Aplahoué in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Aplahoué sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 433 mm of rain over about 70 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer is Aplahoué's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Aplahoué's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 29°C; coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 23°C
Rainfall: 433 mm; 70 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 3.6; 2nd-best season
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Aplahoué in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical summer day in Aplahoué reaches about 29°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.

How summer really feels in Aplahoué

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 49 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Aplahoué weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 23°	13	3.6	11.6	3.9
Feb	34° / 25°	28	7	11.8	3.0
Mar	34° / 25°	60	13.8	12	2.6
Apr	33° / 25°	90	17.6	12.1	2.7
May	32° / 24°	139	23.3	12.3	2.8
Jun	30° / 23°	159	24.9	12.4	3.1
Jul	29° / 23°	138	23.7	12.4	3.6
Aug	28° / 22°	136	21.3	12.2	4.0
Sep	29° / 23°	157	24.4	12	3.3
Oct	31° / 23°	116	21.2	11.8	3.4
Nov	32° / 23°	33	9.8	11.7	3.9
Dec	33° / 23°	14	4	11.6	4.2

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across summer.

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Aplahoué gets around 433 mm of rain over 70 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Summer

Winds average 8 km/h across summer.

Sunrise & sunset in Summer

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min in early June to 12 h 06 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.0 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Aplahoué

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In summer, Aplahoué overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Aplahoué's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Aplahoué sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

Rainy season

Dust

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Is summer a good time to visit Aplahoué?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.6

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aplahoué.

What to pack for Aplahoué in Summer

From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In summer, Aplahoué sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 70 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Aplahoué in Summer

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Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aplahoué peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	11	13	13	11	11	10	10	12	12	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Aplahoué in Summer

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Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Aplahoué is worst in January — around 111 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 28 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	111	87	49	48	37	34	29	28	33	46	52	99
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	111	Unhealthy
Feb	87	Unhealthy
Mar	49	Poor
Apr	48	Poor
May	37	Poor
Jun	34	Moderate
Jul	29	Moderate
Aug	28	Moderate
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	46	Poor
Nov	52	Poor
Dec	99	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Aplahoué?

Aplahoué sits at 6.9°N, 1.7°E, 124 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Djakotomé, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Aplahoué

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Aplahoué.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aplahoué has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 163 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m.

The land around Aplahoué is covered by grassland (26%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (35%), shrubs (25%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (37%) and shrubs (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

105 m

grassland 26%

16 km

222 m

trees 35%

80 km

375 m

trees 37%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

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Summer weather nearby: Djakotomé 5.0 km · Toviklin 18 km · Klouékanmè 18 km · Dogbo 18 km · Lokossa 33 km · Athiémé 39 km · Tabligbo 44 km · Abomey 44 km

Benin travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 34% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,658; 2025
Happiness: 4.4 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 18%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.1; per 100k, 2017
Road deaths: 26.8; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 406
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Aplahoué (6.9333°, 1.6833°, elevation 124 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.