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 99°F, while the coldest is August averaging around 71°F at night. Precipitation totals about 44 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — September alone averages 8.6 inches while December barely receives 0.08 inches.

☀️ All year

Very hot

Daytime highs near 99°F most of the year.

🌙 Nights

Stays warm

Even the coolest nights stay near 71°F.

🌧️ Rain

Wet

About 44 in of rain a year.

Wettest in September

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours 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 (°F)	95	98	99	96	92	88	85	84	86	89	94	95
Avg temp (°F)	82	86	87	86	83	80	78	77	78	80	82	82
Avg low (°F)	69	73	76	75	74	72	72	71	71	71	71	69
Precipitation (in)	0.2	0.2	1.2	2.8	4.6	5.8	7.2	8.5	8.6	4.5	0.3	0.1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	95	98	99	96	92	88
Avg temp (°F)	82	86	87	86	83	80
Avg low (°F)	69	73	76	75	74	72
Precipitation (in)	0.2	0.2	1.2	2.8	4.6	5.8

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	85	84	86	89	94	95
Avg temp (°F)	78	77	78	80	82	82
Avg low (°F)	72	71	71	71	71	69
Precipitation (in)	7.2	8.5	8.6	4.5	0.3	0.1

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.

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