Doukouya climate — normals and trends
Doukouya (Ivory Coast) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 971 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 (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Doukouya averages 0 frost days, 217 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 195 rainy days per year.
Doukouya has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.0 °C (on 14 February 2024) and the coldest 14.9 °C (on 4 January 1989).
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
DoukouyaGoh-Djiboua
- coords
- 6.43°, -5.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
30.7°C
Average daily low
22.4°C
Annual rainfall
971mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
10.8km/h
Seasonal range
3.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
217 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
195 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.4 °C
Average feels-like low
26.0 °C
Average peak gust
26.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
355 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °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
39.0 °C
14 February 2024
Coldest day
14.9 °C
4 January 1989
Wettest day
115 mm
20 September 2019
Windiest day
21.4 km/h
22 February 1943
Strongest gust
50.8 km/h
22 February 1943
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
2 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
12.1 °C
6 January 1989
Sunniest day
12.3 h
3 July 1942
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 | 35.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 7 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 35.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 21 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 34.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 82 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 33.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 53 mm | -53 mm |
| May | 32.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 61 mm | -46 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 85 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 28.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 47 mm | -37 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 44 mm | -45 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 71 mm | -61 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 139 mm | +25 mm |
| Nov | 31.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 46 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 32.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 25 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Doukouya?
Doukouya has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 971 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Doukouya?
The hottest day measured in Doukouya between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 2024, reaching 39.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Doukouya?
The coldest day measured in Doukouya between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1989, at 14.9 °C.
Does it snow in Doukouya?
Almost never: Doukouya sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Doukouya warmed?
Yes: Doukouya warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Doukouya?
The wettest day measured in Doukouya between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 2019, with 115 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Doukouya?
The windiest day measured in Doukouya between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1943, with winds reaching 21.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Doukouya?
The warmest month in Doukouya is February (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Doukouya?
Doukouya receives on average 971 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 195 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Doukouya?
Doukouya gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Doukouya?
Yes: Doukouya has on average 355 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Doukouya?
In Doukouya, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 2 April 2024, and the lowest was 12.1 °C on 6 January 1989.
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