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Monthly climate in Aplahoue, Kouffo, Benin

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Aplahoue features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (65 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1141 mm (44.9 inches) and receives 181 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Aplahoue enjoys an average of 3641 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 43 minutes to 12 hours 30 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Aplahoue, Kouffo, Benin §

The warmest months in Aplahoue are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 30 °C (84 - 86 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Aplahoue experiences 329 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 Aplahoue, Kouffo, 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)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(96°F)
Average high 35°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Daily mean 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Average low 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Mean minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Aplahoue, Kouffo, Benin §

Aplahoue usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 22 rainy days and 162 mm (6.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Aplahoue are January, February and December. On average, 18 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Aplahoue, Kouffo, 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) 7 (0.3) 34 (1.4) 59 (2.3) 82 (3.2) 123 (4.8) 140 (5.5) 156 (6.1) 161 (6.3) 167 (6.6) 159 (6.3) 40 (1.6) 14 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 6 14 16 19 23 23 21 24 21 10 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Aplahoue, Kouffo, Benin §

The sunniest months in Aplahoue are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Aplahoue: January, February and September receive an average of 9 hours 22 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Aplahoue, Kouffo, 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 264 290 316 310 326 301 304 300 289 305 311 322
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 45m 11h 53m 12h 4m 12h 15m 12h 25m 12h 30m 12h 27m 12h 19m 12h 8m 11h 56m 11h 47m 11h 43m

Solar UV radiation in Aplahoue, Kouffo, Benin §

Aplahoue experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May 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 Aplahoue UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Aplahoue, Kouffo, 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 14 13 12 12 12 13 12 10 10