Niapidou climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Niapidou?

Niapidou has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,840 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Niapidou?

The hottest day measured in Niapidou between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2016, reaching 36.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Niapidou?

The coldest day measured in Niapidou between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1993, at 13.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Niapidou?

Almost never: Niapidou sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Niapidou warmed?

Yes: Niapidou warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Niapidou?

The wettest day measured in Niapidou between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1984, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Niapidou?

The windiest day measured in Niapidou between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2016, with winds reaching 19.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Niapidou?

The warmest month in Niapidou is March (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Niapidou?

Niapidou receives on average 1,840 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 300 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Niapidou?

Niapidou gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Niapidou (Ivory Coast) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,840 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 (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Niapidou averages 0 frost days, 136 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 300 rainy days per year.

Niapidou has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.4 °C (on 12 February 2016) and the coldest 13.1 °C (on 9 January 1993).

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

NiapidouBas-Sassandra District

coords: 5.35°, -6.06°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthMarchColdest monthAugustWettest monthJuneDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

25.1°C

Average daily high

29.3°C

Average daily low

22.2°C

Annual rainfall

1,840mm

Sunshine / day

9.3h

Mean relative humidity

87%

Average peak wind

10.0km/h

Seasonal range

2.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

136 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

300 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

34.9 °C

Average feels-like low

26.2 °C

Average peak gust

27.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

353 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.86 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

36.4 °C

12 February 2016

Coldest day

13.1 °C

9 January 1993

Wettest day

135 mm

17 June 1984

Windiest day

19.7 km/h

7 January 2016

Strongest gust

47.2 km/h

7 January 2016

Hottest feels-like

42.9 °C

6 April 2017

Coldest feels-like

12.3 °C

9 January 1993

Sunniest day

12.3 h

5 July 1954

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.1 °C17 February 2025	18.7 °C16 July 2025	25.8 °C	1,640 mm	209
2024	36.1 °C24 February 2024	20.1 °C6 September 2024	26.2 °C	1,530 mm	223
2023	35.1 °C26 December 2023	16.8 °C1 January 2023	26.2 °C	1,650 mm	244
2022	35.1 °C11 February 2022	18.1 °C26 December 2022	25.7 °C	1,693 mm	219
2021	34.7 °C21 March 2021	18.9 °C25 July 2021	25.9 °C	1,897 mm	238
2020	35.8 °C8 February 2020	16.3 °C5 January 2020	25.9 °C	1,916 mm	216
2019	35.8 °C2 April 2019	19.3 °C11 August 2019	25.9 °C	2,056 mm	227
2018	34.9 °C16 February 2018	18.6 °C6 August 2018	25.7 °C	2,016 mm	225
2017	34.5 °C3 April 2017	17.9 °C25 December 2017	25.7 °C	1,990 mm	220
2016	36.4 °C12 February 2016	19.1 °C9 January 2016	26.1 °C	1,894 mm	242
2015	33.9 °C30 December 2015	16.8 °C15 January 2015	25.7 °C	1,617 mm	218
2014	33.8 °C21 February 2014	17.7 °C15 August 2014	25.5 °C	1,897 mm	196
2013	34.9 °C7 March 2013	16.6 °C29 January 2013	25.7 °C	1,533 mm	205
2012	34.4 °C29 March 2012	17.8 °C2 January 2012	25.5 °C	1,709 mm	212
2011	33.9 °C15 February 2011	18.1 °C15 January 2011	25.4 °C	1,637 mm	180
2010	34.2 °C20 February 2010	18.5 °C25 July 2010	25.8 °C	2,074 mm	210
2009	34.1 °C23 April 2009	15.7 °C24 January 2009	25.5 °C	1,730 mm	189
2008	34.3 °C14 March 2008	17.9 °C9 January 2008	25.6 °C	1,753 mm	197
2007	35.4 °C22 January 2007	17.1 °C6 January 2007	25.7 °C	1,933 mm	207
2006	34.5 °C31 March 2006	19.3 °C6 December 2006	25.5 °C	1,655 mm	181
2005	35.3 °C26 January 2005	18.2 °C11 January 2005	25.6 °C	1,716 mm	192
2004	34.4 °C9 March 2004	18.3 °C6 March 2004	25.5 °C	1,749 mm	182
2003	34.2 °C7 February 2003	18.4 °C29 January 2003	25.6 °C	1,653 mm	207
2002	34.1 °C25 March 2002	17.3 °C17 January 2002	25.3 °C	1,725 mm	178
2001	33.4 °C18 February 2001	16.4 °C16 February 2001	25.0 °C	1,695 mm	125
2000	33.7 °C16 February 2000	17.8 °C31 July 2000	25.1 °C	1,288 mm	123
1999	32.5 °C19 February 1999	17.3 °C8 February 1999	24.9 °C	1,847 mm	101
1998	34.5 °C12 March 1998	18.2 °C17 January 1998	25.8 °C	1,695 mm	173
1997	32.0 °C5 March 1997	18.7 °C8 July 1997	25.2 °C	1,669 mm	120
1996	33.2 °C17 March 1996	18.9 °C27 July 1996	25.1 °C	1,867 mm	114
1995	33.9 °C10 February 1995	17.3 °C13 January 1995	25.3 °C	1,856 mm	127
1994	33.5 °C25 March 1994	17.8 °C19 December 1994	25.2 °C	1,678 mm	150
1993	33.4 °C7 March 1993	13.1 °C9 January 1993	25.3 °C	1,792 mm	178
1992	34.0 °C9 February 1992	18.0 °C30 November 1992	25.1 °C	1,796 mm	123
1991	33.6 °C11 March 1991	16.0 °C3 January 1991	25.3 °C	1,897 mm	140
1990	33.9 °C3 April 1990	18.6 °C27 December 1990	25.3 °C	1,735 mm	161
1989	33.5 °C17 March 1989	14.1 °C6 January 1989	25.2 °C	1,884 mm	154
1988	34.3 °C1 March 1988	15.6 °C25 December 1988	25.4 °C	2,170 mm	160
1987	33.6 °C14 March 1987	16.0 °C31 December 1987	25.6 °C	2,125 mm	184
1986	34.0 °C2 February 1986	16.2 °C15 January 1986	25.1 °C	1,751 mm	147
1985	34.1 °C8 April 1985	16.4 °C3 January 1985	25.0 °C	2,078 mm	130
1984	32.6 °C24 February 1984	17.4 °C7 February 1984	25.1 °C	2,517 mm	141
1983	34.7 °C14 February 1983	16.6 °C8 January 1983	25.3 °C	1,687 mm	156
1982	32.5 °C3 February 1982	16.2 °C26 January 1982	25.0 °C	1,770 mm	135
1981	33.5 °C15 February 1981	18.4 °C4 January 1981	25.3 °C	2,019 mm	150
1980	32.6 °C26 April 1980	16.4 °C21 December 1980	25.1 °C	2,329 mm	115
1979	32.7 °C20 March 1979	18.5 °C26 December 1979	25.1 °C	2,237 mm	87
1978	32.9 °C30 March 1978	17.6 °C6 July 1978	24.8 °C	2,289 mm	78
1977	33.3 °C21 April 1977	17.7 °C29 December 1977	24.9 °C	1,841 mm	101
1976	32.5 °C21 March 1976	16.8 °C16 January 1976	24.4 °C	1,958 mm	70
1975	32.5 °C29 January 1975	15.8 °C23 January 1975	24.5 °C	1,927 mm	92
1974	32.4 °C10 April 1974	16.4 °C31 December 1974	24.7 °C	2,020 mm	84
1973	34.3 °C30 January 1973	18.8 °C15 January 1973	25.3 °C	1,893 mm	130
1972	32.6 °C15 April 1972	19.1 °C15 August 1972	24.7 °C	2,386 mm	87
1971	32.7 °C17 March 1971	18.5 °C22 December 1971	24.5 °C	2,147 mm	95
1970	32.8 °C29 March 1970	18.3 °C27 July 1970	24.9 °C	2,082 mm	102
1969	32.8 °C22 February 1969	18.8 °C20 September 1969	24.8 °C	2,125 mm	108
1968	32.7 °C16 February 1968	18.9 °C6 January 1968	24.7 °C	2,790 mm	93
1967	32.5 °C2 March 1967	17.0 °C6 January 1967	24.6 °C	1,869 mm	76
1966	32.7 °C13 February 1966	18.4 °C2 January 1966	24.8 °C	1,635 mm	140
1965	32.8 °C5 March 1965	16.6 °C19 January 1965	24.4 °C	1,812 mm	89
1964	33.7 °C14 February 1964	17.8 °C8 August 1964	24.6 °C	1,482 mm	130
1963	32.9 °C8 April 1963	19.6 °C20 July 1963	24.9 °C	2,003 mm	125
1962	34.0 °C3 March 1962	18.4 °C8 February 1962	24.7 °C	1,729 mm	129
1961	33.8 °C4 March 1961	16.5 °C31 January 1961	24.7 °C	1,619 mm	129
1960	32.1 °C2 February 1960	16.5 °C30 December 1960	24.7 °C	1,595 mm	106
1959	33.1 °C28 February 1959	17.5 °C1 January 1959	24.7 °C	1,688 mm	101
1958	32.4 °C27 February 1958	16.7 °C4 August 1958	24.4 °C	1,607 mm	75
1957	31.9 °C19 February 1957	15.1 °C9 January 1957	24.2 °C	2,115 mm	45
1956	32.4 °C9 April 1956	16.8 °C28 July 1956	24.0 °C	1,879 mm	41
1955	31.5 °C19 March 1955	17.4 °C6 September 1955	24.2 °C	1,944 mm	49
1954	31.7 °C28 February 1954	18.1 °C24 July 1954	24.2 °C	1,632 mm	61
1953	32.5 °C9 March 1953	18.0 °C22 September 1953	24.6 °C	1,709 mm	93
1952	32.6 °C23 April 1952	18.4 °C13 August 1952	24.6 °C	2,100 mm	99
1951	31.6 °C31 March 1951	17.4 °C19 August 1951	24.4 °C	1,855 mm	55
1950	33.1 °C15 March 1950	18.4 °C10 September 1950	24.3 °C	1,729 mm	84
1949	31.6 °C14 April 1949	17.9 °C18 August 1949	24.5 °C	1,553 mm	78
1948	32.2 °C23 February 1948	18.7 °C4 August 1948	24.4 °C	1,716 mm	66
1947	32.5 °C21 February 1947	17.1 °C2 January 1947	24.6 °C	1,870 mm	100
1946	32.8 °C13 March 1946	16.9 °C21 August 1946	24.3 °C	1,596 mm	102
1945	32.3 °C14 April 1945	18.4 °C4 July 1945	24.4 °C	1,650 mm	85
1944	32.5 °C13 March 1944	18.5 °C13 July 1944	24.4 °C	1,642 mm	96
1943	34.5 °C1 March 1943	17.0 °C19 August 1943	24.1 °C	1,366 mm	67
1942	32.4 °C13 February 1942	17.2 °C25 July 1942	24.3 °C	1,437 mm	76
1941	32.7 °C28 March 1941	20.1 °C19 July 1941	24.3 °C	2,072 mm	61
1940	32.1 °C10 March 1940	17.7 °C6 August 1940	24.3 °C	1,818 mm	53

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.3 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

209 d/yr

+73

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1640 mm

-200 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	32.3 °C	+1.9 °C	45 mm	-34 mm
Feb	33.0 °C	+1.8 °C	71 mm	-34 mm
Mar	33.2 °C	+1.9 °C	76 mm	-77 mm
Apr	32.0 °C	+1.1 °C	104 mm	-66 mm
May	30.4 °C	+0.7 °C	198 mm	-26 mm
Jun	28.6 °C	+0.6 °C	282 mm	+40 mm
Jul	27.8 °C	+0.5 °C	62 mm	-71 mm
Aug	26.9 °C	-0.3 °C	52 mm	-49 mm
Sep	28.8 °C	+0.8 °C	103 mm	-69 mm
Oct	29.7 °C	+0.8 °C	321 mm	+124 mm
Nov	30.4 °C	+0.9 °C	187 mm	+26 mm
Dec	30.3 °C	+0.8 °C	142 mm	+37 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.1 °C

17 Feb 2025

Coldest day

18.7 °C

16 Jul 2025

Wettest day

105.1 mm

1 Oct 2025

Windiest day

15.4 km/h

4 Sep 2025

Strongest gust

41.0 km/h

4 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.0 °C

17 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

21.2 °C

26 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

11.8 h

27 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Niapidou?

Niapidou has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,840 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Niapidou?

The hottest day measured in Niapidou between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2016, reaching 36.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Niapidou?

The coldest day measured in Niapidou between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1993, at 13.1 °C.

Does it snow in Niapidou?

Almost never: Niapidou sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Niapidou warmed?

Yes: Niapidou warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Niapidou?

The wettest day measured in Niapidou between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1984, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Niapidou?

The windiest day measured in Niapidou between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2016, with winds reaching 19.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Niapidou?

The warmest month in Niapidou is March (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Niapidou?

Niapidou receives on average 1,840 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 300 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Niapidou?

Niapidou gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Niapidou?

Yes: Niapidou has on average 353 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Niapidou?

In Niapidou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 6 April 2017, and the lowest was 12.3 °C on 9 January 1993.

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