Natitingou climate — normals and trends
Natitingou (Benin) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,269 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 (28.8 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Natitingou averages 0 frost days, 244 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 163 rainy days per year.
Natitingou 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 40.6 °C (on 16 March 2024) and the coldest 12.5 °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
NatitingouAtakora Department
- coords
- 10.30°, 1.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
31.5°C
Average daily low
20.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,269mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
11.5km/h
Seasonal range
5.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
244 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
163 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.7 °C
Average feels-like low
22.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
258 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · 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
40.6 °C
16 March 2024
Coldest day
12.5 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
129 mm
3 August 1978
Windiest day
22.4 km/h
25 January 1992
Strongest gust
55.1 km/h
17 April 2011
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
22 April 1983
Coldest feels-like
7.7 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
21 May 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 35.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 36.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 13 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 35.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 60 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 31.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 81 mm | -51 mm |
| Jun | 30.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 93 mm | -37 mm |
| Jul | 28.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 349 mm | +139 mm |
| Aug | 27.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 349 mm | +66 mm |
| Sep | 28.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 266 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | 31.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 112 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 34.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 34.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Natitingou?
Natitingou has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,269 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Natitingou?
The hottest day measured in Natitingou between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2024, reaching 40.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Natitingou?
The coldest day measured in Natitingou between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 12.5 °C.
Does it snow in Natitingou?
Almost never: Natitingou sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Natitingou warmed?
Yes: Natitingou warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Natitingou?
The wettest day measured in Natitingou between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1978, with 129 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Natitingou?
The windiest day measured in Natitingou between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1992, with winds reaching 22.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Natitingou?
The warmest month in Natitingou is March (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Natitingou?
Natitingou receives on average 1,269 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 163 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Natitingou?
Natitingou gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Natitingou?
Yes: Natitingou has on average 258 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Natitingou?
In Natitingou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 22 April 1983, and the lowest was 7.7 °C on 9 January 1957.
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