Sinendé climate — normals and trends
Sinendé (Benin) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 1,057 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 (29.9 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Sinendé averages 0 frost days, 301 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Sinendé 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 41.4 °C (on 31 March 2024) and the coldest 12.0 °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
SinendéBorgou Department
- coords
- 10.35°, 2.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
33.0°C
Average daily low
21.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,057mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
12.5km/h
Seasonal range
5.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
301 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.1 °C
Average feels-like low
22.8 °C
Average peak gust
29.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
287 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · 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
41.4 °C
31 March 2024
Coldest day
12.0 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
128 mm
19 August 1981
Windiest day
23.6 km/h
28 April 2011
Strongest gust
56.5 km/h
8 October 2016
Hottest feels-like
45.8 °C
20 April 2010
Coldest feels-like
7.7 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.1 h
29 May 1956
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 36.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 38.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 4 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 37.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 13 mm | -40 mm |
| May | 35.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 42 mm | -66 mm |
| Jun | 33.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 75 mm | -53 mm |
| Jul | 30.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 270 mm | +59 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 340 mm | +75 mm |
| Sep | 30.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 146 mm | -56 mm |
| Oct | 33.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 75 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 35.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 35.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sinendé?
Sinendé has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 1,057 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sinendé?
The hottest day measured in Sinendé between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 2024, reaching 41.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sinendé?
The coldest day measured in Sinendé between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 12.0 °C.
Does it snow in Sinendé?
Almost never: Sinendé sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sinendé warmed?
Yes: Sinendé warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sinendé?
The wettest day measured in Sinendé between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1981, with 128 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sinendé?
The windiest day measured in Sinendé between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 2011, with winds reaching 23.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sinendé?
The warmest month in Sinendé is March (29.9 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Sinendé?
Sinendé receives on average 1,057 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sinendé?
Sinendé gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sinendé?
Yes: Sinendé has on average 287 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sinendé?
In Sinendé, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 20 April 2010, and the lowest was 7.7 °C on 9 January 1957.
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