Kalalé climate — normals and trends
Kalalé (Benin) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 946 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 (31.1 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kalalé averages 0 frost days, 300 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Kalalé has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.8 °C (on 28 March 2024) and the coldest 13.0 °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
KalaléBorgou Department
- coords
- 10.29°, 3.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.6°C
Average daily high
33.3°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
946mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
6.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
300 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.0 °C
Average feels-like low
23.6 °C
Average peak gust
29.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
326 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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
42.8 °C
28 March 2024
Coldest day
13.0 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
157 mm
1 August 1957
Windiest day
27.5 km/h
18 March 1946
Strongest gust
54.0 km/h
30 September 1945
Hottest feels-like
46.1 °C
18 April 1998
Coldest feels-like
8.4 °C
8 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.2 h
29 May 1958
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 36.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 39.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 1 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 39.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 36.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 34 mm | -53 mm |
| Jun | 33.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 52 mm | -64 mm |
| Jul | 30.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 193 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 421 mm | +171 mm |
| Sep | 31.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 121 mm | -66 mm |
| Oct | 33.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 43 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 36.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 35.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kalalé?
Kalalé has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 946 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kalalé?
The hottest day measured in Kalalé between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 2024, reaching 42.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kalalé?
The coldest day measured in Kalalé between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 13.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kalalé?
Almost never: Kalalé sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kalalé warmed?
Yes: Kalalé warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kalalé?
The wettest day measured in Kalalé between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1957, with 157 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kalalé?
The windiest day measured in Kalalé between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 1946, with winds reaching 27.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kalalé?
The warmest month in Kalalé is March (31.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kalalé?
Kalalé receives on average 946 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kalalé?
Kalalé gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kalalé?
Yes: Kalalé has on average 326 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kalalé?
In Kalalé, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.1 °C on 18 April 1998, and the lowest was 8.4 °C on 8 January 1957.
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