Bafilo climate — normals and trends
Bafilo (Togo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 1,489 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 (28.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Bafilo averages 0 frost days, 249 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 179 rainy days per year.
Bafilo 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 39.7 °C (on 12 March 1973) and the coldest 13.0 °C (on 8 January 1962).
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
BafiloKara
- coords
- 9.35°, 1.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
31.5°C
Average daily low
20.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,489mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
9.8km/h
Seasonal range
4.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
249 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
179 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.0 °C
Average feels-like low
22.9 °C
Average peak gust
27.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
272 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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
39.7 °C
12 March 1973
Coldest day
13.0 °C
8 January 1962
Wettest day
140 mm
21 August 2013
Windiest day
21.0 km/h
4 April 1960
Strongest gust
54.0 km/h
21 October 1956
Hottest feels-like
44.2 °C
19 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
8.9 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
20 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 35.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 36.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 16 mm | -38 mm |
| Apr | 34.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 60 mm | -51 mm |
| May | 31.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 109 mm | -48 mm |
| Jun | 30.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 121 mm | -56 mm |
| Jul | 28.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 194 mm | -49 mm |
| Aug | 27.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 311 mm | +17 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 274 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 31.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 125 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 34.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 4 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 34.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bafilo?
Bafilo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 1,489 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bafilo?
The hottest day measured in Bafilo between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1973, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bafilo?
The coldest day measured in Bafilo between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1962, at 13.0 °C.
Does it snow in Bafilo?
Almost never: Bafilo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bafilo warmed?
Yes: Bafilo warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bafilo?
The wettest day measured in Bafilo between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 2013, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bafilo?
The windiest day measured in Bafilo between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 1960, with winds reaching 21.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bafilo?
The warmest month in Bafilo is March (28.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Bafilo?
Bafilo receives on average 1,489 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 179 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bafilo?
Bafilo gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bafilo?
Yes: Bafilo has on average 272 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bafilo?
In Bafilo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.2 °C on 19 April 2024, and the lowest was 8.9 °C on 9 January 1957.
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