Douako climate — normals and trends
Douako (Guinea) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,837 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 (29.1 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Douako averages 0 frost days, 226 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 187 rainy days per year.
Douako has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.2 °C (on 7 April 1987) and the coldest 13.5 °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
DouakoKankan Region
- coords
- 9.73°, -10.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
31.2°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,837mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
12.0km/h
Seasonal range
5.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
226 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
187 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.2 °C
Average feels-like low
23.2 °C
Average peak gust
28.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
297 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
40.2 °C
7 April 1987
Coldest day
13.5 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
222 mm
25 August 1982
Windiest day
27.8 km/h
21 February 1943
Strongest gust
57.6 km/h
10 September 2021
Hottest feels-like
44.7 °C
27 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.9 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.4 h
5 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 36.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 36.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 24 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 34.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 98 mm | +17 mm |
| May | 32.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 183 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 173 mm | -89 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 201 mm | -83 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 334 mm | +18 mm |
| Sep | 29.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 379 mm | +47 mm |
| Oct | 31.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 164 mm | -113 mm |
| Nov | 31.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 64 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 32.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Douako?
Douako has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,837 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Douako?
The hottest day measured in Douako between 1940 and 2025 was 7 April 1987, reaching 40.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Douako?
The coldest day measured in Douako between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 13.5 °C.
Does it snow in Douako?
Almost never: Douako sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Douako warmed?
Yes: Douako warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Douako?
The wettest day measured in Douako between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 1982, with 222 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Douako?
The windiest day measured in Douako between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1943, with winds reaching 27.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Douako?
The warmest month in Douako is March (29.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Douako?
Douako receives on average 1,837 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 187 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Douako?
Douako gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Douako?
Yes: Douako has on average 297 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Douako?
In Douako, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.7 °C on 27 April 2024, and the lowest was 9.9 °C on 9 January 1957.
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