Zouan-Hounien climate — normals and trends
Zouan-Hounien (Ivory Coast) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 1,405 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 (23.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Zouan-Hounien averages 0 frost days, 160 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 227 rainy days per year.
Zouan-Hounien has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 21 February 2016) and the coldest 13.1 °C (on 9 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
Zouan-HounienMontagnes
- coords
- 6.92°, -8.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
29.8°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,405mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
9.9km/h
Seasonal range
3.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
160 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
227 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.2 °C
Average feels-like low
25.4 °C
Average peak gust
24.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
346 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.81 · 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
38.9 °C
21 February 2016
Coldest day
13.1 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
168 mm
11 August 2002
Windiest day
22.9 km/h
23 February 1943
Strongest gust
49.3 km/h
22 February 1943
Hottest feels-like
43.8 °C
10 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
11.7 °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 | 34.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 4 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 34.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 23 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 33.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 90 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 32.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 77 mm | -47 mm |
| May | 31.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 83 mm | -75 mm |
| Jun | 29.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 97 mm | -76 mm |
| Jul | 27.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 173 mm | +25 mm |
| Aug | 27.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 153 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 180 mm | -48 mm |
| Oct | 29.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 209 mm | +54 mm |
| Nov | 30.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 50 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 31.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 28 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zouan-Hounien?
Zouan-Hounien has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 1,405 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zouan-Hounien?
The hottest day measured in Zouan-Hounien between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2016, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zouan-Hounien?
The coldest day measured in Zouan-Hounien between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 13.1 °C.
Does it snow in Zouan-Hounien?
Almost never: Zouan-Hounien sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Zouan-Hounien warmed?
Yes: Zouan-Hounien warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zouan-Hounien?
The wettest day measured in Zouan-Hounien between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2002, with 168 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zouan-Hounien?
The windiest day measured in Zouan-Hounien between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1943, with winds reaching 22.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zouan-Hounien?
The warmest month in Zouan-Hounien is February (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Zouan-Hounien?
Zouan-Hounien receives on average 1,405 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 227 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zouan-Hounien?
Zouan-Hounien gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Zouan-Hounien?
Yes: Zouan-Hounien has on average 346 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zouan-Hounien?
In Zouan-Hounien, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 10 March 2024, and the lowest was 11.7 °C on 9 January 1957.
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