Atakpame climate — normals and trends
Atakpame (Togo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,091 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 (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Atakpame averages 0 frost days, 253 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 170 rainy days per year.
Atakpame has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.4 °C (on 16 March 1966) and the coldest 14.6 °C (on 28 December 2002).
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
AtakpamePlateaux
- coords
- 7.53°, 1.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
31.6°C
Average daily low
22.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,091mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
10.2km/h
Seasonal range
4.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
253 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
170 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.2 °C
Average feels-like low
26.3 °C
Average peak gust
26.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
351 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °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
39.4 °C
16 March 1966
Coldest day
14.6 °C
28 December 2002
Wettest day
93 mm
4 July 1995
Windiest day
21.3 km/h
17 February 1956
Strongest gust
49.3 km/h
3 March 1983
Hottest feels-like
44.9 °C
18 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
11.5 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
12 April 1940
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 | 34.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 35.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 15 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 35.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 18 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 33.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 50 mm | -37 mm |
| May | 32.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 86 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 31.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 113 mm | -42 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 139 mm | -36 mm |
| Aug | 28.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 94 mm | -74 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 135 mm | -42 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 111 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 33.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 11 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 34.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Atakpame?
Atakpame has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,091 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Atakpame?
The hottest day measured in Atakpame between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1966, reaching 39.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Atakpame?
The coldest day measured in Atakpame between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 2002, at 14.6 °C.
Does it snow in Atakpame?
Almost never: Atakpame sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Atakpame warmed?
Yes: Atakpame warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Atakpame?
The wettest day measured in Atakpame between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1995, with 93 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Atakpame?
The windiest day measured in Atakpame between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1956, with winds reaching 21.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Atakpame?
The warmest month in Atakpame is March (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Atakpame?
Atakpame receives on average 1,091 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 170 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Atakpame?
Atakpame gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Atakpame?
Yes: Atakpame has on average 351 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Atakpame?
In Atakpame, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 18 April 2024, and the lowest was 11.5 °C on 9 January 1957.
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