Tsévié in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Tsévié sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 100 mm of rain over about 27 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Winter is Tsévié's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Tsévié's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
33°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
24°C
Rainfall
100 mm
27 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
3.9
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Tsévié in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C.

A typical winter day in Tsévié reaches about 33°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Tsévié

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
90
18 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Tsévié weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°267.111.74.2
Feb33° / 25°4210.811.83.3
Mar33° / 25°7516.9122.8
Apr33° / 25°10019.512.12.8
May32° / 24°16524.912.32.7
Jun30° / 24°1792612.43.1
Jul29° / 23°12722.112.33.9
Aug28° / 23°10720.512.24.1
Sep29° / 23°16925123.3
Oct31° / 23°15825.811.93.0
Nov32° / 24°7318.311.73.3
Dec32° / 24°329.311.64.2

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Tsévié gets around 100 mm of rain over 27 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 8 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early December to 11 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 5.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Tsévié

In seasonPeak

In winter, Tsévié overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is winter a good time to visit Tsévié?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tsévié. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tsévié in Winter

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

In winter, Tsévié sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tsévié in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 28°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 35 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug24Refreshing
Sep25Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Tsévié in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tsévié peaks around April 10 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tsévié in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Tsévié 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).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 14109 µg/m³Aug 1228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan111Unhealthy
Feb87Unhealthy
Mar49Poor
Apr48Poor
May37Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct46Poor
Nov52Poor
Dec99Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tsévié?

Tsévié sits at 6.4°N, 1.2°E, 97 m above sea level, in Togo. The nearest listed city is Dzodze, 32 km away.

DzodzeLoméAflaoTabligboVoganAnéhoAthiéméAkatsi

Topography around Tsévié

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tsévié has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 91 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 984 m.

The land around Tsévié is covered by shrubs (39%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, trees (39%), shrubs (31%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (25%), trees (24%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
118 m
80 km
984 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Dzodze 32 km · Lomé 33 km · Aflao 34 km · Tabligbo 36 km · Vogan 37 km · Aného 47 km · Athiémé 53 km · Akatsi 56 km

Togo 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
$1,384
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
21%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
28.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 397
Religion
Christian 42%folk religion 37%Muslim 14%none 6%

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 Tsévié (6.4261°, 1.2133°, elevation 97 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.