Goudomp climate — normals and trends
Goudomp (Senegal) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 1,230 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 (29.5 °C on average) and the coldest is December (25.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Goudomp averages 0 frost days, 309 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Goudomp has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.2 °C (on 31 March 2020) and the coldest 13.6 °C (on 30 December 1982).
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
GoudompSédhiou
- coords
- 12.58°, -15.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.2°C
Average daily high
33.4°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,230mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
13.5km/h
Seasonal range
4.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
309 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.4 °C
Average feels-like low
24.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
291 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
43.2 °C
31 March 2020
Coldest day
13.6 °C
30 December 1982
Wettest day
179 mm
14 August 2014
Windiest day
30.2 km/h
5 September 1961
Strongest gust
63.7 km/h
29 August 1942
Hottest feels-like
48.1 °C
3 April 2011
Coldest feels-like
9.8 °C
23 December 1967
Sunniest day
12.0 h
11 July 2016
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 35.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 36.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 37.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 37.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 4 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 35.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 48 mm | -37 mm |
| Jul | 30.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 293 mm | +10 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 547 mm | +150 mm |
| Sep | 31.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 327 mm | +16 mm |
| Oct | 33.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 76 mm | -54 mm |
| Nov | 33.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 21 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | 32.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Goudomp?
Goudomp has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 1,230 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Goudomp?
The hottest day measured in Goudomp between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 2020, reaching 43.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Goudomp?
The coldest day measured in Goudomp between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1982, at 13.6 °C.
Does it snow in Goudomp?
Almost never: Goudomp sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Goudomp warmed?
Yes: Goudomp warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Goudomp?
The wettest day measured in Goudomp between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2014, with 179 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Goudomp?
The windiest day measured in Goudomp between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1961, with winds reaching 30.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Goudomp?
The warmest month in Goudomp is May (29.5 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Goudomp?
Goudomp receives on average 1,230 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Goudomp?
Goudomp gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Goudomp?
Yes: Goudomp has on average 291 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Goudomp?
In Goudomp, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.1 °C on 3 April 2011, and the lowest was 9.8 °C on 23 December 1967.
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