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Lomé weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Warmth in Lomé is remarkably steady: only 3.6°C separates the warmest month from the coolest, so there is no cold season to speak of. The heavier rain months run from April to July. Lomé weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, records and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

+1.4°Chigh near average

30° / 27°Today
29° / 24°Average
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How it's changed

+1.5°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–49220days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 103 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 103 in the 1940s+1.5°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 35 mmhigh 30°low 25°February, rain 49 mmhigh 31°low 26°March, rain 81 mmhigh 31°low 26°April, rain 108 mmhigh 31°low 26°May, rain 172 mmhigh 30°low 25°June, rain 192 mmhigh 28°low 24°July, rain 110 mmhigh 27°low 23°August, rain 71 mmhigh 27°low 23°September, rain 114 mmhigh 28°low 24°October, rain 134 mmhigh 29°low 24°November, rain 89 mmhigh 30°low 25°December, rain 51 mmhigh 30°low 25°wettest month June, 192 mm · 1,204 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Partly cloudy

Right now

26.7°

32°feels like
89%humidity
25°dew point
8 km/hfrom W
UV index0.0
sunrise05:41sunset17:39day length11h 58m
TodayMostly clear30°27°
MonMostly clear31°26°
TueOvercast31°26°
WedOvercast31°27°
ThuOvercast31°27°
FriPartly cloudy31°26°
SatPartly cloudy31°27°

On this date: October 18

Today (forecast)
30° / 27°
Average for October 18
29° / 24°

High near average · +1.4°C

  • Record high: 30.9° · 2006
  • Record low: 22.8° · 1957
  • One year ago: 30° / 25°

Every October 18 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 18 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Lomé is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 6.13°N, 1.22°E, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
6.13°N, 1.22°E
Time zone
Africa/Lome
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

30 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +1.1°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

The warmest month is March, with typical afternoon highs of 31.2°C and nights around 25.9°C. In August, the coolest month, afternoons reach about 26.9°C and nights dip to 23.0°C.

The yearly total for Lomé comes to about 1,204 mm; monthly amounts range from 35 mm in January up to 192 mm in June.

Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Lomé has risen by 1.5°C between its first decade and its last. The count of days past 30°C has risen from roughly 105 a year to 220 between the record's first and last decades.

Climate graph (climograph)

March is the warmest month, August the coolest: a yearly swing of 4°C. Wettest month: June (~192 mm). Whole year averages ~1,204 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Lomé month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Record high/low are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainDaylightRecord highRecord low
January30.5°24.7°35 mm11.7 h33.9° (2010)19.0° (1989)
February31.2°25.6°49 mm11.8 h34.0° (2010)20.5° (1945)
March31.2°25.9°81 mm12.0 h34.3° (1983)22.7° (1963)
April30.9°25.7°108 mm12.1 h33.6° (2017)22.9° (1968)
May29.9°25.1°172 mm12.3 h33.1° (2014)22.4° (1943)
June28.3°24.2°192 mm12.4 h31.6° (2021)21.7° (1986)
July27.1°23.5°110 mm12.3 h30.1° (2023)19.9° (1954)
August26.9°23.0°71 mm12.2 h30.3° (2010)19.3° (1943)
September27.8°23.5°114 mm12.0 h30.5° (2023)20.2° (1950)
October28.9°24.1°134 mm11.9 h32.3° (2018)21.8° (1991)
November29.9°24.7°89 mm11.7 h32.2° (2009)21.9° (1976)
December30.2°24.7°51 mm11.6 h33.4° (2023)20.0° (1974)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +1.5°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.20°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Sep–Nov is warming fastest: +0.22°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 102.7 early in the record → 219.5 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

All-time high in 1983, all-time low in 1989: 34.3°C / 19.0°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~1,204 mm/year on average. Last decade: −4% vs that average. Long-term trend: −14 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Lomé

Which is the warmest month in Lomé?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Lomé is March (mean daily temperature of about 28.2°C) and the coolest is August (about 24.6°C).
How does today's temperature in Lomé compare to the historical average?
On October 18, 2026, Lomé is forecast to reach a high of 30.4°C and a low of 26.5°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 29.0°C and a low of 24.2°C, so today's high is 1.4°C warmer than that average.
How much has Lomé warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Lomé is about 1.5°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Lomé?
Lomé receives about 1,204 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with June typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Lomé?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Lomé is about 26.6°C. The warmest month is March and the coolest is August.
What are the average temperatures in Lomé by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Lomé (°C, full record since 1940): January 30°/25°, February 31°/26°, March 31°/26°, April 31°/26°, May 30°/25°, June 28°/24°, July 27°/23°, August 27°/23°, September 28°/24°, October 29°/24°, November 30°/25°, December 30°/25°.

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