Djidja climate — normals and trends
Djidja (Benin) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,068 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 (28.7 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Djidja averages 0 frost days, 255 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 189 rainy days per year.
Djidja 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 39.3 °C (on 24 February 2010) and the coldest 15.9 °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
DjidjaZou Department
- coords
- 7.34°, 1.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
31.5°C
Average daily low
23.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,068mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
12.2km/h
Seasonal range
4.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
255 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
189 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.4 °C
Average feels-like low
27.2 °C
Average peak gust
27.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
361 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.84 · 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
39.3 °C
24 February 2010
Coldest day
15.9 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
111 mm
23 July 2023
Windiest day
20.7 km/h
28 February 1942
Strongest gust
47.5 km/h
3 March 1983
Hottest feels-like
45.6 °C
28 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
12.1 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
21 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 3 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 35.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 22 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 35.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 48 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 33.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 54 mm | -48 mm |
| May | 32.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 98 mm | -37 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 136 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 88 mm | -49 mm |
| Aug | 28.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 127 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 149 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 31.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 111 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 33.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 18 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 34.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 13 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Djidja?
Djidja has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,068 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Djidja?
The hottest day measured in Djidja between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2010, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Djidja?
The coldest day measured in Djidja between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 15.9 °C.
Does it snow in Djidja?
Almost never: Djidja sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Djidja warmed?
Yes: Djidja warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Djidja?
The wettest day measured in Djidja between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2023, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Djidja?
The windiest day measured in Djidja between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 1942, with winds reaching 20.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Djidja?
The warmest month in Djidja is February (28.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Djidja?
Djidja receives on average 1,068 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 189 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Djidja?
Djidja gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Djidja?
Yes: Djidja has on average 361 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Djidja?
In Djidja, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.6 °C on 28 March 2024, and the lowest was 12.1 °C on 9 January 1957.
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