Tchamba climate — normals and trends
Tchamba (Togo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,435 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 (28.9 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Tchamba averages 0 frost days, 276 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 177 rainy days per year.
Tchamba has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 12 March 1973) and the coldest 14.1 °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
TchambaCentrale
- coords
- 9.03°, 1.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
32.2°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,435mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
10.1km/h
Seasonal range
4.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
276 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
177 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.8 °C
Average feels-like low
23.9 °C
Average peak gust
26.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
309 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 = 0.82 · 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
40.4 °C
12 March 1973
Coldest day
14.1 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
141 mm
5 August 2017
Windiest day
22.7 km/h
29 April 1945
Strongest gust
51.1 km/h
21 October 1956
Hottest feels-like
44.9 °C
20 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.7 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
18 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 36.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 37.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 15 mm | -37 mm |
| Apr | 35.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 69 mm | -44 mm |
| May | 32.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 117 mm | -46 mm |
| Jun | 31.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 144 mm | -35 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 185 mm | -56 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 268 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 30.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 241 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 32.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 98 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 35.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 3 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 35.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tchamba?
Tchamba has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,435 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tchamba?
The hottest day measured in Tchamba between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1973, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tchamba?
The coldest day measured in Tchamba between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 14.1 °C.
Does it snow in Tchamba?
Almost never: Tchamba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tchamba warmed?
Yes: Tchamba warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tchamba?
The wettest day measured in Tchamba between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2017, with 141 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tchamba?
The windiest day measured in Tchamba between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 1945, with winds reaching 22.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tchamba?
The warmest month in Tchamba is March (28.9 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Tchamba?
Tchamba receives on average 1,435 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 177 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tchamba?
Tchamba gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tchamba?
Yes: Tchamba has on average 309 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tchamba?
In Tchamba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 20 April 2024, and the lowest was 9.7 °C on 9 January 1957.
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