Banté climate — normals and trends
Banté (Benin) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 1,246 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 (29.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Banté averages 0 frost days, 290 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 163 rainy days per year.
Banté has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 16 March 1966) and the coldest 14.3 °C (on 12 December 1961).
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
BantéCollines Department
- coords
- 8.41°, 1.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
32.5°C
Average daily low
22.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,246mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
10.7km/h
Seasonal range
4.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
290 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
163 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.5 °C
Average feels-like low
25.5 °C
Average peak gust
25.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
336 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · 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
41.0 °C
16 March 1966
Coldest day
14.3 °C
12 December 1961
Wettest day
171 mm
8 October 2019
Windiest day
21.1 km/h
12 April 1942
Strongest gust
55.8 km/h
29 April 1945
Hottest feels-like
46.1 °C
28 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
10.4 °C
12 December 1961
Sunniest day
12.0 h
25 May 2021
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 36.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 37.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 21 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 35.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 46 mm | -56 mm |
| May | 33.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 83 mm | -52 mm |
| Jun | 32.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 119 mm | -39 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 153 mm | -57 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 227 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 31.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 195 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 32.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 105 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 34.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 11 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 35.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Banté?
Banté has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 1,246 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Banté?
The hottest day measured in Banté between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1966, reaching 41.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Banté?
The coldest day measured in Banté between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1961, at 14.3 °C.
Does it snow in Banté?
Almost never: Banté sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Banté warmed?
Yes: Banté warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Banté?
The wettest day measured in Banté between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 2019, with 171 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Banté?
The windiest day measured in Banté between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1942, with winds reaching 21.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Banté?
The warmest month in Banté is March (29.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Banté?
Banté receives on average 1,246 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 163 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Banté?
Banté gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Banté?
Yes: Banté has on average 336 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Banté?
In Banté, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.1 °C on 28 March 2024, and the lowest was 10.4 °C on 12 December 1961.
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