Bédiala climate — normals and trends
Bédiala (Ivory Coast) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,054 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 (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Bédiala averages 0 frost days, 246 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 184 rainy days per year.
Bédiala has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 21 February 2016) and the coldest 12.7 °C (on 5 January 1967).
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
BédialaSassandra-Marahoue
- coords
- 7.16°, -6.31°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
31.2°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,054mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
11.0km/h
Seasonal range
3.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
246 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
184 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.5 °C
Average feels-like low
25.5 °C
Average peak gust
27.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
346 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.83 · 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
39.5 °C
21 February 2016
Coldest day
12.7 °C
5 January 1967
Wettest day
120 mm
31 August 2016
Windiest day
20.9 km/h
28 August 2022
Strongest gust
51.5 km/h
22 February 1943
Hottest feels-like
44.2 °C
1 April 2020
Coldest feels-like
10.8 °C
5 January 1967
Sunniest day
12.4 h
23 June 1954
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 2 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 35.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 14 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 34.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 81 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 33.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 59 mm | -47 mm |
| May | 32.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 67 mm | -41 mm |
| Jun | 31.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 63 mm | -42 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 67 mm | -36 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 83 mm | -41 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 157 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 30.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 158 mm | +38 mm |
| Nov | 31.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 28 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 33.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 23 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bédiala?
Bédiala has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,054 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bédiala?
The hottest day measured in Bédiala between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2016, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bédiala?
The coldest day measured in Bédiala between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1967, at 12.7 °C.
Does it snow in Bédiala?
Almost never: Bédiala sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bédiala warmed?
Yes: Bédiala warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bédiala?
The wettest day measured in Bédiala between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 2016, with 120 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bédiala?
The windiest day measured in Bédiala between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 2022, with winds reaching 20.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bédiala?
The warmest month in Bédiala is February (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Bédiala?
Bédiala receives on average 1,054 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 184 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bédiala?
Bédiala gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bédiala?
Yes: Bédiala has on average 346 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bédiala?
In Bédiala, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.2 °C on 1 April 2020, and the lowest was 10.8 °C on 5 January 1967.
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