Ouangolodougou climate — normals and trends
Ouangolodougou (Ivory Coast) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,073 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 (29.7 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Ouangolodougou averages 0 frost days, 287 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Ouangolodougou 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 40.5 °C (on 29 March 1941) and the coldest 13.0 °C (on 28 December 1960).
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
OuangolodougouSavanes District
- coords
- 9.97°, -5.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.8°C
Average daily high
32.5°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,073mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
12.0km/h
Seasonal range
5.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
287 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.7 °C
Average feels-like low
23.6 °C
Average peak gust
28.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
302 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
40.5 °C
29 March 1941
Coldest day
13.0 °C
28 December 1960
Wettest day
186 mm
6 September 1996
Windiest day
24.9 km/h
24 March 1959
Strongest gust
55.8 km/h
22 February 1943
Hottest feels-like
45.7 °C
2 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.1 °C
28 December 1960
Sunniest day
12.6 h
27 June 1940
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 | 34.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 35.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 37.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 45 mm | +17 mm |
| Apr | 36.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 20 mm | -48 mm |
| May | 34.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 28 mm | -70 mm |
| Jun | 32.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 73 mm | -41 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 204 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 218 mm | -40 mm |
| Sep | 30.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 243 mm | +50 mm |
| Oct | 33.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 34 mm | -53 mm |
| Nov | 34.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 12 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 33.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 10 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ouangolodougou?
Ouangolodougou has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,073 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ouangolodougou?
The hottest day measured in Ouangolodougou between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 1941, reaching 40.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ouangolodougou?
The coldest day measured in Ouangolodougou between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1960, at 13.0 °C.
Does it snow in Ouangolodougou?
Almost never: Ouangolodougou sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ouangolodougou warmed?
Yes: Ouangolodougou warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ouangolodougou?
The wettest day measured in Ouangolodougou between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1996, with 186 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ouangolodougou?
The windiest day measured in Ouangolodougou between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 1959, with winds reaching 24.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ouangolodougou?
The warmest month in Ouangolodougou is March (29.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Ouangolodougou?
Ouangolodougou receives on average 1,073 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ouangolodougou?
Ouangolodougou gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ouangolodougou?
Yes: Ouangolodougou has on average 302 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ouangolodougou?
In Ouangolodougou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.7 °C on 2 April 2024, and the lowest was 9.1 °C on 28 December 1960.
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