Kamsar climate — normals and trends
Kamsar (Guinea) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 2,205 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is May (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kamsar averages 0 frost days, 225 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 170 rainy days per year.
Kamsar has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.5 °C (on 12 March 2024) and the coldest 15.9 °C (on 2 January 1956).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
KamsarBoké Region
- coords
- 10.65°, -14.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
30.9°C
Average daily low
23.0°C
Annual rainfall
2,205mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
13.4km/h
Seasonal range
2.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
225 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
170 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.2 °C
Average feels-like low
26.8 °C
Average peak gust
31.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
350 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
41.5 °C
12 March 2024
Coldest day
15.9 °C
2 January 1956
Wettest day
239 mm
20 August 1958
Windiest day
30.7 km/h
20 February 1943
Strongest gust
63.0 km/h
14 March 1972
Hottest feels-like
45.0 °C
31 March 2019
Coldest feels-like
13.0 °C
21 January 2009
Sunniest day
12.0 h
25 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 35.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 34.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 34.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 32.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 30 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 30.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 176 mm | -60 mm |
| Jul | 28.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 710 mm | +198 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 751 mm | +119 mm |
| Sep | 29.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 753 mm | +307 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 172 mm | -81 mm |
| Nov | 30.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 83 mm | +10 mm |
| Dec | 32.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kamsar?
Kamsar has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 2,205 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kamsar?
The hottest day measured in Kamsar between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 2024, reaching 41.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kamsar?
The coldest day measured in Kamsar between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1956, at 15.9 °C.
Does it snow in Kamsar?
Almost never: Kamsar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kamsar warmed?
Yes: Kamsar warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kamsar?
The wettest day measured in Kamsar between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1958, with 239 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kamsar?
The windiest day measured in Kamsar between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1943, with winds reaching 30.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kamsar?
The warmest month in Kamsar is May (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Kamsar?
Kamsar receives on average 2,205 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 170 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kamsar?
Kamsar gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kamsar?
Yes: Kamsar has on average 350 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kamsar?
In Kamsar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.0 °C on 31 March 2019, and the lowest was 13.0 °C on 21 January 2009.
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