Benoy climate — normals and trends
Benoy (Chad) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 916 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 (31.9 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Benoy averages 0 frost days, 287 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Benoy has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.3 °C (on 20 April 2010) and the coldest 11.6 °C (on 25 December 1971).
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
BenoyLogone Occidental Region
- coords
- 8.98°, 16.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.1°C
Average daily high
33.2°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
916mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
7.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
287 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.8 °C
Average feels-like low
22.6 °C
Average peak gust
28.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
283 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.07 · p = 0.014
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
43.3 °C
20 April 2010
Coldest day
11.6 °C
25 December 1971
Wettest day
124 mm
12 August 2010
Windiest day
30.9 km/h
2 April 1966
Strongest gust
61.6 km/h
2 April 1966
Hottest feels-like
46.4 °C
19 April 2010
Coldest feels-like
8.0 °C
21 January 1989
Sunniest day
12.0 h
19 March 1940
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 | 33.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 36.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 39.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 38.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 2 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 36.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 7 mm | -61 mm |
| Jun | 33.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 55 mm | -60 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 307 mm | +92 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 228 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 142 mm | -29 mm |
| Oct | 32.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 34 mm | -27 mm |
| Nov | 34.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 34.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Benoy?
Benoy has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 916 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Benoy?
The hottest day measured in Benoy between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 2010, reaching 43.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Benoy?
The coldest day measured in Benoy between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1971, at 11.6 °C.
Does it snow in Benoy?
Almost never: Benoy sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Benoy warmed?
Yes: Benoy warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Benoy?
The wettest day measured in Benoy between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2010, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Benoy?
The windiest day measured in Benoy between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 1966, with winds reaching 30.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Benoy?
The warmest month in Benoy is April (31.9 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Benoy?
Benoy receives on average 916 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Benoy?
Benoy gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Benoy?
Yes: Benoy has on average 283 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Benoy?
In Benoy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.4 °C on 19 April 2010, and the lowest was 8.0 °C on 21 January 1989.
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