Akoupé climate — normals and trends
Akoupé (Ivory Coast) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 976 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 February (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Akoupé averages 0 frost days, 214 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 204 rainy days per year.
Akoupé has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 5 March 2016) and the coldest 15.0 °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
AkoupéLagunes District
- coords
- 6.38°, -3.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
30.7°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
976mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
11.1km/h
Seasonal range
3.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
214 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
204 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.5 °C
Average feels-like low
26.6 °C
Average peak gust
26.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
357 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · 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
39.2 °C
5 March 2016
Coldest day
15.0 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
100 mm
21 June 1987
Windiest day
21.7 km/h
29 June 1988
Strongest gust
55.4 km/h
29 June 1988
Hottest feels-like
45.2 °C
15 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
11.8 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.2 h
15 July 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 10 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 36.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 26 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 35.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 63 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 34.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 73 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 32.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 92 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 110 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 54 mm | -44 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 43 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 77 mm | -31 mm |
| Oct | 30.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 121 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 31.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 41 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 31.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 32 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Akoupé?
Akoupé has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 976 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Akoupé?
The hottest day measured in Akoupé between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 2016, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Akoupé?
The coldest day measured in Akoupé between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 15.0 °C.
Does it snow in Akoupé?
Almost never: Akoupé sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Akoupé warmed?
Yes: Akoupé warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Akoupé?
The wettest day measured in Akoupé between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1987, with 100 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Akoupé?
The windiest day measured in Akoupé between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1988, with winds reaching 21.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Akoupé?
The warmest month in Akoupé is February (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Akoupé?
Akoupé receives on average 976 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 204 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Akoupé?
Akoupé gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Akoupé?
Yes: Akoupé has on average 357 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Akoupé?
In Akoupé, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.2 °C on 15 February 2024, and the lowest was 11.8 °C on 9 January 1957.
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