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Dédougou
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Dédougou is located in Burkina Faso
Dédougou
Dédougou
Location in Burkina Faso
Country  Burkina Faso
Region Boucle du Mouhoun Region
Province Mouhoun Province
Elevation
299 m (981 ft)
Population
 (2019 census)
 • Total 63,617
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
Area code(s) +226 20
Website Official website: https://web.archive.org/web/20130402180758/http://www.dedougou.org/

Dédougou is a city located in western Burkina Faso. It is the capital city of Mouhoun Province and Boucle du Mouhoun Region. The main ethnic groups are the Marka and the Bwa. The population of Dédougou was 37,793 in 2006; 18,778 were male and 19,015 were female. It is the 10th largest city in Burkina Faso.

Dédougou is also the location of the Festival International des Masques et des Arts (FESTIMA), a biennial international festival celebrating traditional cultural masks.

Climate

Climate data for Dédougou (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 39.3
(102.7)
41.6
(106.9)
42.2
(108.0)
44.3
(111.7)
44.4
(111.9)
40.8
(105.4)
38.8
(101.8)
35.8
(96.4)
38.9
(102.0)
39.5
(103.1)
39.2
(102.6)
38.5
(101.3)
44.4
(111.9)
Average high °C (°F) 33.6
(92.5)
36.2
(97.2)
38.7
(101.7)
39.3
(102.7)
37.9
(100.2)
35.1
(95.2)
32.6
(90.7)
31.3
(88.3)
32.8
(91.0)
35.9
(96.6)
36.6
(97.9)
34.6
(94.3)
35.4
(95.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.8
(78.4)
28.7
(83.7)
31.9
(89.4)
33.2
(91.8)
32.1
(89.8)
29.6
(85.3)
27.5
(81.5)
26.4
(79.5)
27.2
(81.0)
29.1
(84.4)
28.7
(83.7)
26.5
(79.7)
28.9
(84.0)
Average low °C (°F) 18.5
(65.3)
21.2
(70.2)
24.5
(76.1)
26.6
(79.9)
26.4
(79.5)
24.5
(76.1)
23.1
(73.6)
22.6
(72.7)
22.6
(72.7)
23.0
(73.4)
21.0
(69.8)
18.9
(66.0)
22.7
(72.9)
Record low °C (°F) 12.1
(53.8)
13.0
(55.4)
14.5
(58.1)
19.4
(66.9)
19.4
(66.9)
18.8
(65.8)
19.7
(67.5)
19.3
(66.7)
19.2
(66.6)
18.0
(64.4)
16.4
(61.5)
13.2
(55.8)
12.1
(53.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0.1
(0.00)
0.4
(0.02)
6.0
(0.24)
23.6
(0.93)
65.4
(2.57)
108.0
(4.25)
190.1
(7.48)
255.9
(10.07)
146.0
(5.75)
45.2
(1.78)
1.5
(0.06)
0.0
(0.0)
842.2
(33.16)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 0.1 0.1 0.6 2.3 5.3 8.1 11.7 14.5 10.7 4.8 0.3 0.0 58.5
Mean monthly sunshine hours 285.7 258.6 263.4 245.1 263.1 247.3 236.4 213.5 232.6 274.5 288.0 294.9 3,103.1
Source: NOAA
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