Diaoubé climate — normals and trends
Diaoubé (Senegal) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.2 °C and it receives 873 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 (32.3 °C on average) and the coldest is December (25.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Diaoubé averages 0 frost days, 321 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 97 rainy days per year.
Diaoubé has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.7 °C (on 19 April 2024) and the coldest 13.1 °C (on 29 December 1971).
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
DiaoubéKolda
- coords
- 12.92°, -14.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.2°C
Average daily high
34.5°C
Average daily low
22.7°C
Annual rainfall
873mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
6.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
321 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
97 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.0 °C
Average feels-like low
23.8 °C
Average peak gust
29.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
301 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
45.7 °C
19 April 2024
Coldest day
13.1 °C
29 December 1971
Wettest day
166 mm
4 September 1986
Windiest day
30.1 km/h
13 June 1942
Strongest gust
61.9 km/h
2 September 1992
Hottest feels-like
47.6 °C
21 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
8.5 °C
23 December 1967
Sunniest day
12.0 h
14 May 1963
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 | 36.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 37.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 40.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 41.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| May | 40.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 37.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 21 mm | -44 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 215 mm | +12 mm |
| Aug | 30.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 439 mm | +155 mm |
| Sep | 31.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 273 mm | +48 mm |
| Oct | 33.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 48 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 33.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 5 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 32.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Diaoubé?
Diaoubé has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.2 °C and it receives 873 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Diaoubé?
The hottest day measured in Diaoubé between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2024, reaching 45.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Diaoubé?
The coldest day measured in Diaoubé between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1971, at 13.1 °C.
Does it snow in Diaoubé?
Almost never: Diaoubé sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Diaoubé warmed?
Yes: Diaoubé warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Diaoubé?
The wettest day measured in Diaoubé between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 1986, with 166 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Diaoubé?
The windiest day measured in Diaoubé between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 1942, with winds reaching 30.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Diaoubé?
The warmest month in Diaoubé is May (32.3 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Diaoubé?
Diaoubé receives on average 873 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 97 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Diaoubé?
Diaoubé gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Diaoubé?
Yes: Diaoubé has on average 301 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Diaoubé?
In Diaoubé, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.6 °C on 21 May 2024, and the lowest was 8.5 °C on 23 December 1967.
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