Kaédi climate — normals and trends
Kaédi (Mauritania) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 30.3 °C and it receives 210 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 (34.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kaédi averages 0 frost days, 339 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 29 rainy days per year.
Kaédi has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.9 °C (on 29 May 2016) and the coldest 10.9 °C (on 1 January 1949).
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
KaédiGorgol
- coords
- 16.15°, -13.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
30.3°C
Average daily high
36.4°C
Average daily low
24.2°C
Annual rainfall
210mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
34%
Average peak wind
22.7km/h
Seasonal range
10.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
339 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
29 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.0 °C
Average feels-like low
22.6 °C
Average peak gust
36.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
305 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
46.9 °C
29 May 2016
Coldest day
10.9 °C
1 January 1949
Wettest day
141 mm
29 July 1975
Windiest day
52.9 km/h
13 February 2023
Strongest gust
76.7 km/h
13 February 2023
Hottest feels-like
48.6 °C
14 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
5.5 °C
30 December 1940
Sunniest day
12.2 h
27 May 2020
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 34.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 38.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 41.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 42.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 40.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 37.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 18 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 34.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 153 mm | +65 mm |
| Sep | 35.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 54 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 39.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 4 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 37.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 31.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kaédi?
Kaédi has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 30.3 °C and it receives 210 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kaédi?
The hottest day measured in Kaédi between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 2016, reaching 46.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kaédi?
The coldest day measured in Kaédi between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1949, at 10.9 °C.
Does it snow in Kaédi?
Almost never: Kaédi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kaédi warmed?
Yes: Kaédi warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kaédi?
The wettest day measured in Kaédi between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1975, with 141 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kaédi?
The windiest day measured in Kaédi between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2023, with winds reaching 52.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kaédi?
The warmest month in Kaédi is May (34.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Kaédi?
Kaédi receives on average 210 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 29 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kaédi?
Kaédi gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kaédi?
Yes: Kaédi has on average 305 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kaédi?
In Kaédi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.6 °C on 14 May 2024, and the lowest was 5.5 °C on 30 December 1940.
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