Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Parakou (BNM00065330), Benin, with 53 years of record.
Key Facts for Parakou
Parakou (BNM00065330) is a weather station in Benin at 9.35 latitude and 2.62 longitude, 393 m (1,289 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1973 to 2025, 53 years of record.
1,464 records set at Parakou still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Parakou set a daily record low minimum temperature of 19.5 C (67.1 F) on 15 August 2025.
About the Station
Location: Benin, 9.35 latitude, 2.62 longitude.
Elevation: 393 m (1,289 ft).
Period of record: 1973 to 2025, 53 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Parakou. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Parakou, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
40.0 C (104.0 F)
10.6 C (51.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
40.6 C (105.1 F)
17.0 C (62.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
41.6 C (106.9 F)
18.9 C (66.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
41.6 C (106.9 F)
19.0 C (66.2 F)
n/a
n/a
May
39.6 C (103.3 F)
18.8 C (65.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
39.5 C (103.1 F)
17.0 C (62.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
39.0 C (102.2 F)
17.1 C (62.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
39.6 C (103.3 F)
18.0 C (64.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.4 C (99.3 F)
18.0 C (64.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
37.4 C (99.3 F)
15.0 C (59.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
39.4 C (102.9 F)
13.3 C (55.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
39.4 C (102.9 F)
11.8 C (53.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Parakou still stand. 1976 holds the most, with 75.
Standing records at Parakou by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1973
21
1974
31
1975
35
1976
75
1977
66
1978
54
1979
18
1980
34
1981
38
1982
18
1983
38
1984
15
1985
27
1986
25
1987
39
1988
27
1989
24
1990
23
1991
12
1992
19
1993
24
1994
7
1995
17
1996
13
1997
24
1998
31
1999
20
2000
16
2001
14
2002
15
2003
13
2004
26
2005
57
2006
61
2007
35
2008
37
2009
40
2010
47
2011
15
2012
17
2013
23
2014
20
2015
28
2016
25
2017
19
2018
16
2019
17
2020
21
2021
31
2022
19
2023
38
2024
30
2025
9
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Parakou between 2 April 2006 and 31 March 2007. Each dot is a new record.
When Parakou set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2006-04-02
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 41.5 C (106.7 F)
2007-03-31
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 41.6 C (106.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 340.1 mm (13.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Parakou. The most was 340.1 mm (13.4 in) on 18 July 1978.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Parakou
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
25 January 2019
Feb
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
19 February 1974
Mar
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
15 March 1998
Apr
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
22 April 1997
May
185.9 mm (7.3 in)
4 May 1983
Jun
161.0 mm (6.3 in)
10 June 1998
Jul
340.1 mm (13.4 in)
18 July 1978
Aug
176.0 mm (6.9 in)
26 August 1988
Sep
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
26 September 1997
Oct
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
12 October 1987
Nov
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1 November 1986
Dec
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
5 December 2008
Period of Record Coverage
1973 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
53 years of record at Parakou, 1973 to 2025. 36 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Parakou, 1977 to 2023. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 27.5 C (81.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1977, at 26.6 C (79.8 F), and the warmest was 2021, at 28.1 C (82.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Parakou as warming stripes, 1977 to 2023
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1977
26.6 C
-0.98 C
1979
27.0 C
-0.52 C
1984
27.3 C
-0.29 C
1985
27.3 C
-0.28 C
1986
27.0 C
-0.57 C
1988
27.3 C
-0.25 C
1994
27.1 C
-0.43 C
1996
27.5 C
-0.07 C
1997
27.4 C
-0.18 C
2009
28.0 C
+0.50 C
2010
28.1 C
+0.52 C
2011
27.6 C
+0.10 C
2012
27.4 C
-0.17 C
2013
27.7 C
+0.16 C
2015
27.7 C
+0.19 C
2016
27.8 C
+0.22 C
2018
27.8 C
+0.30 C
2019
27.8 C
+0.30 C
2020
27.8 C
+0.23 C
2021
28.1 C
+0.60 C
2022
27.6 C
+0.04 C
2023
28.1 C
+0.53 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1973 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Parakou: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.6 C (106.9 F)
2007
39.6 C (103.3 F)
53
Coldest night (TNn)
10.6 C (51.1 F)
2001
16.0 C (60.8 F)
53
Wettest day (Rx1day)
340.1 mm (13.4 in)
1978
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
53
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
401.1 mm (15.8 in)
1978
110.3 mm (4.3 in)
52
Longest dry spell (CDD)
47 days
2025
4 days
53
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Parakou, 1973 to 2025. The record is 41.6 C (106.9 F) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.6 C (103.3 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Parakou by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1973
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1974
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1975
39.0 C (102.2 F)
1976
39.0 C (102.2 F)
1977
39.0 C (102.2 F)
1978
39.0 C (102.2 F)
1979
39.0 C (102.2 F)
1980
39.0 C (102.2 F)
1981
41.0 C (105.8 F)
1982
39.5 C (103.1 F)
1983
40.5 C (104.9 F)
1984
39.2 C (102.6 F)
1985
39.2 C (102.6 F)
1986
39.1 C (102.4 F)
1987
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1988
39.2 C (102.6 F)
1989
39.0 C (102.2 F)
1990
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1991
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1992
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1993
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1994
39.2 C (102.6 F)
1995
38.6 C (101.5 F)
1996
39.6 C (103.3 F)
1997
39.0 C (102.2 F)
1998
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1999
39.0 C (102.2 F)
2000
38.6 C (101.5 F)
2001
40.1 C (104.2 F)
2002
40.2 C (104.4 F)
2003
40.4 C (104.7 F)
2004
39.6 C (103.3 F)
2005
40.1 C (104.2 F)
2006
41.5 C (106.7 F)
2007
41.6 C (106.9 F)
2008
40.9 C (105.6 F)
2009
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2010
40.5 C (104.9 F)
2011
41.0 C (105.8 F)
2012
38.5 C (101.3 F)
2013
39.6 C (103.3 F)
2014
39.9 C (103.8 F)
2015
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2016
40.5 C (104.9 F)
2017
40.5 C (104.9 F)
2018
39.7 C (103.5 F)
2019
40.7 C (105.3 F)
2020
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2021
40.5 C (104.9 F)
2022
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2023
40.2 C (104.4 F)
2024
41.0 C (105.8 F)
2025
39.6 C (103.3 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Parakou, 1973 to 2025. The record is 10.6 C (51.1 F) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 16.0 C (60.8 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Parakou by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1973
16.0 C (60.8 F)
1974
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1975
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1976
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1977
13.0 C (55.4 F)
1978
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1979
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1980
13.0 C (55.4 F)
1981
13.0 C (55.4 F)
1982
11.8 C (53.2 F)
1983
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1984
16.0 C (60.8 F)
1985
13.4 C (56.1 F)
1986
13.3 C (55.9 F)
1987
15.1 C (59.2 F)
1988
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1989
13.5 C (56.3 F)
1990
17.6 C (63.7 F)
1991
15.4 C (59.7 F)
1992
13.9 C (57.0 F)
1993
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1994
14.0 C (57.2 F)
1995
16.5 C (61.7 F)
1996
16.0 C (60.8 F)
1997
17.4 C (63.3 F)
1998
16.9 C (62.4 F)
1999
17.1 C (62.8 F)
2000
17.0 C (62.6 F)
2001
10.6 C (51.1 F)
2002
16.9 C (62.4 F)
2003
17.6 C (63.7 F)
2004
18.6 C (65.5 F)
2005
16.5 C (61.7 F)
2006
15.5 C (59.9 F)
2007
16.1 C (61.0 F)
2008
15.6 C (60.1 F)
2009
16.4 C (61.5 F)
2010
16.0 C (60.8 F)
2011
17.0 C (62.6 F)
2012
17.0 C (62.6 F)
2013
17.0 C (62.6 F)
2014
17.8 C (64.0 F)
2015
15.9 C (60.6 F)
2016
17.9 C (64.2 F)
2017
17.9 C (64.2 F)
2018
17.4 C (63.3 F)
2019
17.8 C (64.0 F)
2020
13.6 C (56.5 F)
2021
18.2 C (64.8 F)
2022
18.2 C (64.8 F)
2023
16.6 C (61.9 F)
2024
16.7 C (62.1 F)
2025
19.1 C (66.4 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Parakou, 1973 to 2025. The record is 340.1 mm (13.4 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.1 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Parakou by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1973
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1974
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1975
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1976
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1977
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1978
340.1 mm (13.4 in)
1979
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1980
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1981
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1982
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1983
185.9 mm (7.3 in)
1984
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1985
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1986
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1987
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1988
176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1989
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1990
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1991
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1992
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1993
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1994
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1995
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1996
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1997
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1998
161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1999
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2000
151.9 mm (6.0 in)
2001
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2002
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2003
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2004
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2005
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2006
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2007
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
2008
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
2009
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
2010
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2011
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2012
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2013
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
2014
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
2015
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2016
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2017
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
2018
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
2019
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
2020
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
2021
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
2022
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2023
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2024
148.1 mm (5.8 in)
2025
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Parakou, 1973 to 2025. The record is 401.1 mm (15.8 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 110.3 mm (4.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Parakou by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1973
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1974
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1975
n/a
1976
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1977
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1978
401.1 mm (15.8 in)
1979
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1980
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1981
153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1982
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1983
31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1984
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1985
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1986
134.8 mm (5.3 in)
1987
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1988
279.6 mm (11.0 in)
1989
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1990
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1991
100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1992
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1993
140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1994
141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1995
217.2 mm (8.6 in)
1996
188.9 mm (7.4 in)
1997
106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1998
171.9 mm (6.8 in)
1999
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2000
184.9 mm (7.3 in)
2001
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
2002
182.9 mm (7.2 in)
2003
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
2004
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
2005
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2006
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2007
8.6 mm (0.34 in)
2008
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2009
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
2010
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
2011
146.3 mm (5.8 in)
2012
141.3 mm (5.6 in)
2013
112.6 mm (4.4 in)
2014
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
2015
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2016
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
2017
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2018
208.1 mm (8.2 in)
2019
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
2020
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
2021
134.5 mm (5.3 in)
2022
155.1 mm (6.1 in)
2023
127.2 mm (5.0 in)
2024
184.4 mm (7.3 in)
2025
146.0 mm (5.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Parakou, 1973 to 2025. The record is 47 days in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is 4 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Parakou by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1973
10 days
1974
18 days
1975
4 days
1976
18 days
1977
37 days
1978
42 days
1979
40 days
1980
20 days
1981
21 days
1982
3 days
1983
4 days
1984
3 days
1985
3 days
1986
4 days
1987
4 days
1988
3 days
1989
5 days
1990
3 days
1991
3 days
1992
2 days
1993
3 days
1994
3 days
1995
2 days
1996
3 days
1997
8 days
1998
19 days
1999
7 days
2000
3 days
2001
3 days
2002
15 days
2003
12 days
2004
12 days
2005
16 days
2006
3 days
2007
2 days
2008
3 days
2009
3 days
2010
3 days
2011
3 days
2012
3 days
2013
4 days
2014
4 days
2015
4 days
2016
5 days
2017
5 days
2018
3 days
2019
6 days
2020
2 days
2021
3 days
2022
4 days
2023
4 days
2024
28 days
2025
47 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
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Data for Parakou threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.