Zuénoula climate — normals and trends
Zuénoula (Ivory Coast) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 1,022 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 (28.4 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Zuénoula averages 0 frost days, 257 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 175 rainy days per year.
Zuénoula 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 40.3 °C (on 25 February 2016) and the coldest 12.0 °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
ZuénoulaSassandra-Marahoue
- coords
- 7.43°, -6.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
31.5°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,022mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
11.6km/h
Seasonal range
3.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
257 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
175 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.7 °C
Average feels-like low
25.6 °C
Average peak gust
26.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
344 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.83 · 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
40.3 °C
25 February 2016
Coldest day
12.0 °C
4 January 1967
Wettest day
102 mm
26 September 2021
Windiest day
22.9 km/h
30 May 1987
Strongest gust
52.6 km/h
22 February 1943
Hottest feels-like
44.4 °C
24 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
9.0 °C
4 January 1967
Sunniest day
12.4 h
8 July 1977
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 | 35.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 1 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 36.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 14 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 35.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 75 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 33.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 52 mm | -49 mm |
| May | 33.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 78 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 31.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 53 mm | -47 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 69 mm | -35 mm |
| Aug | 28.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 88 mm | -42 mm |
| Sep | 30.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 144 mm | -30 mm |
| Oct | 31.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 100 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 32.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 28 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 33.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 17 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zuénoula?
Zuénoula has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 1,022 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zuénoula?
The hottest day measured in Zuénoula between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2016, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zuénoula?
The coldest day measured in Zuénoula between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1967, at 12.0 °C.
Does it snow in Zuénoula?
Almost never: Zuénoula sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Zuénoula warmed?
Yes: Zuénoula warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zuénoula?
The wettest day measured in Zuénoula between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 2021, with 102 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zuénoula?
The windiest day measured in Zuénoula between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 1987, with winds reaching 22.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zuénoula?
The warmest month in Zuénoula is February (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Zuénoula?
Zuénoula receives on average 1,022 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 175 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zuénoula?
Zuénoula gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Zuénoula?
Yes: Zuénoula has on average 344 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zuénoula?
In Zuénoula, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 24 February 2005, and the lowest was 9.0 °C on 4 January 1967.
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