Ségbana climate — normals and trends
Ségbana (Benin) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 848 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 April (32.7 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Ségbana averages 0 frost days, 306 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 112 rainy days per year.
Ségbana has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.6 °C (on 28 March 2024) and the coldest 12.0 °C (on 27 December 1955).
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
SégbanaAlibori Department
- coords
- 10.93°, 3.69°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.1°C
Average daily high
33.9°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
848mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
51%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
7.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
306 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
112 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.3 °C
Average feels-like low
23.4 °C
Average peak gust
30.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
299 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
43.6 °C
28 March 2024
Coldest day
12.0 °C
27 December 1955
Wettest day
135 mm
29 July 2000
Windiest day
29.8 km/h
7 September 2024
Strongest gust
67.7 km/h
24 September 1948
Hottest feels-like
48.2 °C
18 April 1998
Coldest feels-like
7.5 °C
8 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.3 h
1 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 36.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 40.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 40.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 37.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 23 mm | -44 mm |
| Jun | 34.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 26 mm | -70 mm |
| Jul | 30.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 250 mm | +61 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 310 mm | +51 mm |
| Sep | 30.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 146 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 33.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 35 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 35.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 34.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ségbana?
Ségbana has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 848 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ségbana?
The hottest day measured in Ségbana between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 2024, reaching 43.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ségbana?
The coldest day measured in Ségbana between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1955, at 12.0 °C.
Does it snow in Ségbana?
Almost never: Ségbana sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ségbana warmed?
Yes: Ségbana warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ségbana?
The wettest day measured in Ségbana between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2000, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ségbana?
The windiest day measured in Ségbana between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2024, with winds reaching 29.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ségbana?
The warmest month in Ségbana is April (32.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Ségbana?
Ségbana receives on average 848 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 112 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ségbana?
Ségbana gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ségbana?
Yes: Ségbana has on average 299 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ségbana?
In Ségbana, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.2 °C on 18 April 1998, and the lowest was 7.5 °C on 8 January 1957.
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