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Parakou, Benin climate
As Tropical savanna (dry summer)
Parakou has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry summer), Köppen As). The hottest month is March with an average daily high near 37°C, while the coldest is August averaging around 22°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1120 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — September alone averages 218 mm while December barely receives 2 mm.
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)Parakou climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 35 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 35 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 5 | 5 | 32 | 72 | 117 | 147 | 184 | 216 | 218 | 115 | 8 | 2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 35 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 5 | 5 | 32 | 72 | 117 | 147 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 35 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 184 | 216 | 218 | 115 | 8 | 2 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 26 | 35 | 55 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 76 | 81 | 75 | 58 | 31 | 23 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 40 | 40 | 54 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 81 | 64 | 48 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 26 | 35 | 55 | 66 | 67 | 66 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 40 | 40 | 54 | 68 | 76 | 80 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 76 | 81 | 75 | 58 | 31 | 23 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 86 | 85 | 81 | 64 | 48 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Parakou, a weather station, about 2 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.