Lomé weather by month & the best time to visit
🇹🇬 Togo · major coastal city · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Lomé is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 88/100), with December and February close behind. Lomé averages about 2,104 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 15 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,104
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 88/100
- Rain / year
- 1,100 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 2.2M
- Elevation
- 20 m
When is the best time to visit Lomé?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Lomé is January, then December and February. The dullest month is May (64/100, 171 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Lomé?
Lomé gets a moderate 2,104 hours of sunshine a year. January (88/100) is noticeably better than May (64). It is the only destination Sunshine Map tracks in Togo. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around May, carries about 43% of the annual 1,100 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 88 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 15 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 85 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 33 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| March | 75 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 86 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 118 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 171 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 64 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 181 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 71 | 26° / 79°F | 24° / 75°F | 111 mm | 7 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 81 | 26° / 79°F | 23° / 73°F | 57 mm | 8 | 24° / 75°F |
| September | 67 | 27° / 81°F | 24° / 75°F | 132 mm | 8 | 26° / 79°F |
| October | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 140 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 84 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 40 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 88 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 16 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Lomé by month
The sea off Lomé is warmest in April at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in August at 24°C / 75°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Cotonou Benin · 127 km · best in Jan · 1,921 h sun/yr
- Accra Ghana · 169 km · best in Jan · 2,134 h sun/yr
- Lagos Nigeria · 233 km · best in Jan · 1,868 h sun/yr
- Kumasi Ghana · 320 km · best in Jan · 1,964 h sun/yr
- Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire · 582 km · best in Jan · 1,857 h sun/yr
- Port Harcourt Nigeria · 643 km · best in Jan · 1,725 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ibadan Nigeria · 329 km · 1,910 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Sekondi-Takoradi Ghana · 364 km · 2,174 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Lomé compares month by month: Lomé vs Lagos · Lomé vs Abidjan · Lomé vs Kumasi · Lomé vs Accra · all comparisons
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