Mahapleu climate — normals and trends
Mahapleu (Ivory Coast) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 1,679 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 (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Mahapleu averages 0 frost days, 126 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 246 rainy days per year.
Mahapleu 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 39.3 °C (on 21 February 2016) and the coldest 12.0 °C (on 5 January 1967).
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
MahapleuMontagnes
- coords
- 7.22°, -7.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.6°C
Average daily high
29.2°C
Average daily low
21.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,679mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
9.1km/h
Seasonal range
3.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
126 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
246 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.5 °C
Average feels-like low
24.4 °C
Average peak gust
25.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
321 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 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
39.3 °C
21 February 2016
Coldest day
12.0 °C
5 January 1967
Wettest day
134 mm
13 September 2017
Windiest day
23.6 km/h
23 February 1943
Strongest gust
54.4 km/h
22 February 1943
Hottest feels-like
42.2 °C
10 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.6 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.3 h
17 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 1 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | 34.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 35 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 32.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 114 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 31.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 82 mm | -61 mm |
| May | 31.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 96 mm | -72 mm |
| Jun | 29.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 115 mm | -79 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 212 mm | +23 mm |
| Aug | 26.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 213 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 28.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 217 mm | -52 mm |
| Oct | 28.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 206 mm | +28 mm |
| Nov | 29.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 54 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 30.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 37 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mahapleu?
Mahapleu has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 1,679 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mahapleu?
The hottest day measured in Mahapleu between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2016, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mahapleu?
The coldest day measured in Mahapleu between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1967, at 12.0 °C.
Does it snow in Mahapleu?
Almost never: Mahapleu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mahapleu warmed?
Yes: Mahapleu warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mahapleu?
The wettest day measured in Mahapleu between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 2017, with 134 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mahapleu?
The windiest day measured in Mahapleu between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1943, with winds reaching 23.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mahapleu?
The warmest month in Mahapleu is February (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Mahapleu?
Mahapleu receives on average 1,679 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 246 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mahapleu?
Mahapleu gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mahapleu?
Yes: Mahapleu has on average 321 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mahapleu?
In Mahapleu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 10 March 2024, and the lowest was 9.6 °C on 9 January 1957.
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