Savé climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Savé?

Savé has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 1,011 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Savé between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1966, reaching 40.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Savé?

The coldest day measured in Savé between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1961, at 14.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Savé?

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

Q: Has the climate of Savé warmed?

Yes: Savé warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Savé?

The wettest day measured in Savé between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 2002, with 129 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Savé?

The windiest day measured in Savé between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1947, with winds reaching 21.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Savé?

The warmest month in Savé is March (29.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Savé?

Savé receives on average 1,011 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 157 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Savé?

Savé gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Savé (Benin) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 1,011 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 (29.1 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Savé averages 0 frost days, 284 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 157 rainy days per year.

Savé 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 14.0 °C (on 12 December 1961).

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

SavéCollines Department

coords: 8.03°, 2.49°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMarchColdest monthAugustWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

26.9°C

Average daily high

32.4°C

Average daily low

22.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,011mm

Sunshine / day

9.3h

Mean relative humidity

75%

Average peak wind

11.4km/h

Seasonal range

4.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

284 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

157 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.8 °C

Average feels-like low

26.6 °C

Average peak gust

26.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

351 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.81 · 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

40.5 °C

16 March 1966

Coldest day

14.0 °C

12 December 1961

Wettest day

129 mm

29 August 2002

Windiest day

21.2 km/h

2 March 1947

Strongest gust

52.6 km/h

9 October 2022

Hottest feels-like

46.6 °C

28 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

10.8 °C

12 December 1961

Sunniest day

12.0 h

6 June 1962

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	39.3 °C3 March 2025	19.1 °C13 January 2025	28.0 °C	885 mm	306
2024	39.9 °C14 March 2024	18.6 °C20 December 2024	28.3 °C	743 mm	325
2023	39.7 °C26 February 2023	18.1 °C13 December 2023	28.0 °C	1,121 mm	323
2022	38.6 °C18 February 2022	17.7 °C23 December 2022	27.6 °C	967 mm	291
2021	39.8 °C5 March 2021	19.7 °C19 December 2021	28.3 °C	965 mm	335
2020	39.8 °C1 March 2020	17.7 °C3 January 2020	27.8 °C	824 mm	310
2019	38.9 °C19 March 2019	17.6 °C31 December 2019	27.8 °C	1,298 mm	315
2018	38.7 °C5 February 2018	18.2 °C6 January 2018	27.6 °C	1,221 mm	310
2017	38.8 °C16 March 2017	19.0 °C18 February 2017	27.8 °C	1,079 mm	309
2016	39.3 °C22 February 2016	19.0 °C27 December 2016	28.0 °C	1,158 mm	316
2015	37.2 °C12 February 2015	17.2 °C6 January 2015	27.7 °C	848 mm	318
2014	38.5 °C15 March 2014	17.1 °C27 December 2014	27.5 °C	1,081 mm	304
2013	38.8 °C16 February 2013	17.5 °C6 January 2013	27.5 °C	839 mm	295
2012	38.3 °C23 March 2012	17.4 °C14 January 2012	27.2 °C	1,193 mm	288
2011	38.0 °C29 March 2011	17.3 °C14 December 2011	27.5 °C	823 mm	317
2010	38.6 °C24 February 2010	17.9 °C11 December 2010	27.9 °C	1,063 mm	317
2009	37.3 °C5 February 2009	18.9 °C24 January 2009	27.6 °C	912 mm	307
2008	38.2 °C6 March 2008	18.6 °C24 January 2008	27.3 °C	1,065 mm	303
2007	38.7 °C6 March 2007	17.8 °C1 January 2007	27.3 °C	1,133 mm	300
2006	38.6 °C7 February 2006	17.2 °C30 December 2006	27.4 °C	1,145 mm	281
2005	37.3 °C23 February 2005	18.0 °C14 January 2005	27.4 °C	937 mm	277
2004	36.2 °C4 March 2004	18.5 °C4 February 2004	27.2 °C	877 mm	286
2003	37.6 °C24 March 2003	17.9 °C5 January 2003	27.3 °C	996 mm	287
2002	38.1 °C18 February 2002	14.7 °C28 December 2002	27.0 °C	1,232 mm	283
2001	38.4 °C4 March 2001	18.4 °C13 February 2001	27.2 °C	765 mm	281
2000	39.3 °C6 March 2000	17.9 °C1 February 2000	27.1 °C	972 mm	287
1999	37.3 °C5 February 1999	17.7 °C14 December 1999	26.7 °C	1,432 mm	260
1998	39.4 °C8 February 1998	16.7 °C12 January 1998	27.5 °C	976 mm	290
1997	37.7 °C20 February 1997	17.9 °C31 January 1997	27.0 °C	1,051 mm	293
1996	37.1 °C6 February 1996	20.7 °C8 November 1996	27.1 °C	900 mm	273
1995	38.5 °C11 February 1995	17.7 °C27 December 1995	27.0 °C	1,120 mm	289
1994	39.3 °C3 March 1994	16.9 °C16 January 1994	26.9 °C	1,225 mm	287
1993	37.3 °C27 February 1993	17.1 °C23 January 1993	26.9 °C	1,028 mm	296
1992	39.0 °C28 March 1992	17.8 °C6 January 1992	26.7 °C	1,020 mm	268
1991	37.2 °C26 January 1991	16.8 °C24 December 1991	26.7 °C	1,305 mm	279
1990	39.6 °C28 March 1990	19.4 °C31 December 1990	27.1 °C	1,071 mm	290
1989	38.5 °C26 February 1989	16.5 °C3 January 1989	26.7 °C	1,172 mm	285
1988	37.8 °C24 February 1988	18.4 °C24 December 1988	27.0 °C	1,338 mm	294
1987	38.0 °C24 February 1987	19.3 °C23 December 1987	27.7 °C	1,116 mm	327
1986	38.7 °C2 February 1986	17.1 °C9 December 1986	26.7 °C	1,105 mm	283
1985	39.1 °C24 February 1985	17.7 °C4 December 1985	26.7 °C	1,242 mm	288
1984	38.1 °C16 February 1984	17.4 °C13 December 1984	27.0 °C	1,080 mm	321
1983	39.5 °C19 March 1983	16.9 °C20 January 1983	27.3 °C	684 mm	298
1982	37.7 °C5 February 1982	17.1 °C6 January 1982	26.7 °C	993 mm	282
1981	38.6 °C1 March 1981	18.0 °C22 November 1981	26.9 °C	940 mm	282
1980	39.0 °C10 February 1980	16.3 °C27 December 1980	26.9 °C	1,297 mm	302
1979	36.8 °C15 March 1979	16.7 °C12 December 1979	26.8 °C	1,178 mm	281
1978	38.5 °C21 February 1978	17.5 °C10 January 1978	26.6 °C	929 mm	265
1977	39.0 °C23 March 1977	16.5 °C25 December 1977	26.9 °C	841 mm	276
1976	37.6 °C5 April 1976	16.6 °C30 November 1976	26.0 °C	1,009 mm	248
1975	36.6 °C12 March 1975	16.4 °C20 January 1975	25.9 °C	1,150 mm	253
1974	37.1 °C11 March 1974	16.9 °C10 January 1974	26.2 °C	1,042 mm	248
1973	40.0 °C12 March 1973	15.1 °C2 December 1973	27.0 °C	1,060 mm	301
1972	37.4 °C26 January 1972	17.3 °C14 December 1972	26.7 °C	1,147 mm	288
1971	37.0 °C17 February 1971	16.0 °C20 December 1971	26.3 °C	1,187 mm	273
1970	37.7 °C3 March 1970	16.5 °C12 December 1970	26.6 °C	1,154 mm	281
1969	37.9 °C17 February 1969	18.9 °C29 January 1969	26.6 °C	1,058 mm	265
1968	38.5 °C7 February 1968	15.2 °C19 January 1968	26.2 °C	1,531 mm	275
1967	38.0 °C15 March 1967	15.8 °C4 January 1967	26.0 °C	1,201 mm	242
1966	40.5 °C16 March 1966	16.2 °C31 December 1966	26.8 °C	821 mm	309
1965	37.9 °C7 March 1965	18.0 °C21 December 1965	26.6 °C	872 mm	298
1964	38.9 °C23 March 1964	15.5 °C13 January 1964	26.8 °C	589 mm	293
1963	37.5 °C1 April 1963	17.2 °C11 March 1963	26.4 °C	1,085 mm	299
1962	38.0 °C2 April 1962	15.2 °C8 February 1962	26.1 °C	1,183 mm	260
1961	38.6 °C23 March 1961	14.0 °C12 December 1961	26.5 °C	801 mm	284
1960	37.2 °C15 February 1960	15.1 °C2 January 1960	26.3 °C	1,105 mm	277
1959	37.6 °C11 March 1959	15.8 °C23 January 1959	26.3 °C	930 mm	275
1958	37.3 °C3 March 1958	16.9 °C17 February 1958	26.3 °C	673 mm	253
1957	37.1 °C19 February 1957	14.8 °C13 January 1957	25.6 °C	1,273 mm	232
1956	36.8 °C12 February 1956	16.6 °C19 December 1956	25.8 °C	835 mm	247
1955	36.8 °C19 February 1955	15.1 °C28 December 1955	25.9 °C	993 mm	237
1954	37.6 °C9 February 1954	16.8 °C19 January 1954	26.0 °C	727 mm	251
1953	37.2 °C31 March 1953	16.0 °C4 December 1953	26.2 °C	772 mm	266
1952	37.8 °C28 February 1952	16.4 °C7 January 1952	26.1 °C	948 mm	264
1951	36.8 °C13 March 1951	17.1 °C29 December 1951	26.1 °C	1,212 mm	272
1950	37.8 °C16 March 1950	17.4 °C12 February 1950	25.9 °C	870 mm	247
1949	37.8 °C16 February 1949	16.7 °C11 February 1949	26.3 °C	925 mm	287
1948	37.8 °C20 March 1948	16.7 °C4 February 1948	26.2 °C	808 mm	260
1947	38.0 °C14 March 1947	16.5 °C16 January 1947	26.3 °C	1,045 mm	261
1946	39.3 °C23 February 1946	15.6 °C2 January 1946	26.2 °C	746 mm	246
1945	39.3 °C7 April 1945	15.2 °C31 December 1945	26.2 °C	857 mm	270
1944	37.4 °C15 March 1944	15.8 °C6 February 1944	26.2 °C	904 mm	258
1943	37.2 °C20 February 1943	17.3 °C29 January 1943	25.8 °C	715 mm	259
1942	37.4 °C19 March 1942	18.5 °C25 December 1942	26.3 °C	865 mm	289
1941	38.3 °C28 March 1941	15.6 °C27 December 1941	26.3 °C	846 mm	278
1940	36.8 °C19 February 1940	20.2 °C30 November 1940	26.2 °C	786 mm	272

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

33.5 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

306 d/yr

+22

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

885 mm

-126 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	35.8 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-6 mm
Feb	36.8 °C	+1.1 °C	14 mm	-5 mm
Mar	37.1 °C	+1.7 °C	29 mm	-29 mm
Apr	35.3 °C	+1.3 °C	46 mm	-43 mm
May	33.7 °C	+1.2 °C	88 mm	-24 mm
Jun	31.9 °C	+1.3 °C	139 mm	+9 mm
Jul	29.8 °C	+0.7 °C	110 mm	-41 mm
Aug	29.1 °C	+0.4 °C	167 mm	+13 mm
Sep	30.9 °C	+1.2 °C	138 mm	-26 mm
Oct	32.4 °C	+1.2 °C	123 mm	+23 mm
Nov	34.6 °C	+1.3 °C	29 mm	+8 mm
Dec	35.4 °C	+1.6 °C	3 mm	-4 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.3 °C

3 Mar 2025

Coldest day

19.1 °C

13 Jan 2025

Wettest day

108.6 mm

4 Aug 2025

Windiest day

19.1 km/h

18 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

41.4 km/h

18 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.4 °C

30 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

17.3 °C

13 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

15 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Savé?

Savé has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 1,011 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Savé?

The hottest day measured in Savé between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1966, reaching 40.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Savé?

The coldest day measured in Savé between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1961, at 14.0 °C.

Does it snow in Savé?

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

Has the climate of Savé warmed?

Yes: Savé warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Savé?

The wettest day measured in Savé between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 2002, with 129 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Savé?

The windiest day measured in Savé between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1947, with winds reaching 21.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Savé?

The warmest month in Savé is March (29.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Savé?

Savé receives on average 1,011 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 157 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Savé?

Savé gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Savé?

Yes: Savé has on average 351 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Savé?

In Savé, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 28 March 2024, and the lowest was 10.8 °C on 12 December 1961.

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