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Best time to visit Lomé

August is the best time to visit Lomé for general sightseeing, with average highs of 27 °C and about 12 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to February.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking August comfort 66/100
A beach holiday January sea 27 °C
The least cloud December 40 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 24 mm
Warmth February 31 °C
Cooler weather August 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 August 66 27 °C 12 80
2 January 63 31 °C 6 86
3 December 61 30 °C 8 83
4 July 59 27 °C 17 75
5 February 56 31 °C 8 80
6 September 54 28 °C 20 75
7 June 51 28 °C 24 74
8 November 51 30 °C 17 70
9 October 50 29 °C 22 74
10 March 50 31 °C 13 70
11 April 47 31 °C 16 66
12 May 46 30 °C 24 68

For a beach holiday

January scores highest, with a sea temperature of 27 °C and air temperatures around 31 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 27 °C 31 °C 46 % 86
February 28 °C 31 °C 55 % 80
March 28 °C 31 °C 66 % 70
April 28 °C 31 °C 71 % 66
May 29 °C 30 °C 77 % 68
June 27 °C 28 °C 79 % 74
July 25 °C 27 °C 79 % 75
August 24 °C 27 °C 78 % 80
September 25 °C 28 °C 76 % 75
October 27 °C 29 °C 67 % 74
November 28 °C 30 °C 50 % 70
December 28 °C 30 °C 40 % 83

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 24 wet days and highs near 30 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 30.9 °C 24 mm 46 %
February 31.2 °C 36 mm 55 %
March 31.2 °C 54 mm 66 %
April 30.9 °C 76 mm 71 %
May 29.7 °C 155 mm 77 %
June 28.0 °C 175 mm 79 %
July 27.0 °C 97 mm 79 %
August 26.7 °C 64 mm 78 %
September 27.6 °C 115 mm 76 %
October 28.6 °C 119 mm 67 %
November 29.6 °C 65 mm 50 %
December 30.4 °C 30 mm 40 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.