Kouandé climate — normals and trends
Kouandé (Benin) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 1,551 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 (24.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Kouandé averages 0 frost days, 190 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 253 rainy days per year.
Kouandé has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.9 °C (on 2 March 2016) and the coldest 17.8 °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
KouandéAtlantique Department
- coords
- 6.40°, 2.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
29.9°C
Average daily low
24.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,551mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
12.4km/h
Seasonal range
3.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
190 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
253 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.3 °C
Average feels-like low
28.5 °C
Average peak gust
28.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.85 · 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
35.9 °C
2 March 2016
Coldest day
17.8 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
171 mm
2 September 2021
Windiest day
22.5 km/h
12 July 2025
Strongest gust
50.0 km/h
3 August 1977
Hottest feels-like
43.5 °C
27 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
15.4 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
13 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 | 32.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 20 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 32.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 38 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 33.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 48 mm | -57 mm |
| Apr | 32.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 62 mm | -79 mm |
| May | 31.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 155 mm | -54 mm |
| Jun | 29.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 291 mm | +53 mm |
| Jul | 27.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 98 mm | -52 mm |
| Aug | 27.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 69 mm | -29 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 216 mm | +58 mm |
| Oct | 29.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 164 mm | -24 mm |
| Nov | 31.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 77 mm | -35 mm |
| Dec | 31.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 56 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kouandé?
Kouandé has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 1,551 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kouandé?
The hottest day measured in Kouandé between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 2016, reaching 35.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kouandé?
The coldest day measured in Kouandé between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 17.8 °C.
Does it snow in Kouandé?
Almost never: Kouandé sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kouandé warmed?
Yes: Kouandé warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kouandé?
The wettest day measured in Kouandé between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 2021, with 171 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kouandé?
The windiest day measured in Kouandé between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2025, with winds reaching 22.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kouandé?
The warmest month in Kouandé is March (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Kouandé?
Kouandé receives on average 1,551 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 253 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kouandé?
Kouandé gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kouandé?
Yes: Kouandé has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kouandé?
In Kouandé, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.5 °C on 27 March 2024, and the lowest was 15.4 °C on 9 January 1957.
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