Petitgoa I climate — normals and trends
Petitgoa I (Ivory Coast) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 1,164 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Petitgoa I averages 0 frost days, 184 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 214 rainy days per year.
Petitgoa I 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 37.8 °C (on 7 March 2016) and the coldest 15.1 °C (on 8 January 1983).
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
Petitgoa IBas-Sassandra District
- coords
- 6.12°, -6.71°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
30.1°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,164mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
10.9km/h
Seasonal range
2.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
184 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
214 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.0 °C
Average feels-like low
26.0 °C
Average peak gust
25.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
355 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.83 · 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
37.8 °C
7 March 2016
Coldest day
15.1 °C
8 January 1983
Wettest day
169 mm
26 September 2021
Windiest day
20.8 km/h
22 February 1943
Strongest gust
46.8 km/h
7 January 2016
Hottest feels-like
43.8 °C
2 April 2019
Coldest feels-like
11.9 °C
6 January 1989
Sunniest day
12.4 h
20 June 1949
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 14 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 34.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 31 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 33.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 78 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 32.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 77 mm | -46 mm |
| May | 31.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 74 mm | -66 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 123 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 28.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 60 mm | -37 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 48 mm | -52 mm |
| Sep | 29.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 102 mm | -55 mm |
| Oct | 30.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 159 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 30.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 77 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | 30.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 45 mm | +13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Petitgoa I?
Petitgoa I has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 1,164 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Petitgoa I?
The hottest day measured in Petitgoa I between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 2016, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Petitgoa I?
The coldest day measured in Petitgoa I between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1983, at 15.1 °C.
Does it snow in Petitgoa I?
Almost never: Petitgoa I sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Petitgoa I warmed?
Yes: Petitgoa I warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Petitgoa I?
The wettest day measured in Petitgoa I between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 2021, with 169 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Petitgoa I?
The windiest day measured in Petitgoa I between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1943, with winds reaching 20.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Petitgoa I?
The warmest month in Petitgoa I is February (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Petitgoa I?
Petitgoa I receives on average 1,164 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 214 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Petitgoa I?
Petitgoa I gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Petitgoa I?
Yes: Petitgoa I has on average 355 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Petitgoa I?
In Petitgoa I, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 2 April 2019, and the lowest was 11.9 °C on 6 January 1989.
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