Sotouboua climate — normals and trends
Sotouboua (Togo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 1,420 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 (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Sotouboua averages 0 frost days, 244 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 189 rainy days per year.
Sotouboua 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 39.4 °C (on 12 March 1973) and the coldest 12.7 °C (on 11 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
SotoubouaCentrale
- coords
- 8.56°, 0.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
31.3°C
Average daily low
21.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,420mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
9.3km/h
Seasonal range
4.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
244 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
189 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.1 °C
Average feels-like low
23.7 °C
Average peak gust
25.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
287 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 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
39.4 °C
12 March 1973
Coldest day
12.7 °C
11 January 1957
Wettest day
142 mm
27 July 2007
Windiest day
20.9 km/h
13 April 2012
Strongest gust
51.1 km/h
18 October 2001
Hottest feels-like
44.2 °C
4 April 1998
Coldest feels-like
9.3 °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 | 34.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 35.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 3 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 35.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 27 mm | -43 mm |
| Apr | 33.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 67 mm | -51 mm |
| May | 31.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 85 mm | -67 mm |
| Jun | 30.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 127 mm | -52 mm |
| Jul | 28.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 158 mm | -73 mm |
| Aug | 27.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 207 mm | -57 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 253 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 31.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 108 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 34.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 5 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 34.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sotouboua?
Sotouboua has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 1,420 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sotouboua?
The hottest day measured in Sotouboua between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1973, reaching 39.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sotouboua?
The coldest day measured in Sotouboua between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1957, at 12.7 °C.
Does it snow in Sotouboua?
Almost never: Sotouboua sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sotouboua warmed?
Yes: Sotouboua warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sotouboua?
The wettest day measured in Sotouboua between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 2007, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sotouboua?
The windiest day measured in Sotouboua between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 2012, with winds reaching 20.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sotouboua?
The warmest month in Sotouboua is March (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Sotouboua?
Sotouboua receives on average 1,420 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 189 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sotouboua?
Sotouboua gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sotouboua?
Yes: Sotouboua has on average 287 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sotouboua?
In Sotouboua, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.2 °C on 4 April 1998, and the lowest was 9.3 °C on 9 January 1957.
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