Matéri climate — normals and trends
Matéri (Benin) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.6 °C and it receives 685 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 (32.1 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Matéri averages 0 frost days, 315 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 111 rainy days per year.
Matéri has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.6 °C (on 16 March 2024) and the coldest 13.6 °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
MatériAtakora Department
- coords
- 10.70°, 1.06°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.6°C
Average daily high
34.4°C
Average daily low
23.2°C
Annual rainfall
685mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
6.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
315 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
111 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.9 °C
Average feels-like low
24.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
318 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
43.6 °C
16 March 2024
Coldest day
13.6 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
112 mm
1 August 1944
Windiest day
30.6 km/h
17 April 2011
Strongest gust
61.6 km/h
3 August 1977
Hottest feels-like
47.4 °C
15 April 2010
Coldest feels-like
8.9 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
21 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 | 36.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 38.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 40.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 3 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 39.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 20 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 36.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 26 mm | -35 mm |
| Jun | 34.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 47 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 30.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 149 mm | +31 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 279 mm | +91 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 125 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 33.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 27 mm | -27 mm |
| Nov | 36.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 37.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Matéri?
Matéri has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.6 °C and it receives 685 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Matéri?
The hottest day measured in Matéri between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2024, reaching 43.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Matéri?
The coldest day measured in Matéri between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 13.6 °C.
Does it snow in Matéri?
Almost never: Matéri sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Matéri warmed?
Yes: Matéri warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Matéri?
The wettest day measured in Matéri between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1944, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Matéri?
The windiest day measured in Matéri between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 2011, with winds reaching 30.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Matéri?
The warmest month in Matéri is March (32.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Matéri?
Matéri receives on average 685 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 111 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Matéri?
Matéri gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Matéri?
Yes: Matéri has on average 318 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Matéri?
In Matéri, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.4 °C on 15 April 2010, and the lowest was 8.9 °C on 9 January 1957.
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