Climate of Dontou

Dontou has a tropical savanna climate. It is warm every month with both a wet and dry season. The average annual temperature for Dontou is 35° degrees and there is about 552 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 202 days a year with an average humidity of 49% and an UV-index of 7.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 29°C and 39°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 18°C and 25°C
Rain: it rains 147 days and there is a total of approximately 551 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3372 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 29°C and 39°C
Warmest month:	39°C in March
Coldest month:	29°C in August
Night temperature:	between 18°C and 25°C
Dry days:	218 days
Days with rain:	147 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	551 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3372 hours

Climate of Dontou
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Dontou
The best travel time for Dontou
Climate of Dontou by month
Experiences with the weather of Dontou

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Dontou.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Dontou.

Climate table of Dontou

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Dontou. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Dontou might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	36	38	39	39	37	34	31	29	31	34	36	35
Night temp. (°C)	18	20	23	25	25	24	22	22	22	23	22	19
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	0	3	19	28	82	44	90	130	107	47	1	0
Days with rain	-	2	6	10	15	18	25	28	26	16	1	-
Dry days	31	26	25	20	16	12	6	3	4	15	29	31
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	10	10	10	10	10	9	8	7	8	10	10	10
Wind force (Bft)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2
UV-index	7	7	8	8	7	7	6	6	7	7	7	7

Best time to visit Dontou

The best time to visit Dontou in Benin is July. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Dontou is 39°C in March and the lowest is 29°C in August.

Climate of Dontou by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Dontou? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January