Watté climate — normals and trends
Watté (Ivory Coast) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 1,654 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 (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Watté averages 0 frost days, 143 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 288 rainy days per year.
Watté has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.5 °C (on 12 February 2016) and the coldest 14.9 °C (on 6 January 1989).
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
WattéBas-Sassandra District
- coords
- 4.94°, -6.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
29.4°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,654mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
87%
Average peak wind
10.3km/h
Seasonal range
2.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
143 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
288 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.0 °C
Average feels-like low
26.3 °C
Average peak gust
28.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
356 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.85 · 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
36.5 °C
12 February 2016
Coldest day
14.9 °C
6 January 1989
Wettest day
168 mm
24 June 2022
Windiest day
19.7 km/h
7 January 2016
Strongest gust
48.2 km/h
24 August 2024
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
26 February 2016
Coldest feels-like
14.6 °C
6 January 1989
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 | 32.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 42 mm | -35 mm |
| Feb | 32.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 63 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 32.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 103 mm | -32 mm |
| Apr | 31.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 84 mm | -56 mm |
| May | 30.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 164 mm | -43 mm |
| Jun | 28.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 283 mm | +56 mm |
| Jul | 27.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 44 mm | -62 mm |
| Aug | 27.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 43 mm | -43 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 121 mm | -34 mm |
| Oct | 29.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 205 mm | +31 mm |
| Nov | 30.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 158 mm | +14 mm |
| Dec | 30.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 102 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Watté?
Watté has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 1,654 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Watté?
The hottest day measured in Watté between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2016, reaching 36.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Watté?
The coldest day measured in Watté between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1989, at 14.9 °C.
Does it snow in Watté?
Almost never: Watté sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Watté warmed?
Yes: Watté warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Watté?
The wettest day measured in Watté between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 2022, with 168 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Watté?
The windiest day measured in Watté between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2016, with winds reaching 19.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Watté?
The warmest month in Watté is March (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Watté?
Watté receives on average 1,654 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 288 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Watté?
Watté gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Watté?
Yes: Watté has on average 356 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Watté?
In Watté, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 26 February 2016, and the lowest was 14.6 °C on 6 January 1989.
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