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Doumè, Benin
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Climate guideThirty-year normals for Doumè

Doumè climate by month

Tropical savanna · AwBest Jan · Nov–Dec
Annual mean27°day and night
Seasonal swing5°warmest vs coolest
Precipitation1,202 mm188 wet days a year
8.02° N, 1.64° EElevation 226 mUTC+1 · West Africa Time
When to goDoumè · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec41October
Best timeJan · Nov–Dec
October: high / low30° / 22°
iSummary

What the weather is like

Doumè has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw): .

The warmest month is February, when afternoons average 36° and nights 22°. August is the coolest month, with highs of 28° and lows of 22°. The difference between the warmest and the coolest month is about 5°, a small seasonal swing typical of places tempered by the sea.

About 1,202 mm of precipitation falls in an average year. September is the wettest month (171 mm, 29 wet days) and January the driest (5 mm, 1 wet days). Cloud cover ranges from 18% in December to 52% in May.

Compared with Porto-Novo, the capital, Doumè is 5.6° warmer on a February afternoon and receives less precipitation over the year.

Year in figures

Hottest afternoons
36° · February
Coldest nights
21° · January
Wettest month
September
Driest month
January
Clearest skies
December · 18% cloud
Longest day
12 h 35 min
Shortest day
11 h 40 min
iiCharts

Twelve months at a glance

Temperature and precipitation

Daily high/low range bars, monthly precipitation columns

Temperature curve

Average high, low
20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Daylight

Hours between sunrise and sunset on the 15th of each month
1213JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
iiiData table

Climate normals month by month

Climate normals for Doumè by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high35°36°35°34°32°30°29°28°29°30°33°34°
Average low21°22°24°24°23°22°22°22°22°22°22°21°
Precipitation5 mm17 mm61 mm119 mm139 mm170 mm197 mm202 mm171 mm102 mm12 mm7 mm
Wet days (≥1 mm)0.52.212.818.721.82627.824.728.721.330.5
Cloud cover19%24%42%49%52%46%50%52%47%39%23%18%
Daylight11h 4211h 5212h 0412h 1812h 2912h 3512h 3312h 2312h 1011h 5711h 4611h 40
Month score585323222839444443416162