Aplahoue climate — normals and trends
Aplahoue (Benin) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,112 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 February (28.2 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Aplahoue averages 0 frost days, 243 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 204 rainy days per year.
Aplahoue has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 26 March 1990) and the coldest 15.5 °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
AplahoueKouffo Department
- coords
- 6.93°, 1.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
31.2°C
Average daily low
23.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,112mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
11.4km/h
Seasonal range
3.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
243 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
204 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.3 °C
Average feels-like low
27.1 °C
Average peak gust
27.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
359 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.85 · 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
38.5 °C
26 March 1990
Coldest day
15.5 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
90 mm
23 July 2023
Windiest day
20.2 km/h
3 August 1977
Strongest gust
45.7 km/h
3 March 1983
Hottest feels-like
45.3 °C
20 March 2013
Coldest feels-like
11.6 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
24 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 4 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 35.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 21 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 35.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 47 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 33.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 51 mm | -57 mm |
| May | 32.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 98 mm | -45 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 161 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 88 mm | -48 mm |
| Aug | 28.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 92 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 29.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 150 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 30.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 95 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 32.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 22 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 33.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 11 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Aplahoue?
Aplahoue has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,112 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Aplahoue?
The hottest day measured in Aplahoue between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1990, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Aplahoue?
The coldest day measured in Aplahoue between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 15.5 °C.
Does it snow in Aplahoue?
Almost never: Aplahoue sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Aplahoue warmed?
Yes: Aplahoue warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Aplahoue?
The wettest day measured in Aplahoue between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2023, with 90 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Aplahoue?
The windiest day measured in Aplahoue between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1977, with winds reaching 20.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Aplahoue?
The warmest month in Aplahoue is February (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Aplahoue?
Aplahoue receives on average 1,112 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 204 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Aplahoue?
Aplahoue gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Aplahoue?
Yes: Aplahoue has on average 359 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Aplahoue?
In Aplahoue, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.3 °C on 20 March 2013, and the lowest was 11.6 °C on 9 January 1957.
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