Glazoué climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Glazoué?

Glazoué has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,114 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Glazoué?

The hottest day measured in Glazoué between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1966, reaching 40.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Glazoué?

The coldest day measured in Glazoué between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 2002, at 13.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Glazoué?

Almost never: Glazoué sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Glazoué warmed?

Yes: Glazoué warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Glazoué?

The wettest day measured in Glazoué between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 2002, with 136 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Glazoué?

The windiest day measured in Glazoué between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 2023, with winds reaching 24.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Glazoué?

The warmest month in Glazoué is March (29.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Glazoué?

Glazoué receives on average 1,114 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 159 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Glazoué?

Glazoué gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Glazoué (Benin) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,114 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 (29.1 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Glazoué averages 0 frost days, 284 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 159 rainy days per year.

Glazoué has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 16 March 1966) and the coldest 13.3 °C (on 28 December 2002).

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

GlazouéCollines Department

coords: 7.97°, 2.22°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMarchColdest monthAugustWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

26.8°C

Average daily high

32.3°C

Average daily low

22.7°C

Annual rainfall

1,114mm

Sunshine / day

9.5h

Mean relative humidity

75%

Average peak wind

11.2km/h

Seasonal range

4.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

284 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

159 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.9 °C

Average feels-like low

26.4 °C

Average peak gust

26.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

345 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.1 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

19402025

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

40.3 °C

16 March 1966

Coldest day

13.3 °C

28 December 2002

Wettest day

136 mm

29 August 2002

Windiest day

24.6 km/h

3 March 2023

Strongest gust

52.9 km/h

10 October 1988

Hottest feels-like

46.3 °C

28 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

10.3 °C

8 February 1962

Sunniest day

12.0 h

28 May 2023

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	39.3 °C3 March 2025	18.1 °C13 January 2025	27.9 °C	907 mm	304
2024	40.3 °C14 March 2024	17.9 °C20 December 2024	28.2 °C	841 mm	325
2023	39.1 °C26 February 2023	17.5 °C13 December 2023	27.9 °C	1,268 mm	323
2022	38.4 °C28 March 2022	16.8 °C23 December 2022	27.4 °C	1,120 mm	288
2021	39.6 °C15 February 2021	18.9 °C24 January 2021	28.2 °C	1,061 mm	337
2020	39.4 °C1 March 2020	16.8 °C3 February 2020	27.7 °C	925 mm	307
2019	38.9 °C19 March 2019	16.4 °C31 December 2019	27.7 °C	1,410 mm	312
2018	38.4 °C25 February 2018	17.4 °C23 December 2018	27.5 °C	1,434 mm	313
2017	40.0 °C16 March 2017	18.1 °C3 January 2017	27.8 °C	1,138 mm	307
2016	39.0 °C22 February 2016	17.9 °C2 February 2016	27.8 °C	1,302 mm	316
2015	37.5 °C12 February 2015	16.4 °C6 January 2015	27.6 °C	902 mm	323
2014	39.0 °C15 March 2014	16.4 °C27 December 2014	27.5 °C	1,110 mm	300
2013	38.7 °C2 March 2013	17.0 °C6 January 2013	27.4 °C	913 mm	291
2012	38.3 °C23 March 2012	16.0 °C8 January 2012	27.2 °C	1,325 mm	286
2011	38.0 °C22 February 2011	15.8 °C14 December 2011	27.4 °C	912 mm	321
2010	38.3 °C2 April 2010	16.5 °C11 December 2010	27.8 °C	1,118 mm	315
2009	37.3 °C21 March 2009	18.0 °C24 January 2009	27.5 °C	959 mm	306
2008	38.2 °C6 March 2008	17.4 °C24 January 2008	27.2 °C	1,154 mm	304
2007	38.5 °C6 March 2007	17.1 °C1 January 2007	27.2 °C	1,194 mm	301
2006	38.5 °C7 February 2006	16.0 °C27 December 2006	27.3 °C	1,173 mm	285
2005	36.8 °C19 April 2005	17.1 °C13 January 2005	27.3 °C	1,017 mm	277
2004	37.4 °C23 February 2004	18.4 °C4 February 2004	27.1 °C	927 mm	275
2003	37.5 °C24 March 2003	16.4 °C9 December 2003	27.2 °C	1,147 mm	286
2002	37.7 °C18 February 2002	13.3 °C28 December 2002	27.0 °C	1,387 mm	285
2001	38.7 °C4 March 2001	17.1 °C13 February 2001	27.2 °C	856 mm	281
2000	39.0 °C6 March 2000	17.1 °C2 February 2000	27.0 °C	1,122 mm	288
1999	37.1 °C5 February 1999	16.2 °C14 December 1999	26.7 °C	1,545 mm	256
1998	39.5 °C8 February 1998	16.1 °C12 January 1998	27.4 °C	1,090 mm	289
1997	37.2 °C12 March 1997	17.6 °C31 January 1997	26.9 °C	1,128 mm	289
1996	37.2 °C6 February 1996	19.4 °C11 November 1996	27.1 °C	1,087 mm	273
1995	38.1 °C17 February 1995	17.2 °C19 January 1995	27.0 °C	1,260 mm	294
1994	39.3 °C3 March 1994	16.3 °C18 December 1994	26.8 °C	1,435 mm	284
1993	37.3 °C27 February 1993	15.9 °C23 January 1993	26.9 °C	1,144 mm	301
1992	38.9 °C28 March 1992	16.6 °C11 January 1992	26.7 °C	1,164 mm	270
1991	37.2 °C10 March 1991	16.4 °C24 December 1991	26.7 °C	1,540 mm	274
1990	39.5 °C28 March 1990	18.5 °C25 January 1990	27.1 °C	1,244 mm	288
1989	38.0 °C4 March 1989	16.0 °C3 January 1989	26.6 °C	1,283 mm	284
1988	38.0 °C31 January 1988	17.6 °C24 December 1988	27.0 °C	1,457 mm	287
1987	38.7 °C8 March 1987	18.6 °C23 December 1987	27.7 °C	1,192 mm	324
1986	38.6 °C2 February 1986	15.4 °C9 December 1986	26.6 °C	1,240 mm	282
1985	39.1 °C24 February 1985	17.1 °C19 December 1985	26.7 °C	1,445 mm	289
1984	38.5 °C16 February 1984	17.3 °C13 December 1984	26.9 °C	1,170 mm	320
1983	39.0 °C23 March 1983	15.6 °C20 January 1983	27.2 °C	852 mm	298
1982	37.6 °C13 March 1982	16.4 °C6 January 1982	26.6 °C	1,060 mm	282
1981	38.8 °C18 April 1981	16.7 °C25 January 1981	26.9 °C	1,040 mm	283
1980	39.3 °C15 March 1980	15.9 °C20 December 1980	26.9 °C	1,392 mm	302
1979	37.2 °C24 May 1979	15.9 °C12 December 1979	26.7 °C	1,234 mm	285
1978	38.4 °C21 February 1978	16.3 °C11 January 1978	26.6 °C	1,087 mm	263
1977	38.8 °C23 March 1977	16.4 °C25 December 1977	26.9 °C	938 mm	283
1976	37.5 °C5 April 1976	15.7 °C22 January 1976	26.0 °C	1,138 mm	248
1975	36.6 °C12 March 1975	15.4 °C20 January 1975	25.9 °C	1,186 mm	251
1974	37.5 °C11 March 1974	15.8 °C10 January 1974	26.2 °C	1,193 mm	250
1973	40.1 °C12 March 1973	14.0 °C2 December 1973	26.9 °C	1,182 mm	299
1972	37.6 °C26 January 1972	16.2 °C14 December 1972	26.7 °C	1,182 mm	290
1971	36.7 °C17 February 1971	15.4 °C20 December 1971	26.2 °C	1,325 mm	273
1970	37.9 °C3 March 1970	16.2 °C12 December 1970	26.6 °C	1,273 mm	282
1969	37.7 °C17 February 1969	18.1 °C24 November 1969	26.5 °C	1,176 mm	266
1968	38.5 °C7 February 1968	14.2 °C19 January 1968	26.2 °C	1,710 mm	275
1967	37.4 °C15 March 1967	14.9 °C4 January 1967	25.9 °C	1,330 mm	244
1966	40.3 °C16 March 1966	14.8 °C5 January 1966	26.7 °C	892 mm	311
1965	38.0 °C7 March 1965	17.2 °C21 December 1965	26.5 °C	943 mm	305
1964	38.9 °C20 March 1964	14.2 °C13 January 1964	26.7 °C	685 mm	296
1963	37.6 °C18 February 1963	16.2 °C11 March 1963	26.4 °C	1,190 mm	300
1962	38.3 °C4 March 1962	14.0 °C8 February 1962	26.0 °C	1,293 mm	260
1961	38.8 °C23 March 1961	14.0 °C12 December 1961	26.4 °C	833 mm	280
1960	36.9 °C15 February 1960	14.3 °C2 January 1960	26.2 °C	1,215 mm	273
1959	37.5 °C11 March 1959	14.7 °C25 January 1959	26.2 °C	997 mm	269
1958	37.2 °C26 March 1958	16.1 °C17 February 1958	26.2 °C	749 mm	252
1957	37.2 °C19 February 1957	14.1 °C12 February 1957	25.5 °C	1,322 mm	233
1956	37.0 °C12 February 1956	16.6 °C22 December 1956	25.8 °C	862 mm	246
1955	36.9 °C19 February 1955	14.0 °C28 December 1955	25.9 °C	1,116 mm	237
1954	37.5 °C9 February 1954	15.7 °C19 January 1954	26.0 °C	839 mm	251
1953	37.1 °C31 March 1953	15.5 °C2 December 1953	26.2 °C	867 mm	266
1952	37.9 °C28 February 1952	15.3 °C10 January 1952	26.1 °C	1,064 mm	270
1951	36.9 °C26 February 1951	15.8 °C29 December 1951	26.0 °C	1,321 mm	276
1950	38.4 °C16 March 1950	17.1 °C9 February 1950	25.9 °C	922 mm	247
1949	37.4 °C19 February 1949	16.7 °C11 February 1949	26.3 °C	972 mm	286
1948	37.8 °C27 February 1948	14.6 °C4 February 1948	26.1 °C	910 mm	266
1947	37.9 °C21 February 1947	15.7 °C16 January 1947	26.3 °C	1,155 mm	255
1946	38.6 °C5 March 1946	14.8 °C2 January 1946	26.0 °C	807 mm	247
1945	39.1 °C7 April 1945	14.1 °C31 December 1945	26.1 °C	942 mm	267
1944	37.4 °C1 March 1944	14.2 °C6 February 1944	26.0 °C	1,000 mm	259
1943	37.3 °C1 March 1943	16.5 °C22 December 1943	25.8 °C	785 mm	260
1942	37.9 °C27 March 1942	17.8 °C25 December 1942	26.3 °C	837 mm	296
1941	38.2 °C28 March 1941	15.1 °C29 December 1941	26.2 °C	1,010 mm	276
1940	36.6 °C21 February 1940	19.2 °C14 January 1940	26.1 °C	924 mm	270

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

33.5 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

304 d/yr

+20

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

907 mm

-207 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	35.5 °C	+1.3 °C	0 mm	-6 mm
Feb	36.6 °C	+1.0 °C	10 mm	-8 mm
Mar	37.1 °C	+1.6 °C	36 mm	-26 mm
Apr	35.4 °C	+1.3 °C	53 mm	-42 mm
May	33.7 °C	+1.1 °C	75 mm	-46 mm
Jun	32.0 °C	+1.4 °C	144 mm	0 mm
Jul	29.9 °C	+0.8 °C	134 mm	-43 mm
Aug	29.1 °C	+0.4 °C	162 mm	-20 mm
Sep	30.9 °C	+1.2 °C	152 mm	-32 mm
Oct	32.2 °C	+1.1 °C	121 mm	+21 mm
Nov	34.3 °C	+1.2 °C	20 mm	+0 mm
Dec	35.3 °C	+1.6 °C	1 mm	-6 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.3 °C

3 Mar 2025

Coldest day

18.1 °C

13 Jan 2025

Wettest day

94.7 mm

4 Aug 2025

Windiest day

19.4 km/h

18 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

43.6 km/h

18 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.6 °C

16 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

16.2 °C

13 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

15 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Glazoué?

Glazoué has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,114 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Glazoué?

The hottest day measured in Glazoué between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1966, reaching 40.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Glazoué?

The coldest day measured in Glazoué between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 2002, at 13.3 °C.

Does it snow in Glazoué?

Almost never: Glazoué sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Glazoué warmed?

Yes: Glazoué warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Glazoué?

The wettest day measured in Glazoué between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 2002, with 136 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Glazoué?

The windiest day measured in Glazoué between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 2023, with winds reaching 24.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Glazoué?

The warmest month in Glazoué is March (29.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Glazoué?

Glazoué receives on average 1,114 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 159 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Glazoué?

Glazoué gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Glazoué?

Yes: Glazoué has on average 345 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Glazoué?

In Glazoué, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.3 °C on 28 March 2024, and the lowest was 10.3 °C on 8 February 1962.

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