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Monthly climate in Bassila, Donga, Benin

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Bassila features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 30 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (61 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1432 mm (56.4 inches) and receives 166 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Bassila enjoys an average of 3779 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 35 minutes to 12 hours 37 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Bassila, Donga, Benin §

The warmest months in Bassila are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 30 °C (84 - 87 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Bassila experiences 327 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Bassila, Donga, Benin.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Average high 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Daily mean 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)
Average low 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Bassila, Donga, Benin §

Bassila usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 27 rainy days and 263 mm (10.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Bassila are January, November and December. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Bassila, Donga, Benin.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0 (0.0) 7 (0.3) 40 (1.6) 78 (3.1) 138 (5.4) 193 (7.6) 275 (10.8) 291 (11.4) 224 (8.8) 179 (7.1) 6 (0.2) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 1 7 14 21 24 29 27 25 17 1 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Bassila, Donga, Benin §

The sunniest months in Bassila are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 43 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Bassila: January, February and September receive an average of 9 hours 42 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Bassila, Donga, Benin.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 271 300 325 322 339 322 319 302 301 321 322 331
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 38m 11h 49m 12h 3m 12h 18m 12h 31m 12h 37m 12h 34m 12h 23m 12h 9m 11h 54m 11h 41m 11h 35m

Solar UV radiation in Bassila, Donga, Benin §

Bassila experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.February, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Bassila UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Bassila, Donga, Benin.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 11 11 12 13 13 12 13 13 14 12 10 10