Ouaké climate — normals and trends
Ouaké (Benin) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,167 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 (29.4 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Ouaké averages 0 frost days, 241 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 163 rainy days per year.
Ouaké has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 16 March 2024) and the coldest 13.2 °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
OuakéDonga
- coords
- 9.66°, 1.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
31.6°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,167mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
11.7km/h
Seasonal range
5.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
241 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
163 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.9 °C
Average feels-like low
22.8 °C
Average peak gust
28.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
286 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
41.3 °C
16 March 2024
Coldest day
13.2 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
110 mm
23 July 2022
Windiest day
24.5 km/h
29 March 1988
Strongest gust
56.5 km/h
29 March 1988
Hottest feels-like
44.0 °C
5 April 2010
Coldest feels-like
8.4 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
20 May 1956
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 | 34.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 36.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 37.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 11 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 35.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 44 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 31.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 92 mm | -35 mm |
| Jun | 30.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 99 mm | -31 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 175 mm | -22 mm |
| Aug | 27.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 296 mm | +51 mm |
| Sep | 28.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 198 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 31.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 78 mm | -31 mm |
| Nov | 34.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 34.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ouaké?
Ouaké has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,167 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ouaké?
The hottest day measured in Ouaké between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2024, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ouaké?
The coldest day measured in Ouaké between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 13.2 °C.
Does it snow in Ouaké?
Almost never: Ouaké sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ouaké warmed?
Yes: Ouaké warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ouaké?
The wettest day measured in Ouaké between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2022, with 110 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ouaké?
The windiest day measured in Ouaké between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 1988, with winds reaching 24.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ouaké?
The warmest month in Ouaké is March (29.4 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Ouaké?
Ouaké receives on average 1,167 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 163 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ouaké?
Ouaké gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ouaké?
Yes: Ouaké has on average 286 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ouaké?
In Ouaké, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 5 April 2010, and the lowest was 8.4 °C on 9 January 1957.
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