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Abomey, Benin climate
As Tropical savanna (dry summer)
Abomey has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry summer), Köppen As). The hottest month is February with an average daily high near 97°F, while the coldest is August averaging around 72°F at night. Precipitation totals about 41 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 5.7 inches while January barely receives 0.32 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Abomey climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 95 | 97 | 96 | 94 | 91 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 93 | 95 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 84 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 84 | 85 |
| Avg low (°F) | 74 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 74 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 95 | 97 | 96 | 94 | 91 | 88 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 84 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 81 |
| Avg low (°F) | 74 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 74 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 86 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 93 | 95 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 84 | 85 |
| Avg low (°F) | 73 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 74 |
| Precipitation (in) | 5.7 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 34 | 49 | 70 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 68 | 46 | 32 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 71 | 77 | 81 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 83 | 74 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 34 | 49 | 70 | 76 | 73 | 72 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 71 | 77 | 81 | 85 | 87 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 79 | 80 | 79 | 68 | 46 | 32 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 87 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 83 | 74 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.3 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Bohicon, a weather station, about 9 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.