Sahoua climate — normals and trends
Sahoua (Ivory Coast) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,992 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Sahoua averages 0 frost days, 142 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 312 rainy days per year.
Sahoua 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 36.2 °C (on 20 March 2013) and the coldest 14.7 °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
SahouaBas-Sassandra District
- coords
- 5.06°, -6.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
29.4°C
Average daily low
22.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,992mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
10.9km/h
Seasonal range
2.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
142 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
312 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.1 °C
Average feels-like low
26.8 °C
Average peak gust
28.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
360 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.1 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
36.2 °C
20 March 2013
Coldest day
14.7 °C
9 January 1993
Wettest day
244 mm
4 June 2007
Windiest day
21.3 km/h
13 August 1998
Strongest gust
47.5 km/h
6 January 2016
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
20 March 2013
Coldest feels-like
15.1 °C
9 January 1993
Sunniest day
12.3 h
29 June 1953
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 53 mm | -42 mm |
| Feb | 33.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 70 mm | -40 mm |
| Mar | 33.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 69 mm | -81 mm |
| Apr | 32.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 110 mm | -55 mm |
| May | 30.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 226 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 28.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 384 mm | +93 mm |
| Jul | 27.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 68 mm | -71 mm |
| Aug | 27.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 58 mm | -42 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 158 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 29.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 273 mm | +64 mm |
| Nov | 30.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 196 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | 30.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 155 mm | +23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sahoua?
Sahoua has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,992 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sahoua?
The hottest day measured in Sahoua between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 2013, reaching 36.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sahoua?
The coldest day measured in Sahoua between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1993, at 14.7 °C.
Does it snow in Sahoua?
Almost never: Sahoua sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sahoua warmed?
Yes: Sahoua warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sahoua?
The wettest day measured in Sahoua between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 2007, with 244 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sahoua?
The windiest day measured in Sahoua between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1998, with winds reaching 21.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sahoua?
The warmest month in Sahoua is March (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Sahoua?
Sahoua receives on average 1,992 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 312 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sahoua?
Sahoua gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sahoua?
Yes: Sahoua has on average 360 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sahoua?
In Sahoua, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 20 March 2013, and the lowest was 15.1 °C on 9 January 1993.
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