
Practical Information
Climate
Because of its location in the Sudanian zone (between 9 and 15 ° 20 ° 54 N latitude, 2 ° 20 W) Burkina Faso has a tropical climate with two seasons: a dry season from March to June and a season rainy from July to October. A transition season from November to February is between the two main seasons: the season for tourism. The climate is healthy, sunny, hot and dry.
Average temperatures and rainy days |
Jan. | Feb. | March | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
Temp.°C | 25 |
28 |
31 |
32 |
31 |
28 |
27 |
26 |
27 |
29 |
29 |
26 |
Rainy days | 0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
12 |
13 |
18 |
16 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
Clothing |
We can dress light throughout the year. Allow warmer clothes like pants and sweatshirt in December and January when temperatures can drop to 18 ° C. |
Air Afrique , Air France , Sabena , Air Algeria, Air Ivoire, Air Burkina and Ghana Air provide service to major cities and capitals of neighboring countries and Europe.
Burkina Faso is connected by paved roads to all neighboring countries (Ivory Coast, Niger, Mali, Togo, Benin, Ghana).
A railway connects Burkina Faso to Côte d'Ivoire
Autonomous Port of Abidjan (Ivory Coast), Lome (Togo), Cotonou (Benin) and Tema (Ghana)
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Burkina Faso is a member of the UEMOA (Economic and Monetary Union of West Africa), whose currency is the CFA Franc : a French F = 100 F CFA = 1 Euro 661, 359 CFA francs = $ 1 CAN 390 F CFA It Burkina is the ATM cards. |
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Offices: 7 am to 12h30 and from 15h to 17h30 Monday to Friday Banks :7:30 to 11 am and 4:30 p.m. to 15H from Monday to Friday Shops: 7:30 to 18h from Monday to Saturday Market Grand Ouagadougou: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily January 1: New Year's Day |
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National Post Office |
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Priority Mail |
EMS / BEPI |
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Telecommunications |
Burkina Faso has an excellent telephone network managed by the Office National des Telecommunications ( ONATEL ) |