Sinkassé climate — normals and trends
Sinkassé (Togo) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 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 April (31.7 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Sinkassé averages 0 frost days, 297 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 115 rainy days per year.
Sinkassé 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 43.0 °C (on 9 April 1983) and the coldest 13.8 °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
SinkasséSavanes
- coords
- 11.10°, 0.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.9°C
Average daily high
33.4°C
Average daily low
22.9°C
Annual rainfall
772mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
6.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
297 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
115 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.0 °C
Average feels-like low
23.8 °C
Average peak gust
31.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
318 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
43.0 °C
9 April 1983
Coldest day
13.8 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
131 mm
31 August 1992
Windiest day
32.9 km/h
10 April 1983
Strongest gust
60.5 km/h
11 April 1983
Hottest feels-like
46.6 °C
6 April 1969
Coldest feels-like
8.9 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
14 July 2018
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 | 34.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 36.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 39.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 3 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 38.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 19 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 35.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 25 mm | -39 mm |
| Jun | 33.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 59 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 125 mm | -21 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 269 mm | +49 mm |
| Sep | 30.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 167 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 33.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 24 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 35.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 35.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sinkassé?
Sinkassé has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 772 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sinkassé?
The hottest day measured in Sinkassé between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 1983, reaching 43.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sinkassé?
The coldest day measured in Sinkassé between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 13.8 °C.
Does it snow in Sinkassé?
Almost never: Sinkassé sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sinkassé warmed?
Yes: Sinkassé warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sinkassé?
The wettest day measured in Sinkassé between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 1992, with 131 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sinkassé?
The windiest day measured in Sinkassé between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1983, with winds reaching 32.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sinkassé?
The warmest month in Sinkassé is April (31.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Sinkassé?
Sinkassé receives on average 772 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 115 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sinkassé?
Sinkassé gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sinkassé?
Yes: Sinkassé has on average 318 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sinkassé?
In Sinkassé, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 6 April 1969, and the lowest was 8.9 °C on 9 January 1957.
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