Climate Data AfricaRice
Access weather data from 281 stations across 25 African countries. Download air temperature, relative humidity, wind direction, wind speed, solar radiation, precipitation, actual vapour pressure and dew point temperature data.
281
Climate stations
25
Countries covered
8
Measured parameters
Measured parameters
The stations provide essential weather data for agricultural research and planning in Africa.
Air temperature
Daily min, max and average
Relative humidity
Daily min, max and average
Wind direction
Daily average direction
Wind speed
Daily min, max and average
Solar radiation
Daily radiation sum
Precipitation
Daily total
Actual vapour pressure
Daily average
Dew point
Dew point temperature
About the climate data
Information on the variables, indicators and data sources available for download.
1 — List of variables
Available variables
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| Station_ID | Station name |
| Weather_Date | Date |
| Weather_Year | Year |
| DOY | Day of year |
| AirTemp_Avg | Average air temperature at 2m (°C) |
| AirTemp_Min | Minimum air temperature at 2m (°C) |
| AirTemp_Max | Maximum air temperature at 2m (°C) |
| Humidity_Avg | Average relative humidity at 2m (%) |
| Humidity_Min | Minimum relative humidity at 2m (%) |
| Humidity_Max | Maximum relative humidity at 2m (%) |
| WindDir_Avg | Average wind direction at 2m (°) |
| WindSpd_Avg | Average wind speed at 2m (m/s) |
| WindSpd_Min | Minimum wind speed at 2m (m/s) |
| WindSpd_Max | Maximum wind speed at 2m (m/s) |
| Radiation | Total radiation at 2m (KJ/m²) |
| Rainfall | Rainfall at 2m (mm) |
| ActualVapourPressure_Avg | Average actual vapour pressure at 2m (kPa) |
| DewPointTemp | Dew point temperature at 2m (°C) |
Each variable is paired with a "Flag" indicator that shows how the value was obtained.
2 — List of markers
| Flag | Meaning |
|---|---|
| -99 | Missing data |
| 0 | Observed value |
3 — Downloadable data
This site provides access to daily weather data held or distributed by AfricaRice.
Downloaded data must be used for non-commercial, educational, research or personal purposes. For Côte d'Ivoire, climate data is distributed by Sodexam.
- 1 Historical data held by AfricaRice.
- 2 Daily data from the AgMERRA dataset, from 1980 to 2010.
- 3 Quality daily data from the countries where AfricaRice has installed weather stations. The stations belong to the national partners.
- 4 For climate data that is displayed but not downloadable, only the national partners are authorised to distribute it.
4 — Usage policy
Use of the data is subject to AfricaRice's privacy policy and terms of use.
View the usage policyCountries covered
Our network spans 25 African countries
Benin
8 stations
Burkina Faso
36 stations
Cameroon
6 stations
Chad
1 station
Cote Divoire
18 stations
Democratic Rep. Congo
1 station
Egypt
2 stations
Ethiopia
3 stations
Gambia
5 stations
Ghana
6 stations
Guinea
2 stations
Kenya
2 stations
Liberia
1 station
Madagascar
27 stations
Mali
56 stations
Mauritania
1 station
Niger
6 stations
Nigeria
16 stations
Rwanda
7 stations
Senegal
44 stations
Sierra Leone
2 stations
Tanzania
16 stations
Togo
2 stations
Uganda
11 stations
Zambia
2 stations
Ready to explore the data?
Select a country and a station to download the climate data in CSV format.