Pèrèrè climate — normals and trends
Pèrèrè (Benin) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,075 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 (24.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Pèrèrè averages 0 frost days, 280 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Pèrèrè has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.5 °C (on 16 March 1966) and the coldest 12.6 °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
PèrèrèBorgou Department
- coords
- 9.80°, 2.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
32.4°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,075mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
12.2km/h
Seasonal range
5.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
280 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.5 °C
Average feels-like low
22.9 °C
Average peak gust
29.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
293 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · 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
40.5 °C
16 March 1966
Coldest day
12.6 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
133 mm
10 August 2015
Windiest day
21.9 km/h
27 May 1971
Strongest gust
59.0 km/h
8 October 2016
Hottest feels-like
45.5 °C
20 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
8.1 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.2 h
19 May 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 36.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 38.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 4 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 36.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 14 mm | -48 mm |
| May | 34.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 57 mm | -58 mm |
| Jun | 32.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 86 mm | -49 mm |
| Jul | 29.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 172 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 28.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 253 mm | +10 mm |
| Sep | 30.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 167 mm | -44 mm |
| Oct | 33.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 48 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 35.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 35.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pèrèrè?
Pèrèrè has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,075 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pèrèrè?
The hottest day measured in Pèrèrè between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1966, reaching 40.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pèrèrè?
The coldest day measured in Pèrèrè between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 12.6 °C.
Does it snow in Pèrèrè?
Almost never: Pèrèrè sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pèrèrè warmed?
Yes: Pèrèrè warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pèrèrè?
The wettest day measured in Pèrèrè between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2015, with 133 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pèrèrè?
The windiest day measured in Pèrèrè between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1971, with winds reaching 21.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pèrèrè?
The warmest month in Pèrèrè is March (29.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Pèrèrè?
Pèrèrè receives on average 1,075 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pèrèrè?
Pèrèrè gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pèrèrè?
Yes: Pèrèrè has on average 293 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pèrèrè?
In Pèrèrè, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 20 April 2024, and the lowest was 8.1 °C on 9 January 1957.
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