Tabou climate — normals and trends
Tabou (Ivory Coast) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,895 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 April (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Tabou averages 0 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 293 rainy days per year.
Tabou has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.8 °C (on 19 February 2024) and the coldest 20.1 °C (on 5 August 1958).
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
TabouBas-Sassandra District
- coords
- 4.42°, -7.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
27.5°C
Average daily low
23.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,895mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
2.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
293 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.3 °C
Average feels-like low
27.6 °C
Average peak gust
27.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
31.8 °C
19 February 2024
Coldest day
20.1 °C
5 August 1958
Wettest day
258 mm
31 May 2019
Windiest day
26.8 km/h
26 July 1962
Strongest gust
46.1 km/h
12 September 1943
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
8 April 1986
Coldest feels-like
20.6 °C
5 August 1958
Sunniest day
12.1 h
29 June 1953
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 | 29.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 68 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 29.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 91 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 29.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 82 mm | -55 mm |
| Apr | 28.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 139 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 28.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 397 mm | +114 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 500 mm | +211 mm |
| Jul | 26.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 54 mm | -71 mm |
| Aug | 25.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 43 mm | -48 mm |
| Sep | 26.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 131 mm | -29 mm |
| Oct | 27.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 234 mm | +64 mm |
| Nov | 28.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 169 mm | +12 mm |
| Dec | 28.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 123 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tabou?
Tabou has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,895 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tabou?
The hottest day measured in Tabou between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 2024, reaching 31.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tabou?
The coldest day measured in Tabou between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1958, at 20.1 °C.
Does it snow in Tabou?
Almost never: Tabou sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tabou warmed?
Yes: Tabou warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tabou?
The wettest day measured in Tabou between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 2019, with 258 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tabou?
The windiest day measured in Tabou between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1962, with winds reaching 26.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tabou?
The warmest month in Tabou is April (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Tabou?
Tabou receives on average 1,895 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 293 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tabou?
Tabou gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tabou?
Yes: Tabou has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tabou?
In Tabou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 8 April 1986, and the lowest was 20.6 °C on 5 August 1958.
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