Vavoua climate — normals and trends
Vavoua (Ivory Coast) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 981 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 (28.2 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Vavoua averages 0 frost days, 243 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 171 rainy days per year.
Vavoua has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.0 °C (on 21 February 2016) and the coldest 13.4 °C (on 4 January 1967).
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
VavouaSassandra-Marahoue
- coords
- 7.38°, -6.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
31.3°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
981mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
11.7km/h
Seasonal range
3.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
243 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
171 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.4 °C
Average feels-like low
25.3 °C
Average peak gust
27.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
346 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · 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
40.0 °C
21 February 2016
Coldest day
13.4 °C
4 January 1967
Wettest day
170 mm
1 August 1952
Windiest day
23.1 km/h
17 August 1974
Strongest gust
53.6 km/h
22 February 1943
Hottest feels-like
44.0 °C
14 March 2020
Coldest feels-like
10.1 °C
4 January 1967
Sunniest day
12.4 h
23 June 1954
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 | 35.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 2 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 36.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 13 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 35.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 72 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 33.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 44 mm | -51 mm |
| May | 33.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 64 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 31.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 55 mm | -42 mm |
| Jul | 28.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 73 mm | -28 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 113 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 30.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 146 mm | -22 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 93 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 31.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 21 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 33.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 14 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vavoua?
Vavoua has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 981 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vavoua?
The hottest day measured in Vavoua between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2016, reaching 40.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vavoua?
The coldest day measured in Vavoua between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1967, at 13.4 °C.
Does it snow in Vavoua?
Almost never: Vavoua sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Vavoua warmed?
Yes: Vavoua warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vavoua?
The wettest day measured in Vavoua between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1952, with 170 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vavoua?
The windiest day measured in Vavoua between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1974, with winds reaching 23.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vavoua?
The warmest month in Vavoua is February (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Vavoua?
Vavoua receives on average 981 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 171 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vavoua?
Vavoua gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Vavoua?
Yes: Vavoua has on average 346 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vavoua?
In Vavoua, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 14 March 2020, and the lowest was 10.1 °C on 4 January 1967.
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