Pobé climate — normals and trends
Pobé (Benin) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 1,296 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 February (28.2 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Pobé averages 0 frost days, 241 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 228 rainy days per year.
Pobé has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.7 °C (on 8 February 2020) and the coldest 16.1 °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
PobéPlateau Department
- coords
- 6.98°, 2.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
31.1°C
Average daily low
23.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,296mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
11.3km/h
Seasonal range
3.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
241 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
228 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.2 °C
Average feels-like low
27.7 °C
Average peak gust
27.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
361 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.85 · 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
38.7 °C
8 February 2020
Coldest day
16.1 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
159 mm
4 July 2020
Windiest day
19.6 km/h
3 August 1977
Strongest gust
46.1 km/h
8 August 1950
Hottest feels-like
45.3 °C
27 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
12.5 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
21 May 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 8 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 35.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 29 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 34.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 55 mm | -37 mm |
| Apr | 33.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 60 mm | -68 mm |
| May | 32.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 142 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 30.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 185 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 28.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 108 mm | -40 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 88 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 29.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 208 mm | +55 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 124 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 32.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 34 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 33.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 32 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pobé?
Pobé has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 1,296 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pobé?
The hottest day measured in Pobé between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 2020, reaching 38.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pobé?
The coldest day measured in Pobé between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 16.1 °C.
Does it snow in Pobé?
Almost never: Pobé sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pobé warmed?
Yes: Pobé warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pobé?
The wettest day measured in Pobé between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2020, with 159 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pobé?
The windiest day measured in Pobé between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1977, with winds reaching 19.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pobé?
The warmest month in Pobé is February (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Pobé?
Pobé receives on average 1,296 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 228 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pobé?
Pobé gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pobé?
Yes: Pobé has on average 361 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pobé?
In Pobé, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.3 °C on 27 March 2024, and the lowest was 12.5 °C on 9 January 1957.
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