The climate in Togo
Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesAll climatic diagrams of this page are taken from the collected data from 14 measuring stations in Togo.
Weather stations at an altitude above 640m have not been included.
All data correspond to the average monthly values of the last 20 years.
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Climate zone: tropics
With a yearly average of 33 °C the climate in Togo ist warm, but has only a few really tropical and sticky months. It is warm to hot all year round and invites to bathe at average water temperatures of 26 degrees. Dued to the lesser rain the best time for traveling is from November to March. Most precipitation decrease from June to October.
› Duration of daylight and sunshine in Togo
hours of sunshine per day
rainy days per month
Precipitation in mm/day
Water temperature
Relative humidity in %
Absolute humidity in g/m³ (approx.)
Climate charts for other regions in Togo
Temperature records of the last 71 years
The hottest temperature measured from 1949 to August 2020 was reported by the Sokode weather station. In March 2017 the record temperature of 47.5 °C was reported here. The hottest summer from July to September, based on all 8 weather stations in Togo below 640 metres altitude, was recorded in 2019 with an average temperature of 25.9 °C. This average temperature will normally be measured every 4 to 6 hours, thus also including the nights. Normally, this value is 25.0 degrees Celsius. The average maximum daily temperature at that time was 30.3 °C.The coldest day in these 71 years was reported by the weather station Lome. Here the temperature dropped to 5.9 °C in February 2019. Lome lies at an altitude of 20 meters above sea level. The coldest winter (January to March) was in 1976 with an average temperature of 27.0 °C. In Togo, it is usual to have about 1.3 degrees more at 28.2 °C for this three-month period.
Data basis: German Weather Service, individual values averaged and supplemented by own elements.