Bongouanou climate — normals and trends
Bongouanou (Ivory Coast) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,001 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 September.
Bongouanou averages 0 frost days, 234 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 194 rainy days per year.
Bongouanou has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 5 March 2016) and the coldest 14.4 °C (on 15 February 2001).
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
BongouanouComoé District
- coords
- 6.65°, -4.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
31.0°C
Average daily low
22.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,001mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
10.8km/h
Seasonal range
3.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
234 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
194 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.7 °C
Average feels-like low
26.4 °C
Average peak gust
26.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
355 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °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
39.1 °C
5 March 2016
Coldest day
14.4 °C
15 February 2001
Wettest day
168 mm
6 October 1948
Windiest day
20.2 km/h
29 June 1988
Strongest gust
55.8 km/h
29 June 1988
Hottest feels-like
45.0 °C
15 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
11.3 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.2 h
15 July 1951
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 | 35.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 7 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 36.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 34 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 35.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 67 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 34.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 74 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 32.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 82 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 31.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 105 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 53 mm | -44 mm |
| Aug | 28.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 48 mm | -41 mm |
| Sep | 30.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 87 mm | -36 mm |
| Oct | 31.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 142 mm | +29 mm |
| Nov | 31.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 46 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 32.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 35 mm | +10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bongouanou?
Bongouanou has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,001 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bongouanou?
The hottest day measured in Bongouanou between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 2016, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bongouanou?
The coldest day measured in Bongouanou between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 2001, at 14.4 °C.
Does it snow in Bongouanou?
Almost never: Bongouanou sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bongouanou warmed?
Yes: Bongouanou warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bongouanou?
The wettest day measured in Bongouanou between 1940 and 2025 was 6 October 1948, with 168 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bongouanou?
The windiest day measured in Bongouanou between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1988, with winds reaching 20.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bongouanou?
The warmest month in Bongouanou is February (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Bongouanou?
Bongouanou receives on average 1,001 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 194 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bongouanou?
Bongouanou gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bongouanou?
Yes: Bongouanou has on average 355 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bongouanou?
In Bongouanou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.0 °C on 15 February 2024, and the lowest was 11.3 °C on 9 January 1957.
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