Dabola climate — normals and trends
Dabola (Guinea) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,300 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 (29.5 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Dabola averages 0 frost days, 245 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 156 rainy days per year.
Dabola 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 40.1 °C (on 31 March 2024) and the coldest 11.3 °C (on 30 January 1961).
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
DabolaFaranah
- coords
- 10.74°, -11.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
31.6°C
Average daily low
20.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,300mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
10.0km/h
Seasonal range
5.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
245 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
156 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.2 °C
Average feels-like low
22.0 °C
Average peak gust
28.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
233 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
40.1 °C
31 March 2024
Coldest day
11.3 °C
30 January 1961
Wettest day
176 mm
20 July 2012
Windiest day
24.6 km/h
1 December 1978
Strongest gust
62.3 km/h
26 September 2016
Hottest feels-like
44.7 °C
13 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
6.9 °C
30 January 1961
Sunniest day
12.4 h
30 May 1947
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 34.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 37.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 37.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 27 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 33.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 101 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 119 mm | -84 mm |
| Jul | 29.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 253 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 28.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 399 mm | +100 mm |
| Sep | 29.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 337 mm | +82 mm |
| Oct | 31.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 86 mm | -53 mm |
| Nov | 32.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 20 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 32.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dabola?
Dabola has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,300 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dabola?
The hottest day measured in Dabola between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 2024, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dabola?
The coldest day measured in Dabola between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1961, at 11.3 °C.
Does it snow in Dabola?
Almost never: Dabola sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dabola warmed?
Yes: Dabola warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dabola?
The wettest day measured in Dabola between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2012, with 176 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dabola?
The windiest day measured in Dabola between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1978, with winds reaching 24.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dabola?
The warmest month in Dabola is April (29.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Dabola?
Dabola receives on average 1,300 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 156 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dabola?
Dabola gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dabola?
Yes: Dabola has on average 233 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dabola?
In Dabola, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.7 °C on 13 May 2024, and the lowest was 6.9 °C on 30 January 1961.
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