Kara climate — normals and trends
Kara (Togo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,397 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 (28.6 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kara averages 0 frost days, 243 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 175 rainy days per year.
Kara 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 39.9 °C (on 16 March 2024) and the coldest 13.1 °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
KaraKara
- coords
- 9.55°, 1.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
31.4°C
Average daily low
20.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,397mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
10.4km/h
Seasonal range
5.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
243 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
175 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.1 °C
Average feels-like low
22.7 °C
Average peak gust
27.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
265 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · 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
39.9 °C
16 March 2024
Coldest day
13.1 °C
8 January 1962
Wettest day
168 mm
21 August 2013
Windiest day
21.1 km/h
4 April 1960
Strongest gust
54.0 km/h
29 March 1988
Hottest feels-like
44.1 °C
19 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
8.7 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
20 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 | 34.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 36.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 36.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 12 mm | -32 mm |
| Apr | 34.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 60 mm | -37 mm |
| May | 31.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 108 mm | -37 mm |
| Jun | 30.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 109 mm | -50 mm |
| Jul | 28.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 190 mm | -41 mm |
| Aug | 27.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 341 mm | +55 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 234 mm | -38 mm |
| Oct | 31.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 107 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 34.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 3 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 34.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kara?
Kara has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,397 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kara?
The hottest day measured in Kara between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2024, reaching 39.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kara?
The coldest day measured in Kara between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1962, at 13.1 °C.
Does it snow in Kara?
Almost never: Kara sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kara warmed?
Yes: Kara warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kara?
The wettest day measured in Kara between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 2013, with 168 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kara?
The windiest day measured in Kara between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 1960, with winds reaching 21.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kara?
The warmest month in Kara is March (28.6 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Kara?
Kara receives on average 1,397 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 175 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kara?
Kara gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kara?
Yes: Kara has on average 265 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kara?
In Kara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.1 °C on 19 April 2024, and the lowest was 8.7 °C on 9 January 1957.
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