Ouidah climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ouidah?

Ouidah has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 1,144 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ouidah?

The hottest day measured in Ouidah between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 2024, reaching 34.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ouidah?

The coldest day measured in Ouidah between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 18.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ouidah?

Almost never: Ouidah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Ouidah warmed?

Yes: Ouidah warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ouidah?

The wettest day measured in Ouidah between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 2021, with 162 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ouidah?

The windiest day measured in Ouidah between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1978, with winds reaching 31.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ouidah?

The warmest month in Ouidah is March (28.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ouidah?

Ouidah receives on average 1,144 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 208 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ouidah?

Ouidah gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ouidah (Benin) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 1,144 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 (28.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Ouidah averages 0 frost days, 144 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 208 rainy days per year.

Ouidah has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.1 °C (on 28 March 2024) and the coldest 18.9 °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

OuidahAtlantique Department

coords: 6.36°, 2.09°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMarchColdest monthAugustWettest monthJuneDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

26.7°C

Average daily high

29.2°C

Average daily low

25.0°C

Annual rainfall

1,144mm

Sunshine / day

10.4h

Mean relative humidity

82%

Average peak wind

17.0km/h

Seasonal range

3.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

144 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

208 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

34.0 °C

Average feels-like low

28.8 °C

Average peak gust

33.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

365 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

34.1 °C

28 March 2024

Coldest day

18.9 °C

9 January 1957

Wettest day

162 mm

2 September 2021

Windiest day

31.3 km/h

26 July 1978

Strongest gust

54.0 km/h

6 July 1992

Hottest feels-like

41.5 °C

27 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

15.9 °C

9 January 1957

Sunniest day

12.0 h

13 March 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.2 °C22 April 2025	22.8 °C14 July 2025	27.5 °C	1,042 mm	201
2024	34.1 °C28 March 2024	23.3 °C21 December 2024	27.9 °C	1,001 mm	218
2023	33.5 °C9 May 2023	22.6 °C1 January 2023	27.8 °C	1,184 mm	217
2022	32.6 °C8 March 2022	22.8 °C4 August 2022	27.2 °C	1,153 mm	197
2021	32.8 °C21 December 2021	23.3 °C26 June 2021	27.7 °C	1,182 mm	216
2020	33.5 °C2 February 2020	21.3 °C4 January 2020	27.5 °C	851 mm	203
2019	33.4 °C21 March 2019	23.2 °C7 June 2019	27.6 °C	1,310 mm	192
2018	33.3 °C1 May 2018	22.5 °C5 January 2018	27.4 °C	1,071 mm	197
2017	32.9 °C13 April 2017	22.6 °C26 August 2017	27.4 °C	904 mm	200
2016	33.1 °C9 April 2016	23.0 °C8 January 2016	27.5 °C	919 mm	209
2015	32.6 °C30 November 2015	20.6 °C14 January 2015	27.2 °C	876 mm	186
2014	33.5 °C5 May 2014	22.5 °C14 August 2014	27.1 °C	1,338 mm	160
2013	32.7 °C20 March 2013	22.0 °C11 August 2013	27.2 °C	646 mm	187
2012	32.8 °C14 March 2012	21.9 °C16 August 2012	27.0 °C	1,123 mm	166
2011	32.7 °C16 April 2011	22.2 °C1 January 2011	27.2 °C	990 mm	187
2010	33.9 °C8 April 2010	23.3 °C2 August 2010	27.6 °C	1,162 mm	194
2009	32.7 °C21 March 2009	22.2 °C24 January 2009	27.3 °C	819 mm	203
2008	32.7 °C17 November 2008	21.4 °C27 January 2008	27.1 °C	1,031 mm	183
2007	32.9 °C10 May 2007	21.7 °C14 January 2007	27.1 °C	1,063 mm	179
2006	33.1 °C18 February 2006	23.0 °C8 August 2006	27.2 °C	976 mm	189
2005	32.7 °C20 February 2005	21.6 °C10 January 2005	27.1 °C	800 mm	188
2004	32.4 °C5 February 2004	22.3 °C25 July 2004	26.9 °C	966 mm	166
2003	33.3 °C24 March 2003	22.8 °C22 August 2003	27.1 °C	1,046 mm	171
2002	33.0 °C8 May 2002	21.2 °C27 December 2002	26.9 °C	977 mm	171
2001	32.1 °C31 March 2001	22.3 °C9 August 2001	26.8 °C	1,046 mm	161
2000	33.1 °C6 March 2000	21.9 °C2 February 2000	26.9 °C	886 mm	174
1999	32.7 °C30 March 1999	22.5 °C15 August 1999	26.9 °C	1,004 mm	166
1998	33.3 °C9 March 1998	21.4 °C27 August 1998	27.5 °C	470 mm	220
1997	32.7 °C5 March 1997	22.4 °C26 July 1997	26.8 °C	1,169 mm	137
1996	32.4 °C8 April 1996	22.7 °C6 July 1996	26.8 °C	1,194 mm	151
1995	33.0 °C8 April 1995	22.9 °C13 January 1995	27.0 °C	1,069 mm	164
1994	32.5 °C1 April 1994	22.4 °C28 July 1994	26.8 °C	1,001 mm	162
1993	32.7 °C21 March 1993	21.4 °C12 January 1993	27.1 °C	761 mm	198
1992	32.8 °C21 March 1992	20.9 °C6 January 1992	26.7 °C	635 mm	160
1991	33.1 °C24 March 1991	21.9 °C2 January 1991	26.9 °C	1,020 mm	156
1990	32.6 °C23 March 1990	22.3 °C11 August 1990	26.8 °C	880 mm	144
1989	32.5 °C4 April 1989	20.4 °C3 January 1989	26.6 °C	1,275 mm	142
1988	33.1 °C4 April 1988	22.4 °C27 December 1988	26.9 °C	1,509 mm	137
1987	33.4 °C20 April 1987	23.2 °C7 October 1987	27.4 °C	1,121 mm	197
1986	33.1 °C6 April 1986	21.6 °C30 July 1986	26.7 °C	730 mm	178
1985	32.5 °C24 February 1985	22.3 °C6 September 1985	26.8 °C	1,014 mm	174
1984	32.3 °C8 March 1984	22.3 °C14 December 1984	26.9 °C	1,024 mm	175
1983	33.7 °C3 March 1983	20.9 °C26 January 1983	26.8 °C	584 mm	177
1982	32.4 °C9 December 1982	22.0 °C7 August 1982	26.6 °C	1,052 mm	154
1981	32.5 °C18 April 1981	22.3 °C30 July 1981	26.8 °C	1,203 mm	146
1980	32.3 °C16 April 1980	22.2 °C21 December 1980	26.7 °C	1,274 mm	120
1979	32.3 °C27 March 1979	22.8 °C12 December 1979	26.7 °C	1,296 mm	136
1978	32.5 °C24 February 1978	21.8 °C5 July 1978	26.4 °C	1,269 mm	126
1977	32.6 °C1 April 1977	21.6 °C6 August 1977	26.6 °C	1,100 mm	120
1976	31.1 °C22 January 1976	22.2 °C9 July 1976	25.9 °C	1,457 mm	48
1975	32.3 °C12 April 1975	21.3 °C26 July 1975	26.2 °C	1,281 mm	87
1974	31.5 °C11 March 1974	21.6 °C29 December 1974	26.3 °C	1,581 mm	75
1973	33.8 °C7 March 1973	22.5 °C2 August 1973	26.9 °C	1,588 mm	142
1972	32.5 °C15 December 1972	22.1 °C14 August 1972	26.5 °C	1,557 mm	124
1971	32.3 °C21 March 1971	21.9 °C24 August 1971	26.3 °C	1,609 mm	103
1970	32.7 °C5 March 1970	22.5 °C6 August 1970	26.6 °C	1,466 mm	122
1969	32.6 °C22 February 1969	22.6 °C29 July 1969	26.5 °C	1,441 mm	102
1968	32.2 °C30 March 1968	22.0 °C18 January 1968	26.4 °C	2,035 mm	85
1967	32.7 °C15 April 1967	22.4 °C4 January 1967	26.3 °C	1,315 mm	111
1966	33.8 °C6 February 1966	21.6 °C4 January 1966	26.8 °C	1,076 mm	162
1965	32.2 °C3 March 1965	22.5 °C20 June 1965	26.4 °C	1,165 mm	115
1964	32.1 °C29 January 1964	21.2 °C3 August 1964	26.4 °C	960 mm	122
1963	33.7 °C10 March 1963	22.6 °C18 July 1963	26.5 °C	1,633 mm	100
1962	32.6 °C3 March 1962	21.0 °C8 February 1962	26.2 °C	1,404 mm	108
1961	32.5 °C5 March 1961	21.4 °C15 August 1961	26.5 °C	1,087 mm	150
1960	32.5 °C10 February 1960	21.9 °C24 August 1960	26.4 °C	1,156 mm	119
1959	33.1 °C2 February 1959	21.5 °C15 August 1959	26.5 °C	806 mm	143
1958	32.1 °C31 December 1958	21.3 °C31 July 1958	26.1 °C	1,103 mm	101
1957	31.7 °C8 February 1957	18.9 °C9 January 1957	25.8 °C	1,733 mm	34
1956	31.5 °C10 January 1956	20.8 °C10 August 1956	25.7 °C	1,262 mm	53
1955	32.0 °C28 February 1955	22.2 °C15 August 1955	26.1 °C	1,362 mm	106
1954	32.4 °C9 February 1954	21.4 °C24 July 1954	26.1 °C	1,016 mm	84
1953	31.7 °C10 December 1953	22.3 °C11 August 1953	26.3 °C	1,361 mm	95
1952	31.8 °C8 April 1952	22.0 °C5 August 1952	26.2 °C	1,442 mm	91
1951	31.8 °C3 March 1951	22.2 °C18 August 1951	26.2 °C	1,706 mm	85
1950	32.0 °C17 February 1950	21.5 °C5 September 1950	26.0 °C	1,509 mm	90
1949	32.3 °C16 March 1949	21.2 °C15 August 1949	26.5 °C	938 mm	132
1948	32.2 °C20 March 1948	21.7 °C5 January 1948	26.1 °C	1,073 mm	85
1947	31.9 °C22 April 1947	22.3 °C11 September 1947	26.3 °C	1,484 mm	100
1946	33.2 °C23 February 1946	21.4 °C4 August 1946	26.1 °C	919 mm	122
1945	33.0 °C7 April 1945	21.1 °C4 February 1945	26.3 °C	1,003 mm	126
1944	33.1 °C4 February 1944	21.9 °C31 January 1944	26.2 °C	1,214 mm	134
1943	31.4 °C22 December 1943	20.4 °C18 August 1943	25.9 °C	1,257 mm	51
1942	32.1 °C9 March 1942	21.7 °C19 July 1942	26.3 °C	900 mm	113
1941	32.5 °C28 March 1941	22.8 °C16 September 1941	26.3 °C	1,181 mm	96
1940	31.8 °C4 March 1940	21.7 °C5 August 1940	26.2 °C	1,335 mm	70

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.8 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

201 d/yr

+57

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1042 mm

-102 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.4 °C	+1.1 °C	17 mm	-12 mm
Feb	31.7 °C	+0.8 °C	18 mm	-18 mm
Mar	32.0 °C	+1.0 °C	25 mm	-38 mm
Apr	31.7 °C	+1.0 °C	32 mm	-54 mm
May	31.0 °C	+1.3 °C	126 mm	-40 mm
Jun	29.0 °C	+1.0 °C	288 mm	+62 mm
Jul	27.0 °C	+0.2 °C	71 mm	-49 mm
Aug	26.7 °C	+0.1 °C	50 mm	-14 mm
Sep	27.9 °C	+0.5 °C	195 mm	+91 mm
Oct	28.8 °C	+0.2 °C	126 mm	+4 mm
Nov	30.3 °C	+0.5 °C	54 mm	-29 mm
Dec	30.7 °C	+0.5 °C	41 mm	-5 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.2 °C

22 Apr 2025

Coldest day

22.8 °C

14 Jul 2025

Wettest day

57.3 mm

12 Sep 2025

Windiest day

28.3 km/h

12 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

49.3 km/h

12 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.7 °C

27 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

25.6 °C

15 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

17 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ouidah?

Ouidah has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 1,144 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ouidah?

The hottest day measured in Ouidah between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 2024, reaching 34.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ouidah?

The coldest day measured in Ouidah between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 18.9 °C.

Does it snow in Ouidah?

Almost never: Ouidah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Ouidah warmed?

Yes: Ouidah warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ouidah?

The wettest day measured in Ouidah between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 2021, with 162 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ouidah?

The windiest day measured in Ouidah between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1978, with winds reaching 31.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ouidah?

The warmest month in Ouidah is March (28.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Ouidah?

Ouidah receives on average 1,144 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 208 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ouidah?

Ouidah gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Ouidah?

Yes: Ouidah has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ouidah?

In Ouidah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 27 March 2024, and the lowest was 15.9 °C on 9 January 1957.

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