Kandi climate — normals and trends
Kandi (Benin) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.2 °C and it receives 768 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 April (32.7 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kandi averages 0 frost days, 307 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 109 rainy days per year.
Kandi 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 43.9 °C (on 31 March 2024) and the coldest 12.2 °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
KandiAlibori Department
- coords
- 11.13°, 2.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.2°C
Average daily high
34.1°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
768mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
51%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
7.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
307 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
109 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.2 °C
Average feels-like low
23.3 °C
Average peak gust
31.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
306 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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
43.9 °C
31 March 2024
Coldest day
12.2 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
170 mm
29 July 2000
Windiest day
30.1 km/h
27 May 1971
Strongest gust
63.7 km/h
24 September 1948
Hottest feels-like
46.8 °C
18 April 1998
Coldest feels-like
7.3 °C
8 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.2 h
16 May 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 | 34.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 37.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 41.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 40.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 1 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 37.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 16 mm | -47 mm |
| Jun | 34.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 35 mm | -52 mm |
| Jul | 30.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 251 mm | +87 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 301 mm | +64 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 173 mm | +26 mm |
| Oct | 33.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 31 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 35.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 35.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kandi?
Kandi has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.2 °C and it receives 768 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kandi?
The hottest day measured in Kandi between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 2024, reaching 43.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kandi?
The coldest day measured in Kandi between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 12.2 °C.
Does it snow in Kandi?
Almost never: Kandi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kandi warmed?
Yes: Kandi warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kandi?
The wettest day measured in Kandi between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2000, with 170 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kandi?
The windiest day measured in Kandi between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1971, with winds reaching 30.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kandi?
The warmest month in Kandi is April (32.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kandi?
Kandi receives on average 768 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 109 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kandi?
Kandi gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kandi?
Yes: Kandi has on average 306 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kandi?
In Kandi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.8 °C on 18 April 1998, and the lowest was 7.3 °C on 8 January 1957.
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