Dabakala climate — normals and trends
Dabakala (Ivory Coast) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,102 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 (28.2 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Dabakala averages 0 frost days, 278 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 171 rainy days per year.
Dabakala 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 39.6 °C (on 6 March 2013) and the coldest 13.8 °C (on 4 January 2003).
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
DabakalaVallée du Bandama District
- coords
- 8.36°, -4.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
31.8°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,102mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
11.1km/h
Seasonal range
3.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
278 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
171 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.7 °C
Average feels-like low
24.8 °C
Average peak gust
27.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
327 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · 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
39.6 °C
6 March 2013
Coldest day
13.8 °C
4 January 2003
Wettest day
134 mm
24 August 1973
Windiest day
20.7 km/h
22 February 1943
Strongest gust
54.7 km/h
22 August 1999
Hottest feels-like
45.9 °C
2 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.9 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.4 h
16 July 1960
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 | 34.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 36.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 9 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 35.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 65 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 34.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 41 mm | -62 mm |
| May | 33.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 75 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 31.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 83 mm | -31 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 86 mm | -48 mm |
| Aug | 29.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 127 mm | -39 mm |
| Sep | 30.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 188 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 32.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 83 mm | -38 mm |
| Nov | 33.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 20 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 33.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 14 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dabakala?
Dabakala has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,102 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dabakala?
The hottest day measured in Dabakala between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 2013, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dabakala?
The coldest day measured in Dabakala between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 2003, at 13.8 °C.
Does it snow in Dabakala?
Almost never: Dabakala sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dabakala warmed?
Yes: Dabakala warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dabakala?
The wettest day measured in Dabakala between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 1973, with 134 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dabakala?
The windiest day measured in Dabakala between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1943, with winds reaching 20.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dabakala?
The warmest month in Dabakala is March (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Dabakala?
Dabakala receives on average 1,102 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 171 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dabakala?
Dabakala gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dabakala?
Yes: Dabakala has on average 327 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dabakala?
In Dabakala, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.9 °C on 2 April 2024, and the lowest was 9.9 °C on 9 January 1957.
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