Gossas Village climate — normals and trends
Gossas Village (Senegal) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 498 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 (28.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Gossas Village averages 0 frost days, 336 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 57 rainy days per year.
Gossas Village 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 45.9 °C (on 22 April 2016) and the coldest 10.9 °C (on 1 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
Gossas VillageFatick
- coords
- 14.48°, -16.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.1°C
Average daily high
34.4°C
Average daily low
21.4°C
Annual rainfall
498mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
4.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
336 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
57 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.0 °C
Average feels-like low
22.0 °C
Average peak gust
31.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
248 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
45.9 °C
22 April 2016
Coldest day
10.9 °C
1 February 1968
Wettest day
173 mm
31 July 2007
Windiest day
39.3 km/h
13 February 2023
Strongest gust
67.3 km/h
21 February 1988
Hottest feels-like
47.2 °C
30 May 2023
Coldest feels-like
6.5 °C
22 December 1967
Sunniest day
12.2 h
28 June 1949
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 | 32.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 33.2 °C | -1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 35.2 °C | -1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 37.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| May | 37.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 35.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 113 mm | +27 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 225 mm | +24 mm |
| Sep | 32.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 170 mm | +22 mm |
| Oct | 34.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 30 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 33.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 30.7 °C | -1.7 °C | 2 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gossas Village?
Gossas Village has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 498 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gossas Village?
The hottest day measured in Gossas Village between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 2016, reaching 45.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gossas Village?
The coldest day measured in Gossas Village between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1968, at 10.9 °C.
Does it snow in Gossas Village?
Almost never: Gossas Village sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gossas Village warmed?
Yes: Gossas Village warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gossas Village?
The wettest day measured in Gossas Village between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2007, with 173 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gossas Village?
The windiest day measured in Gossas Village between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2023, with winds reaching 39.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gossas Village?
The warmest month in Gossas Village is June (28.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Gossas Village?
Gossas Village receives on average 498 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 57 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gossas Village?
Gossas Village gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gossas Village?
Yes: Gossas Village has on average 248 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gossas Village?
In Gossas Village, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 30 May 2023, and the lowest was 6.5 °C on 22 December 1967.
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