Bambey climate — normals and trends
Bambey (Senegal) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 442 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 July (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Bambey averages 0 frost days, 332 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 52 rainy days per year.
Bambey has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.0 °C (on 17 April 2016) and the coldest 10.2 °C (on 9 January 1965).
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
BambeyDiourbel Region
- coords
- 14.70°, -16.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
33.9°C
Average daily low
20.6°C
Annual rainfall
442mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
4.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
332 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
52 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.4 °C
Average feels-like low
21.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
210 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
45.0 °C
17 April 2016
Coldest day
10.2 °C
9 January 1965
Wettest day
148 mm
23 August 1958
Windiest day
38.1 km/h
13 February 2023
Strongest gust
65.9 km/h
21 February 1988
Hottest feels-like
46.4 °C
14 May 2022
Coldest feels-like
6.0 °C
11 January 1965
Sunniest day
12.3 h
4 July 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 32.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 33.2 °C | -2.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 35.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 36.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 34.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 33.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 36 mm | -34 mm |
| Aug | 32.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 146 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 32.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 138 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 34.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 21 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 34.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 31.0 °C | -1.2 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bambey?
Bambey has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 442 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bambey?
The hottest day measured in Bambey between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 2016, reaching 45.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bambey?
The coldest day measured in Bambey between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1965, at 10.2 °C.
Does it snow in Bambey?
Almost never: Bambey sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bambey warmed?
Yes: Bambey warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bambey?
The wettest day measured in Bambey between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1958, with 148 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bambey?
The windiest day measured in Bambey between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2023, with winds reaching 38.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bambey?
The warmest month in Bambey is July (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Bambey?
Bambey receives on average 442 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 52 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bambey?
Bambey gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bambey?
Yes: Bambey has on average 210 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bambey?
In Bambey, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.4 °C on 14 May 2022, and the lowest was 6.0 °C on 11 January 1965.
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