Saïoua climate — normals and trends
Saïoua (Ivory Coast) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,062 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 (24.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Saïoua averages 0 frost days, 199 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 204 rainy days per year.
Saïoua has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 14 February 2024) and the coldest 13.6 °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
SaïouaSassandra-Marahoue
- coords
- 6.49°, -6.28°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
30.3°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,062mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
10.4km/h
Seasonal range
2.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
199 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
204 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.9 °C
Average feels-like low
25.7 °C
Average peak gust
26.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
352 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.84 · 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
38.5 °C
14 February 2024
Coldest day
13.6 °C
8 January 1983
Wettest day
97 mm
12 September 2017
Windiest day
20.2 km/h
22 February 1943
Strongest gust
50.0 km/h
22 February 1943
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
2 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
11.4 °C
6 January 1989
Sunniest day
12.4 h
3 July 1942
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 | 34.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 8 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 35.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 36 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 33.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 69 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 32.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 48 mm | -59 mm |
| May | 31.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 79 mm | -38 mm |
| Jun | 30.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 95 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 28.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 55 mm | -33 mm |
| Aug | 27.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 55 mm | -43 mm |
| Sep | 29.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 87 mm | -67 mm |
| Oct | 30.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 162 mm | +29 mm |
| Nov | 30.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 59 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 31.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 42 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Saïoua?
Saïoua has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,062 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Saïoua?
The hottest day measured in Saïoua between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 2024, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Saïoua?
The coldest day measured in Saïoua between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1983, at 13.6 °C.
Does it snow in Saïoua?
Almost never: Saïoua sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Saïoua warmed?
Yes: Saïoua warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Saïoua?
The wettest day measured in Saïoua between 1940 and 2025 was 12 September 2017, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Saïoua?
The windiest day measured in Saïoua between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1943, with winds reaching 20.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Saïoua?
The warmest month in Saïoua is February (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Saïoua?
Saïoua receives on average 1,062 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 204 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Saïoua?
Saïoua gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Saïoua?
Yes: Saïoua has on average 352 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Saïoua?
In Saïoua, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 2 April 2024, and the lowest was 11.4 °C on 6 January 1989.
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