Dogbo climate — normals and trends
Dogbo (Benin) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,334 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 (28.1 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Dogbo averages 0 frost days, 232 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 236 rainy days per year.
Dogbo 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 2 March 2016) and the coldest 16.1 °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
DogboKouffo Department
- coords
- 6.80°, 1.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
30.7°C
Average daily low
23.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,334mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
10.8km/h
Seasonal range
3.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
232 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
236 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.2 °C
Average feels-like low
27.6 °C
Average peak gust
27.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
361 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.86 · 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
2 March 2016
Coldest day
16.1 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
98 mm
7 October 2020
Windiest day
19.9 km/h
3 August 1977
Strongest gust
46.1 km/h
3 August 1977
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
27 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
12.6 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
22 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 | 34.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 12 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 34.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 27 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 34.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 48 mm | -42 mm |
| Apr | 33.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 59 mm | -68 mm |
| May | 32.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 130 mm | -47 mm |
| Jun | 30.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 213 mm | +21 mm |
| Jul | 28.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 93 mm | -49 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 73 mm | -35 mm |
| Sep | 29.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 180 mm | +22 mm |
| Oct | 30.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 126 mm | -32 mm |
| Nov | 32.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 48 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 32.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 28 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dogbo?
Dogbo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,334 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dogbo?
The hottest day measured in Dogbo between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 2016, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dogbo?
The coldest day measured in Dogbo between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 16.1 °C.
Does it snow in Dogbo?
Almost never: Dogbo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dogbo warmed?
Yes: Dogbo warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dogbo?
The wettest day measured in Dogbo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 2020, with 98 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dogbo?
The windiest day measured in Dogbo between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1977, with winds reaching 19.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dogbo?
The warmest month in Dogbo is March (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Dogbo?
Dogbo receives on average 1,334 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 236 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dogbo?
Dogbo gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dogbo?
Yes: Dogbo has on average 361 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dogbo?
In Dogbo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 27 March 2024, and the lowest was 12.6 °C on 9 January 1957.
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