Gbabam climate — normals and trends
Gbabam (Ivory Coast) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,556 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Gbabam averages 0 frost days, 144 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 279 rainy days per year.
Gbabam 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 37.9 °C (on 5 March 2016) and the coldest 14.2 °C (on 6 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
GbabamBas-Sassandra District
- coords
- 5.47°, -5.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
29.5°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,556mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
87%
Average peak wind
10.1km/h
Seasonal range
2.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
144 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
279 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.9 °C
Average feels-like low
26.2 °C
Average peak gust
27.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
353 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.87 · 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
37.9 °C
5 March 2016
Coldest day
14.2 °C
6 January 1989
Wettest day
128 mm
2 June 2015
Windiest day
20.6 km/h
7 January 2016
Strongest gust
50.0 km/h
7 January 2016
Hottest feels-like
43.4 °C
29 February 2020
Coldest feels-like
12.1 °C
6 January 1989
Sunniest day
12.2 h
12 July 2017
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 31 mm | -33 mm |
| Feb | 33.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 55 mm | -33 mm |
| Mar | 34.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 56 mm | -74 mm |
| Apr | 32.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 93 mm | -56 mm |
| May | 30.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 136 mm | -50 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 246 mm | +49 mm |
| Jul | 27.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 47 mm | -72 mm |
| Aug | 26.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 40 mm | -47 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 87 mm | -57 mm |
| Oct | 30.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 304 mm | +138 mm |
| Nov | 30.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 134 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 30.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 107 mm | +21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gbabam?
Gbabam has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,556 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gbabam?
The hottest day measured in Gbabam between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 2016, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gbabam?
The coldest day measured in Gbabam between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1989, at 14.2 °C.
Does it snow in Gbabam?
Almost never: Gbabam sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gbabam warmed?
Yes: Gbabam warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gbabam?
The wettest day measured in Gbabam between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 2015, with 128 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gbabam?
The windiest day measured in Gbabam between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2016, with winds reaching 20.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gbabam?
The warmest month in Gbabam is March (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Gbabam?
Gbabam receives on average 1,556 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 279 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gbabam?
Gbabam gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gbabam?
Yes: Gbabam has on average 353 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gbabam?
In Gbabam, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 29 February 2020, and the lowest was 12.1 °C on 6 January 1989.
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