Zou climate — normals and trends
Zou (Ivory Coast) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,275 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Zou averages 0 frost days, 183 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 215 rainy days per year.
Zou has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 21 February 2016) and the coldest 13.2 °C (on 10 January 1957).
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
ZouMontagnes
- coords
- 6.98°, -7.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
30.1°C
Average daily low
21.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,275mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
10.1km/h
Seasonal range
3.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
183 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
215 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.5 °C
Average feels-like low
25.2 °C
Average peak gust
26.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
343 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °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
39.6 °C
21 February 2016
Coldest day
13.2 °C
10 January 1957
Wettest day
118 mm
17 September 1977
Windiest day
21.5 km/h
23 February 1943
Strongest gust
51.5 km/h
22 February 1943
Hottest feels-like
43.3 °C
10 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
11.0 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.3 h
8 June 2022
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 | 34.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 1 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 34.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 24 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 33.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 76 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 32.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 61 mm | -50 mm |
| May | 32.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 79 mm | -57 mm |
| Jun | 30.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 83 mm | -65 mm |
| Jul | 27.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 150 mm | +17 mm |
| Aug | 27.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 178 mm | +8 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 157 mm | -54 mm |
| Oct | 29.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 174 mm | +29 mm |
| Nov | 30.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 33 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 31.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 29 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zou?
Zou has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,275 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zou?
The hottest day measured in Zou between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2016, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zou?
The coldest day measured in Zou between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1957, at 13.2 °C.
Does it snow in Zou?
Almost never: Zou sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Zou warmed?
Yes: Zou warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zou?
The wettest day measured in Zou between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1977, with 118 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zou?
The windiest day measured in Zou between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1943, with winds reaching 21.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zou?
The warmest month in Zou is February (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Zou?
Zou receives on average 1,275 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 215 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zou?
Zou gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Zou?
Yes: Zou has on average 343 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zou?
In Zou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 10 March 2024, and the lowest was 11.0 °C on 9 January 1957.
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