Palimé climate — normals and trends
Palimé (Togo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,570 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 (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Palimé averages 0 frost days, 210 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 240 rainy days per year.
Palimé has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.1 °C (on 29 February 2020) and the coldest 14.9 °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
PaliméPlateaux
- coords
- 6.90°, 0.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.3°C
Average daily high
30.3°C
Average daily low
21.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,570mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
8.8km/h
Seasonal range
3.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
210 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
240 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.0 °C
Average feels-like low
25.6 °C
Average peak gust
25.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
344 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.86 · 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
38.1 °C
29 February 2020
Coldest day
14.9 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
93 mm
12 September 2019
Windiest day
19.3 km/h
13 April 2012
Strongest gust
56.9 km/h
17 October 1985
Hottest feels-like
43.6 °C
14 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
11.3 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
18 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 | 34.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 3 mm | -23 mm |
| Feb | 34.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 47 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 33.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 46 mm | -64 mm |
| Apr | 32.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 73 mm | -65 mm |
| May | 31.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 160 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 30.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 179 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 27.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 149 mm | -53 mm |
| Aug | 27.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 119 mm | -64 mm |
| Sep | 28.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 237 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 30.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 144 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 32.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 38 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 32.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 25 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Palimé?
Palimé has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,570 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Palimé?
The hottest day measured in Palimé between 1940 and 2025 was 29 February 2020, reaching 38.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Palimé?
The coldest day measured in Palimé between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 14.9 °C.
Does it snow in Palimé?
Almost never: Palimé sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Palimé warmed?
Yes: Palimé warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Palimé?
The wettest day measured in Palimé between 1940 and 2025 was 12 September 2019, with 93 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Palimé?
The windiest day measured in Palimé between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 2012, with winds reaching 19.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Palimé?
The warmest month in Palimé is February (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Palimé?
Palimé receives on average 1,570 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 240 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Palimé?
Palimé gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Palimé?
Yes: Palimé has on average 344 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Palimé?
In Palimé, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.6 °C on 14 February 2024, and the lowest was 11.3 °C on 9 January 1957.
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