Badou climate — normals and trends
Badou (Togo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 1,772 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Badou averages 0 frost days, 145 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 248 rainy days per year.
Badou has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 21 February 2020) and the coldest 15.3 °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
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- coords
- 7.58°, 0.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
29.2°C
Average daily low
22.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,772mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
9.3km/h
Seasonal range
3.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
145 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
248 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.3 °C
Average feels-like low
25.9 °C
Average peak gust
24.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
356 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °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
37.8 °C
21 February 2020
Coldest day
15.3 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
171 mm
26 July 2007
Windiest day
18.6 km/h
13 April 2012
Strongest gust
43.9 km/h
23 October 2006
Hottest feels-like
42.2 °C
24 February 2016
Coldest feels-like
12.3 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
24 March 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 | 33.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 1 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 33.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 51 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 31.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 63 mm | -52 mm |
| Apr | 31.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 84 mm | -61 mm |
| May | 30.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 139 mm | -42 mm |
| Jun | 29.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 208 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 26.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 162 mm | -42 mm |
| Aug | 26.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 113 mm | -89 mm |
| Sep | 27.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 259 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 29.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 189 mm | -36 mm |
| Nov | 30.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 100 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 30.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 53 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Badou?
Badou has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 1,772 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Badou?
The hottest day measured in Badou between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2020, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Badou?
The coldest day measured in Badou between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 15.3 °C.
Does it snow in Badou?
Almost never: Badou sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Badou warmed?
Yes: Badou warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Badou?
The wettest day measured in Badou between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2007, with 171 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Badou?
The windiest day measured in Badou between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 2012, with winds reaching 18.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Badou?
The warmest month in Badou is February (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Badou?
Badou receives on average 1,772 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 248 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Badou?
Badou gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Badou?
Yes: Badou has on average 356 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Badou?
In Badou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 24 February 2016, and the lowest was 12.3 °C on 9 January 1957.
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