PARAKOU, BENIN

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		26		26		28		29		29		27		26		25		25		25		26		26		26

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		31		32		35		35		34		31		30		28		27		28		30		32		32

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		22		20		22		23		23		23		22		21		21		21		21		21		19

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		40		37		38		40		40		38		38		33		37		38		35		38		37

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		10		12		16		15		16		18		18		18		18		15		16		12		10

Average Number of Days Above 95F/35C

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		68		8		17		19		14		3		---		---		---		---		---		3		4

Average Number of Days Above 86F/30C

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		266		27		27		30		28		27		19		9		7		12		23		28		29

Average Number of Days Below 75F/23C

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		322		30		24		18		17		25		27		30		31		30		31		30		30

Average Number of Days Below 65F/18C

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		22		8		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		3		10

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		81		1		1		4		6		9		10		14		15		13		6		1		1

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		81		1		1		4		6		9		10		14		15		13		6		1		1

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		107		---		1		6		13		16		14		13		12		17		13		2		---

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		80		47		59		74		85		90		92		93		94		94		93		81		57

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		46		20		22		30		43		55		62		68		70		67		57		34		24

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		17		6		10		16		20		21		21		21		21		21		21		16		8

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3265.8		249.7		298.2		344.4		325		284.2		233.3		206.7		198.1		208.3		241.1		258.3		232.5

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6516.2		508.1		533.6		602.8		575		542.5		483.3		465		456.4		458.3		499.4		508.3		490.8

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.5		12		12.2		12.4		12.7		12.9		13		13		12.8		12.5		12.3		12.1		12

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		54		3		4		2		1		---		2		4		6		6		9		11		6

Average Number of Days With Smoke/Haze

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		96		23		18		13		3		---		---		---		---		---		4		14		21

Average No. of Days With Vision Obstruction

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		140		26		20		13		4		1		2		4		6		6		12		21		25

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
km/h		8		8		8		9		12		9		9		8		8		8		8		8		8

Average No. of Days With Blowing Dust/Sand

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		140		26		20		13		4		1		2		4		6		6		12		21		25

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19.4		20.4		21.7		22.5		22		20.6		18.2		16.1		15.1		16.6		18.7		20.4		20.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.9		5.3		6		6.9		7.7		7.6		7.8		8		8.2		8.1		7.2		5.5		4.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19.8		21.8		22.5		22.6		21.6		20.6		18.2		16		14.9		16.4		19		21.6		22.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.9		24.6		23.9		22.6		20.3		18.8		15.3		11.7		9.8		12.1		17.2		23.6		26.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19.4		20.4		21.7		22.5		22		20.6		18.2		16.1		15.1		16.6		18.7		20.4		20.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		7.2		5.7		6.5		7.4		8		8.1		8		8.1		8.3		8.2		7.5		6		5.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		21.5		23.4		23.7		24.2		23.1		22.3		20.1		18.6		17.3		18		20.3		23.1		23.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		21.8		27.9		26.2		25.6		23.2		21.9		18.4		15.8		13.1		14.4		19.3		26.8		29.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.7		19.2		20.2		21		20.7		18.2		16.4		14.4		13		13.8		16.4		19		19.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.5		4.6		5.6		6.3		7.2		7.2		7.5		7.8		8		8		6.9		5		4.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18		20.4		20.8		21.1		20.3		18.1		16.3		14.3		12.8		13.6		16.7		20.1		21.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.8		21.9		20.7		19.7		18		14.5		12.3		9.3		7.1		8.1		13.3		20.8		24.4