Xitole climate — normals and trends
Xitole (Guinea-Bissau) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 1,546 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 (30.0 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Xitole averages 0 frost days, 297 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Xitole has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.7 °C (on 5 March 2020) and the coldest 14.2 °C (on 25 November 1974).
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
XitoleBafatá
- coords
- 11.73°, -14.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.3°C
Average daily high
33.4°C
Average daily low
22.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,546mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
12.0km/h
Seasonal range
4.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
297 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.8 °C
Average feels-like low
25.4 °C
Average peak gust
27.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
319 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
42.7 °C
5 March 2020
Coldest day
14.2 °C
25 November 1974
Wettest day
207 mm
28 July 1992
Windiest day
26.2 km/h
13 February 2008
Strongest gust
59.8 km/h
10 August 2014
Hottest feels-like
46.5 °C
17 April 2023
Coldest feels-like
10.8 °C
21 January 2009
Sunniest day
12.0 h
26 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 36.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 38.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 38.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 37.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 14 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 33.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 97 mm | -59 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 335 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 29.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 622 mm | +166 mm |
| Sep | 30.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 558 mm | +209 mm |
| Oct | 32.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 126 mm | -53 mm |
| Nov | 32.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 39 mm | +8 mm |
| Dec | 33.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Xitole?
Xitole has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 1,546 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Xitole?
The hottest day measured in Xitole between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 2020, reaching 42.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Xitole?
The coldest day measured in Xitole between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1974, at 14.2 °C.
Does it snow in Xitole?
Almost never: Xitole sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Xitole warmed?
Yes: Xitole warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Xitole?
The wettest day measured in Xitole between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1992, with 207 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Xitole?
The windiest day measured in Xitole between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2008, with winds reaching 26.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Xitole?
The warmest month in Xitole is April (30.0 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Xitole?
Xitole receives on average 1,546 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Xitole?
Xitole gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Xitole?
Yes: Xitole has on average 319 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Xitole?
In Xitole, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.5 °C on 17 April 2023, and the lowest was 10.8 °C on 21 January 2009.
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