Toukountouna climate — normals and trends
Toukountouna (Benin) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 1,144 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 (30.1 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Toukountouna averages 0 frost days, 264 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 155 rainy days per year.
Toukountouna has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 16 March 2024) and the coldest 12.9 °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
ToukountounaAtakora Department
- coords
- 10.50°, 1.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
32.3°C
Average daily low
21.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,144mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
12.5km/h
Seasonal range
5.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
264 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
155 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.4 °C
Average feels-like low
23.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
296 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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
41.6 °C
16 March 2024
Coldest day
12.9 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
104 mm
3 August 1978
Windiest day
26.5 km/h
17 April 2011
Strongest gust
56.9 km/h
17 April 2011
Hottest feels-like
45.0 °C
22 April 1983
Coldest feels-like
8.3 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 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 | 34.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 36.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 37.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 11 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 36.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 58 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 33.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 47 mm | -59 mm |
| Jun | 31.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 99 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 246 mm | +66 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 326 mm | +65 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 229 mm | -26 mm |
| Oct | 31.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 106 mm | -24 mm |
| Nov | 35.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 35.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Toukountouna?
Toukountouna has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 1,144 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Toukountouna?
The hottest day measured in Toukountouna between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2024, reaching 41.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Toukountouna?
The coldest day measured in Toukountouna between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 12.9 °C.
Does it snow in Toukountouna?
Almost never: Toukountouna sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Toukountouna warmed?
Yes: Toukountouna warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Toukountouna?
The wettest day measured in Toukountouna between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1978, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Toukountouna?
The windiest day measured in Toukountouna between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 2011, with winds reaching 26.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Toukountouna?
The warmest month in Toukountouna is March (30.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Toukountouna?
Toukountouna receives on average 1,144 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 155 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Toukountouna?
Toukountouna gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Toukountouna?
Yes: Toukountouna has on average 296 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Toukountouna?
In Toukountouna, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.0 °C on 22 April 1983, and the lowest was 8.3 °C on 9 January 1957.
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