Kong climate — normals and trends
Kong (Ivory Coast) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 925 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 (30.0 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kong averages 0 frost days, 287 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Kong has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.2 °C (on 14 March 2020) and the coldest 12.5 °C (on 10 January 1963).
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
KongSavanes District
- coords
- 9.15°, -4.61°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.1°C
Average daily high
32.7°C
Average daily low
22.1°C
Annual rainfall
925mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
12.1km/h
Seasonal range
5.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
287 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.1 °C
Average feels-like low
24.2 °C
Average peak gust
28.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
309 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
41.2 °C
14 March 2020
Coldest day
12.5 °C
10 January 1963
Wettest day
136 mm
17 August 1974
Windiest day
26.3 km/h
22 April 1946
Strongest gust
51.5 km/h
22 February 1943
Hottest feels-like
45.7 °C
2 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.0 °C
12 December 1961
Sunniest day
12.5 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 | 35.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 36.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 6 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 37.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 44 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 36.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 28 mm | -53 mm |
| May | 34.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 75 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 32.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 51 mm | -42 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 109 mm | -33 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 154 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 30.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 166 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 33.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 26 mm | -54 mm |
| Nov | 34.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 11 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 34.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 14 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kong?
Kong has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 925 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kong?
The hottest day measured in Kong between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2020, reaching 41.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kong?
The coldest day measured in Kong between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1963, at 12.5 °C.
Does it snow in Kong?
Almost never: Kong sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kong warmed?
Yes: Kong warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kong?
The wettest day measured in Kong between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1974, with 136 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kong?
The windiest day measured in Kong between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 1946, with winds reaching 26.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kong?
The warmest month in Kong is March (30.0 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kong?
Kong receives on average 925 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kong?
Kong gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kong?
Yes: Kong has on average 309 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kong?
In Kong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.7 °C on 2 April 2024, and the lowest was 9.0 °C on 12 December 1961.
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