Sokodé climate — normals and trends
Sokodé (Togo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,490 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 (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Sokodé averages 0 frost days, 262 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 182 rainy days per year.
Sokodé has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 12 March 1973) and the coldest 13.8 °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
SokodéCentrale
- coords
- 8.98°, 1.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
31.8°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,490mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
9.6km/h
Seasonal range
4.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
262 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
182 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.5 °C
Average feels-like low
23.7 °C
Average peak gust
26.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
298 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.81 · 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
40.1 °C
12 March 1973
Coldest day
13.8 °C
8 January 1962
Wettest day
127 mm
5 August 2017
Windiest day
20.1 km/h
15 August 2020
Strongest gust
52.2 km/h
21 October 1956
Hottest feels-like
44.5 °C
20 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.6 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
21 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 | 34.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 36.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 36.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 19 mm | -39 mm |
| Apr | 34.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 71 mm | -47 mm |
| May | 32.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 106 mm | -56 mm |
| Jun | 31.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 136 mm | -46 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 182 mm | -58 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 277 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 29.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 270 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 32.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 136 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 35.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 4 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 35.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sokodé?
Sokodé has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,490 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sokodé?
The hottest day measured in Sokodé between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1973, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sokodé?
The coldest day measured in Sokodé between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1962, at 13.8 °C.
Does it snow in Sokodé?
Almost never: Sokodé sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sokodé warmed?
Yes: Sokodé warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sokodé?
The wettest day measured in Sokodé between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2017, with 127 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sokodé?
The windiest day measured in Sokodé between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 2020, with winds reaching 20.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sokodé?
The warmest month in Sokodé is March (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Sokodé?
Sokodé receives on average 1,490 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 182 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sokodé?
Sokodé gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sokodé?
Yes: Sokodé has on average 298 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sokodé?
In Sokodé, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 20 April 2024, and the lowest was 9.6 °C on 9 January 1957.
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