Bargny climate — normals and trends
Bargny (Senegal) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 354 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 October (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is February (22.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Bargny averages 0 frost days, 93 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 43 rainy days per year.
Bargny has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 16 April 2016) and the coldest 14.5 °C (on 11 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
BargnyDakar
- coords
- 14.70°, -17.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.8°C
Average daily high
28.5°C
Average daily low
22.4°C
Annual rainfall
354mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
21.1km/h
Seasonal range
5.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
93 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
43 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.4 °C
Average feels-like low
23.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
270 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
38.2 °C
16 April 2016
Coldest day
14.5 °C
11 January 1965
Wettest day
135 mm
31 July 2007
Windiest day
45.0 km/h
4 September 1947
Strongest gust
72.4 km/h
6 September 1961
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
19 October 2020
Coldest feels-like
9.9 °C
17 December 1962
Sunniest day
12.4 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 | 28.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 26.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 24.3 °C | -3.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 26.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 27.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Jun | 28.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 16 mm | -27 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 147 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 30.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 60 mm | -55 mm |
| Oct | 31.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 16 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 30.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | 27.4 °C | -1.2 °C | 5 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bargny?
Bargny has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 354 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bargny?
The hottest day measured in Bargny between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 2016, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bargny?
The coldest day measured in Bargny between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1965, at 14.5 °C.
Does it snow in Bargny?
Almost never: Bargny sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bargny warmed?
Yes: Bargny warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bargny?
The wettest day measured in Bargny between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2007, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bargny?
The windiest day measured in Bargny between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 1947, with winds reaching 45.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bargny?
The warmest month in Bargny is October (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is February (22.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Bargny?
Bargny receives on average 354 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 43 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bargny?
Bargny gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bargny?
Yes: Bargny has on average 270 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bargny?
In Bargny, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 19 October 2020, and the lowest was 9.9 °C on 17 December 1962.
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