Parakou monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Parakou

Parakou average temperature chart (Celsius) Parakou average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Parakou (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 34.1 36.1 36.4 35.2 33.1 31 29.3 28.9 29.7 31.8 33.8 33.7
°F 93.4 97.1 97.5 95.3 91.6 87.8 84.7 84 85.5 89.2 92.9 92.7

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Parakou monthly rainfall chart (mm) Parakou monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Parakou (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 3 7 37 73 125 155 187 205 204 88 5 4
inches 0.1 0.3 1.4 2.9 4.9 6.1 7.3 8.1 8 3.4 0.2 0.2
Rainy days 1 1 4 7 11 13 16 17 18 9 1 1

Average annual rainfall in Parakou: 1104.6mm (434.9 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Parakou

Parakou average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Parakou
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.8 9 8.2 8.3 8.2 6.9 5 4.2 5.2 7.2 8.8 8.5

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Parakou average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Parakou average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Parakou (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 19.1 21.5 23.3 23.6 22.7 21.8 21.3 21.2 20.9 21.2 19.9 18.7
Max °C 34.5 36.5 36.7 35.5 33.4 31.2 29.5 29.1 30 32.1 34.2 34.1
Min °F 66.4 70.7 73.9 74.4 72.8 71.2 70.3 70.1 69.5 70.1 67.7 65.7
Max °F 80.2 84.2 86 85.1 82.4 79.7 77.7 77.2 77.7 79.9 80.6 79.5

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Parakou average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Parakou average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Parakou in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.5 26.9 27.4 27.6 27.9 27.1 25.7 25.2 25.9 27 27.7 27.2
°F 79.7 80.5 81.3 81.7 82.2 80.7 78.3 77.4 78.6 80.5 81.9 81

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Parakou average winspeed by month (km/h) Parakou average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Parakou (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 7 7 10 10 9 7 7 7 6 6 6 7
mph 4 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Parakou relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Parakou
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
39% 44% 53% 65% 73% 77% 80% 81% 80% 75% 59% 46%

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Parakou weather stats

Parakou weather statistics
Hottest month: March 36.4°C 97.5°F
Driest month: January 3mm 0.1ins
Sunniest month: February 9hrs
Coldest month: August 28.9°C 84°F
Wettest month: August 205mm 8.1ins
Warmest sea: May 27.9°C 82.2°F
Map showing location of Parakou (9.33716, 2.63031) Parakou map pin © Google

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