Balakouya climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Balakouya?

Balakouya has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 2,039 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Balakouya?

The hottest day measured in Balakouya between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2016, reaching 37.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Balakouya?

The coldest day measured in Balakouya between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1993, at 13.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Balakouya?

Almost never: Balakouya sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Balakouya warmed?

Yes: Balakouya warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Balakouya?

The wettest day measured in Balakouya between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 2007, with 271 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Balakouya?

The windiest day measured in Balakouya between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2016, with winds reaching 19.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Balakouya?

The warmest month in Balakouya is March (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Balakouya?

Balakouya receives on average 2,039 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 299 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Balakouya?

Balakouya gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Balakouya (Ivory Coast) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 2,039 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 (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Balakouya averages 0 frost days, 168 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 299 rainy days per year.

Balakouya 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 37.3 °C (on 12 February 2016) and the coldest 13.0 °C (on 9 January 1993).

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

BalakouyaBas-Sassandra District

coords: 5.21°, -6.35°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthJuneDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

25.1°C

Average daily high

29.8°C

Average daily low

22.0°C

Annual rainfall

2,039mm

Sunshine / day

9.1h

Mean relative humidity

87%

Average peak wind

9.4km/h

Seasonal range

2.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

168 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

299 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.4 °C

Average feels-like low

26.0 °C

Average peak gust

25.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

350 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.85 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

37.3 °C

12 February 2016

Coldest day

13.0 °C

9 January 1993

Wettest day

271 mm

4 June 2007

Windiest day

19.8 km/h

7 January 2016

Strongest gust

46.4 km/h

7 January 2016

Hottest feels-like

44.2 °C

2 April 2019

Coldest feels-like

12.7 °C

9 January 1993

Sunniest day

12.3 h

29 June 1953

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.8 °C17 February 2025	18.7 °C16 July 2025	25.9 °C	1,783 mm	233
2024	36.6 °C24 February 2024	20.0 °C6 September 2024	26.3 °C	1,673 mm	235
2023	35.6 °C26 December 2023	16.6 °C23 December 2023	26.3 °C	1,835 mm	264
2022	35.8 °C11 February 2022	17.4 °C26 December 2022	25.8 °C	1,830 mm	253
2021	35.5 °C21 March 2021	18.9 °C25 July 2021	25.9 °C	2,081 mm	268
2020	36.1 °C8 February 2020	15.9 °C5 January 2020	26.0 °C	2,176 mm	255
2019	36.8 °C2 April 2019	19.2 °C11 August 2019	26.0 °C	2,186 mm	249
2018	35.6 °C16 February 2018	19.0 °C1 August 2018	25.8 °C	2,258 mm	254
2017	35.7 °C3 April 2017	18.0 °C25 December 2017	25.8 °C	2,215 mm	245
2016	37.3 °C12 February 2016	19.0 °C9 January 2016	26.2 °C	2,160 mm	259
2015	34.3 °C30 December 2015	16.7 °C15 January 2015	25.7 °C	1,736 mm	240
2014	34.8 °C31 March 2014	18.0 °C15 August 2014	25.6 °C	2,058 mm	232
2013	35.6 °C20 March 2013	16.2 °C29 January 2013	25.8 °C	1,705 mm	229
2012	35.2 °C29 March 2012	17.5 °C2 January 2012	25.6 °C	1,978 mm	242
2011	34.3 °C15 February 2011	17.6 °C15 January 2011	25.4 °C	1,804 mm	218
2010	35.0 °C20 February 2010	18.1 °C25 July 2010	25.8 °C	2,270 mm	233
2009	34.9 °C23 April 2009	15.7 °C24 January 2009	25.6 °C	1,800 mm	220
2008	34.5 °C23 February 2008	17.1 °C9 January 2008	25.6 °C	1,932 mm	233
2007	35.7 °C22 January 2007	16.8 °C6 January 2007	25.8 °C	2,219 mm	228
2006	35.3 °C31 March 2006	19.3 °C6 December 2006	25.5 °C	1,854 mm	197
2005	36.3 °C26 January 2005	17.8 °C13 January 2005	25.7 °C	1,981 mm	216
2004	35.2 °C9 March 2004	18.4 °C12 January 2004	25.5 °C	1,982 mm	216
2003	34.6 °C10 February 2003	17.7 °C29 January 2003	25.6 °C	1,876 mm	234
2002	35.3 °C25 March 2002	17.3 °C14 January 2002	25.3 °C	1,891 mm	206
2001	34.1 °C18 February 2001	16.4 °C16 February 2001	25.0 °C	1,918 mm	164
2000	34.2 °C16 February 2000	17.5 °C21 July 2000	25.2 °C	1,493 mm	159
1999	33.1 °C19 February 1999	16.4 °C8 February 1999	25.0 °C	2,063 mm	140
1998	35.1 °C19 February 1998	18.1 °C17 January 1998	25.9 °C	1,975 mm	198
1997	32.7 °C19 March 1997	18.8 °C8 July 1997	25.3 °C	1,874 mm	171
1996	33.8 °C2 April 1996	18.6 °C27 July 1996	25.1 °C	2,177 mm	137
1995	34.5 °C10 February 1995	17.2 °C13 January 1995	25.4 °C	2,134 mm	160
1994	34.3 °C11 April 1994	17.1 °C19 December 1994	25.3 °C	1,906 mm	185
1993	34.1 °C5 April 1993	13.0 °C9 January 1993	25.4 °C	2,062 mm	204
1992	34.8 °C21 February 1992	17.2 °C7 January 1992	25.2 °C	2,026 mm	153
1991	34.3 °C27 March 1991	15.5 °C3 January 1991	25.3 °C	2,134 mm	176
1990	34.5 °C16 April 1990	18.5 °C26 December 1990	25.4 °C	2,045 mm	192
1989	34.1 °C17 March 1989	13.8 °C6 January 1989	25.3 °C	2,139 mm	184
1988	34.6 °C1 March 1988	14.8 °C25 December 1988	25.4 °C	2,364 mm	192
1987	34.3 °C19 April 1987	15.5 °C31 December 1987	25.7 °C	2,332 mm	212
1986	34.3 °C2 February 1986	15.4 °C15 January 1986	25.1 °C	1,952 mm	172
1985	34.7 °C8 April 1985	16.4 °C17 December 1985	25.0 °C	2,258 mm	163
1984	33.0 °C19 February 1984	17.3 °C7 February 1984	25.1 °C	2,732 mm	184
1983	35.7 °C14 February 1983	15.7 °C8 January 1983	25.5 °C	1,875 mm	185
1982	33.4 °C8 April 1982	15.8 °C26 January 1982	25.1 °C	1,933 mm	166
1981	33.7 °C15 February 1981	18.3 °C4 January 1981	25.3 °C	2,245 mm	183
1980	32.9 °C26 April 1980	16.2 °C21 December 1980	25.2 °C	2,597 mm	148
1979	33.1 °C20 March 1979	17.8 °C26 December 1979	25.2 °C	2,389 mm	118
1978	32.8 °C29 March 1978	17.1 °C6 July 1978	24.8 °C	2,494 mm	117
1977	33.6 °C21 April 1977	17.6 °C29 December 1977	25.0 °C	2,058 mm	134
1976	32.5 °C21 March 1976	16.5 °C15 January 1976	24.4 °C	2,123 mm	98
1975	33.1 °C29 January 1975	15.5 °C23 January 1975	24.6 °C	2,072 mm	122
1974	32.8 °C10 March 1974	16.1 °C31 December 1974	24.7 °C	2,196 mm	109
1973	34.6 °C30 January 1973	18.7 °C15 January 1973	25.3 °C	2,125 mm	170
1972	33.0 °C25 March 1972	19.1 °C16 August 1972	24.7 °C	2,649 mm	121
1971	33.2 °C24 April 1971	18.4 °C20 August 1971	24.5 °C	2,398 mm	122
1970	33.4 °C29 March 1970	18.2 °C27 July 1970	24.9 °C	2,288 mm	133
1969	33.3 °C2 May 1969	19.0 °C20 August 1969	24.8 °C	2,327 mm	125
1968	33.2 °C16 February 1968	18.1 °C4 January 1968	24.7 °C	2,975 mm	117
1967	33.2 °C2 March 1967	16.5 °C25 December 1967	24.6 °C	2,100 mm	116
1966	33.2 °C6 February 1966	17.5 °C2 January 1966	24.9 °C	1,838 mm	180
1965	33.5 °C28 February 1965	16.4 °C19 January 1965	24.4 °C	1,981 mm	119
1964	34.7 °C14 February 1964	17.4 °C8 August 1964	24.6 °C	1,666 mm	141
1963	33.5 °C21 April 1963	19.5 °C20 July 1963	24.9 °C	2,174 mm	164
1962	34.6 °C11 February 1962	18.0 °C8 February 1962	24.8 °C	1,830 mm	168
1961	34.2 °C4 March 1961	16.2 °C31 January 1961	24.8 °C	1,769 mm	178
1960	32.7 °C11 February 1960	15.8 °C30 December 1960	24.8 °C	1,759 mm	157
1959	33.8 °C28 February 1959	17.2 °C1 January 1959	24.7 °C	1,889 mm	136
1958	32.9 °C27 February 1958	16.4 °C4 August 1958	24.5 °C	1,774 mm	110
1957	32.2 °C19 February 1957	14.9 °C9 January 1957	24.2 °C	2,196 mm	76
1956	32.7 °C9 April 1956	16.4 °C28 July 1956	24.0 °C	2,033 mm	75
1955	31.9 °C30 March 1955	17.8 °C6 September 1955	24.2 °C	2,144 mm	82
1954	32.4 °C28 February 1954	17.7 °C24 July 1954	24.3 °C	1,775 mm	103
1953	33.1 °C9 March 1953	17.9 °C3 September 1953	24.6 °C	1,883 mm	126
1952	32.8 °C23 February 1952	17.9 °C14 August 1952	24.6 °C	2,253 mm	125
1951	31.7 °C7 February 1951	17.4 °C19 August 1951	24.5 °C	2,044 mm	95
1950	33.9 °C15 March 1950	17.8 °C10 September 1950	24.3 °C	1,865 mm	106
1949	32.1 °C14 April 1949	18.3 °C18 August 1949	24.6 °C	1,739 mm	142
1948	33.0 °C23 February 1948	18.5 °C17 August 1948	24.5 °C	1,889 mm	118
1947	32.9 °C21 February 1947	16.7 °C2 January 1947	24.6 °C	2,080 mm	141
1946	33.3 °C13 March 1946	16.9 °C21 August 1946	24.4 °C	1,704 mm	135
1945	32.7 °C11 April 1945	17.6 °C4 July 1945	24.4 °C	1,882 mm	127
1944	33.0 °C13 March 1944	18.0 °C13 July 1944	24.4 °C	1,903 mm	132
1943	34.9 °C1 March 1943	16.8 °C19 August 1943	24.2 °C	1,565 mm	100
1942	33.3 °C29 March 1942	17.2 °C26 July 1942	24.4 °C	1,633 mm	138
1941	33.3 °C27 March 1941	19.9 °C19 July 1941	24.4 °C	2,351 mm	96
1940	32.4 °C10 March 1940	17.3 °C6 August 1940	24.3 °C	2,054 mm	93

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.7 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

233 d/yr

+65

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1783 mm

-256 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	32.8 °C	+2.0 °C	46 mm	-39 mm
Feb	33.6 °C	+2.0 °C	77 mm	-40 mm
Mar	33.6 °C	+1.9 °C	93 mm	-82 mm
Apr	32.5 °C	+1.1 °C	125 mm	-63 mm
May	30.8 °C	+0.7 °C	207 mm	-29 mm
Jun	28.9 °C	+0.5 °C	282 mm	+31 mm
Jul	28.2 °C	+0.5 °C	76 mm	-65 mm
Aug	27.5 °C	-0.2 °C	58 mm	-57 mm
Sep	29.3 °C	+0.7 °C	126 mm	-77 mm
Oct	30.2 °C	+0.8 °C	287 mm	+60 mm
Nov	30.8 °C	+0.9 °C	239 mm	+52 mm
Dec	30.5 °C	+0.6 °C	167 mm	+52 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.8 °C

17 Feb 2025

Coldest day

18.7 °C

16 Jul 2025

Wettest day

63.7 mm

1 Oct 2025

Windiest day

15.2 km/h

4 Sep 2025

Strongest gust

38.5 km/h

4 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.7 °C

17 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

21.3 °C

16 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

11.8 h

22 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Balakouya?

Balakouya has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 2,039 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Balakouya?

The hottest day measured in Balakouya between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2016, reaching 37.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Balakouya?

The coldest day measured in Balakouya between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1993, at 13.0 °C.

Does it snow in Balakouya?

Almost never: Balakouya sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Balakouya warmed?

Yes: Balakouya warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Balakouya?

The wettest day measured in Balakouya between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 2007, with 271 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Balakouya?

The windiest day measured in Balakouya between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2016, with winds reaching 19.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Balakouya?

The warmest month in Balakouya is March (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Balakouya?

Balakouya receives on average 2,039 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 299 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Balakouya?

Balakouya gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Balakouya?

Yes: Balakouya has on average 350 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Balakouya?

In Balakouya, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.2 °C on 2 April 2019, and the lowest was 12.7 °C on 9 January 1993.

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