Dougnane climate — normals and trends
Dougnane (Senegal) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 359 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 January (22.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Dougnane averages 0 frost days, 285 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 46 rainy days per year.
Dougnane has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.0 °C (on 16 April 2016) and the coldest 10.8 °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
DougnaneThies
- coords
- 14.96°, -16.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
32.0°C
Average daily low
20.7°C
Annual rainfall
359mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
19.2km/h
Seasonal range
4.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
285 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
46 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.5 °C
Average feels-like low
21.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
207 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
44.0 °C
16 April 2016
Coldest day
10.8 °C
11 January 1965
Wettest day
95 mm
31 August 1988
Windiest day
40.0 km/h
22 April 1960
Strongest gust
66.2 km/h
31 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
44.8 °C
5 September 2016
Coldest feels-like
6.6 °C
11 January 1965
Sunniest day
12.3 h
27 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 31.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 29.2 °C | -3.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Apr | 31.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 32.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 32.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 31.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 12 mm | -36 mm |
| Aug | 31.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 111 mm | -33 mm |
| Sep | 31.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 87 mm | -32 mm |
| Oct | 33.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 21 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 33.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 30.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dougnane?
Dougnane has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 359 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dougnane?
The hottest day measured in Dougnane between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 2016, reaching 44.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dougnane?
The coldest day measured in Dougnane between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1965, at 10.8 °C.
Does it snow in Dougnane?
Almost never: Dougnane sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dougnane warmed?
Yes: Dougnane warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dougnane?
The wettest day measured in Dougnane between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 1988, with 95 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dougnane?
The windiest day measured in Dougnane between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 1960, with winds reaching 40.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dougnane?
The warmest month in Dougnane is October (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Dougnane?
Dougnane receives on average 359 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 46 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dougnane?
Dougnane gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dougnane?
Yes: Dougnane has on average 207 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dougnane?
In Dougnane, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 5 September 2016, and the lowest was 6.6 °C on 11 January 1965.
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