Gandiaye climate — normals and trends
Gandiaye (Senegal) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 595 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 June (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Gandiaye averages 0 frost days, 332 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 64 rainy days per year.
Gandiaye has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.7 °C (on 22 April 2016) and the coldest 10.8 °C (on 2 February 1968).
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
GandiayeKaolack
- coords
- 14.24°, -16.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.9°C
Average daily high
34.0°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
595mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
4.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
332 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
64 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.9 °C
Average feels-like low
22.6 °C
Average peak gust
31.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
249 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
22 April 2016
Coldest day
10.8 °C
2 February 1968
Wettest day
181 mm
5 September 1970
Windiest day
37.7 km/h
13 February 2023
Strongest gust
65.9 km/h
21 February 1988
Hottest feels-like
46.7 °C
30 April 2020
Coldest feels-like
7.1 °C
1 February 1968
Sunniest day
12.2 h
27 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 33.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 35.3 °C | -1.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 37.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| May | 37.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 34.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 1 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 32.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 91 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 31.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 217 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 32.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 198 mm | +19 mm |
| Oct | 33.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 40 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 34.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 31.2 °C | -1.0 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gandiaye?
Gandiaye has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 595 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gandiaye?
The hottest day measured in Gandiaye between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 2016, reaching 45.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gandiaye?
The coldest day measured in Gandiaye between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1968, at 10.8 °C.
Does it snow in Gandiaye?
Almost never: Gandiaye sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gandiaye warmed?
Yes: Gandiaye warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gandiaye?
The wettest day measured in Gandiaye between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1970, with 181 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gandiaye?
The windiest day measured in Gandiaye between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2023, with winds reaching 37.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gandiaye?
The warmest month in Gandiaye is June (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Gandiaye?
Gandiaye receives on average 595 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 64 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gandiaye?
Gandiaye gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gandiaye?
Yes: Gandiaye has on average 249 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gandiaye?
In Gandiaye, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.7 °C on 30 April 2020, and the lowest was 7.1 °C on 1 February 1968.
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