Parakou climate — normals and trends
Parakou (Benin) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,109 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 (29.2 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Parakou averages 0 frost days, 276 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 153 rainy days per year.
Parakou 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 40.8 °C (on 16 March 2024) and the coldest 13.0 °C (on 14 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
ParakouBorgou Department
- coords
- 9.34°, 2.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
32.3°C
Average daily low
21.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,109mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
11.5km/h
Seasonal range
5.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
276 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
153 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.9 °C
Average feels-like low
23.8 °C
Average peak gust
27.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
305 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.83 · 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
40.8 °C
16 March 2024
Coldest day
13.0 °C
14 January 1957
Wettest day
169 mm
6 August 2002
Windiest day
22.5 km/h
31 March 2017
Strongest gust
56.2 km/h
8 October 2016
Hottest feels-like
45.4 °C
20 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.1 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.1 h
28 May 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 36.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 37.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 7 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 36.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 27 mm | -50 mm |
| May | 33.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 77 mm | -46 mm |
| Jun | 31.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 89 mm | -40 mm |
| Jul | 29.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 174 mm | -20 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 280 mm | +53 mm |
| Sep | 30.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 177 mm | -33 mm |
| Oct | 32.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 59 mm | -36 mm |
| Nov | 35.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 5 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 35.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Parakou?
Parakou has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,109 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Parakou?
The hottest day measured in Parakou between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2024, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Parakou?
The coldest day measured in Parakou between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1957, at 13.0 °C.
Does it snow in Parakou?
Almost never: Parakou sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Parakou warmed?
Yes: Parakou warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Parakou?
The wettest day measured in Parakou between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2002, with 169 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Parakou?
The windiest day measured in Parakou between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 2017, with winds reaching 22.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Parakou?
The warmest month in Parakou is March (29.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Parakou?
Parakou receives on average 1,109 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 153 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Parakou?
Parakou gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Parakou?
Yes: Parakou has on average 305 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Parakou?
In Parakou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.4 °C on 20 April 2024, and the lowest was 9.1 °C on 9 January 1957.
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