagadougou today, at a bearing of 278°. Civil twilight then lasts another 21 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 10 minutes earlier in Ouagadougou than in Bobo-Dioulasso, 329 km to the west-southwest.
Through the year sunset drifts later across spring and earlier across autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and slowest near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunset times 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.
Sunset in Ouagadougou by month
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18:00 | 06:32 | 11h 28m |
| February | 18:13 | 06:29 | 11h 44m |
| March | 18:17 | 06:15 | 12h 2m |
| April | 18:19 | 05:55 | 12h 23m |
| May | 18:24 | 05:43 | 12h 41m |
| June | 18:33 | 05:42 | 12h 51m |
| July | 18:36 | 05:49 | 12h 47m |
| August | 18:28 | 05:55 | 12h 33m |
| September | 18:09 | 05:56 | 12h 13m |
| October | 17:49 | 05:57 | 11h 53m |
| November | 17:39 | 06:04 | 11h 34m |
| December | 17:44 | 06:19 | 11h 24m |