Allada climate — normals and trends
Allada (Benin) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,364 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is March (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Allada averages 0 frost days, 221 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 246 rainy days per year.
Allada has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.3 °C (on 8 February 2020) and the coldest 16.3 °C (on 9 January 1957).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AlladaAtlantique Department
- coords
- 6.67°, 2.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
30.5°C
Average daily low
23.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,364mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
11.9km/h
Seasonal range
3.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
221 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
246 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.8 °C
Average feels-like low
27.9 °C
Average peak gust
28.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.87 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
37.3 °C
8 February 2020
Coldest day
16.3 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
155 mm
2 October 2019
Windiest day
21.4 km/h
3 August 1977
Strongest gust
48.2 km/h
5 August 1950
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
27 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
12.8 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
19 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 13 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 34.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 43 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 33.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 61 mm | -41 mm |
| Apr | 32.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 50 mm | -81 mm |
| May | 31.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 142 mm | -36 mm |
| Jun | 30.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 202 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 115 mm | -24 mm |
| Aug | 28.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 79 mm | -26 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 220 mm | +69 mm |
| Oct | 30.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 135 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 32.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 52 mm | -32 mm |
| Dec | 32.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 44 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Allada?
Allada has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,364 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Allada?
The hottest day measured in Allada between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 2020, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Allada?
The coldest day measured in Allada between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 16.3 °C.
Does it snow in Allada?
Almost never: Allada sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Allada warmed?
Yes: Allada warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Allada?
The wettest day measured in Allada between 1940 and 2025 was 2 October 2019, with 155 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Allada?
The windiest day measured in Allada between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1977, with winds reaching 21.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Allada?
The warmest month in Allada is March (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Allada?
Allada receives on average 1,364 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 246 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Allada?
Allada gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Allada?
Yes: Allada has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Allada?
In Allada, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 27 March 2024, and the lowest was 12.8 °C on 9 January 1957.
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