Guéssabo climate — normals and trends
Guéssabo (Ivory Coast) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 1,163 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 (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Guéssabo averages 0 frost days, 150 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 205 rainy days per year.
Guéssabo 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 37.3 °C (on 24 February 2024) and the coldest 16.1 °C (on 1 December 1976).
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
GuéssaboSassandra-Marahoue
- coords
- 6.74°, -6.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
29.6°C
Average daily low
22.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,163mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
11.1km/h
Seasonal range
2.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
150 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
205 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.3 °C
Average feels-like low
26.6 °C
Average peak gust
25.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
360 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.84 · 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
37.3 °C
24 February 2024
Coldest day
16.1 °C
1 December 1976
Wettest day
131 mm
18 October 1942
Windiest day
22.7 km/h
23 February 1943
Strongest gust
50.8 km/h
24 August 2024
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
23 February 2020
Coldest feels-like
13.9 °C
6 January 1989
Sunniest day
12.4 h
17 June 1943
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 | 32.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 9 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 33.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 26 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 32.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 54 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 31.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 55 mm | -47 mm |
| May | 31.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 68 mm | -52 mm |
| Jun | 30.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 79 mm | -50 mm |
| Jul | 27.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 88 mm | -30 mm |
| Aug | 27.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 149 mm | +16 mm |
| Sep | 29.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 157 mm | -30 mm |
| Oct | 29.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 158 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 30.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 44 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 30.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 30 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Guéssabo?
Guéssabo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 1,163 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Guéssabo?
The hottest day measured in Guéssabo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2024, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Guéssabo?
The coldest day measured in Guéssabo between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1976, at 16.1 °C.
Does it snow in Guéssabo?
Almost never: Guéssabo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Guéssabo warmed?
Yes: Guéssabo warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Guéssabo?
The wettest day measured in Guéssabo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1942, with 131 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Guéssabo?
The windiest day measured in Guéssabo between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1943, with winds reaching 22.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Guéssabo?
The warmest month in Guéssabo is March (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Guéssabo?
Guéssabo receives on average 1,163 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 205 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Guéssabo?
Guéssabo gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Guéssabo?
Yes: Guéssabo has on average 360 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Guéssabo?
In Guéssabo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 23 February 2020, and the lowest was 13.9 °C on 6 January 1989.
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