Niamtougou climate — normals and trends
Niamtougou (Togo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 1,142 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 (29.8 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Niamtougou averages 0 frost days, 261 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 158 rainy days per year.
Niamtougou has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.9 °C (on 26 March 1983) and the coldest 13.2 °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
NiamtougouKara
- coords
- 9.77°, 1.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
32.1°C
Average daily low
21.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,142mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
11.5km/h
Seasonal range
5.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
261 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
158 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.7 °C
Average feels-like low
23.5 °C
Average peak gust
28.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
290 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
40.9 °C
26 March 1983
Coldest day
13.2 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
139 mm
4 September 2002
Windiest day
22.8 km/h
19 June 2018
Strongest gust
54.0 km/h
29 March 1988
Hottest feels-like
45.2 °C
17 April 2011
Coldest feels-like
9.0 °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 | 34.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 36.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 36.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 9 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 35.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 62 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 32.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 77 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 31.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 81 mm | -37 mm |
| Jul | 28.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 162 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 27.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 305 mm | +57 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 190 mm | -45 mm |
| Oct | 31.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 95 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 34.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 34.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Niamtougou?
Niamtougou has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 1,142 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Niamtougou?
The hottest day measured in Niamtougou between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1983, reaching 40.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Niamtougou?
The coldest day measured in Niamtougou between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 13.2 °C.
Does it snow in Niamtougou?
Almost never: Niamtougou sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Niamtougou warmed?
Yes: Niamtougou warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Niamtougou?
The wettest day measured in Niamtougou between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 2002, with 139 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Niamtougou?
The windiest day measured in Niamtougou between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 2018, with winds reaching 22.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Niamtougou?
The warmest month in Niamtougou is March (29.8 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Niamtougou?
Niamtougou receives on average 1,142 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 158 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Niamtougou?
Niamtougou gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Niamtougou?
Yes: Niamtougou has on average 290 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Niamtougou?
In Niamtougou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.2 °C on 17 April 2011, and the lowest was 9.0 °C on 9 January 1957.
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