Kaffrine climate — normals and trends
Kaffrine (Senegal) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 639 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 (29.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kaffrine averages 0 frost days, 334 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 70 rainy days per year.
Kaffrine 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 44.3 °C (on 14 May 2021) and the coldest 11.2 °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
KaffrineKaffrine
- coords
- 14.11°, -15.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.5°C
Average daily high
34.3°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
639mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
5.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
334 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
70 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.5 °C
Average feels-like low
22.8 °C
Average peak gust
29.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
278 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
44.3 °C
14 May 2021
Coldest day
11.2 °C
1 February 1968
Wettest day
177 mm
19 August 2021
Windiest day
36.7 km/h
5 September 1961
Strongest gust
65.9 km/h
5 September 1961
Hottest feels-like
47.2 °C
28 May 2014
Coldest feels-like
7.3 °C
1 February 1968
Sunniest day
12.1 h
20 July 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 34.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 36.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 38.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| May | 37.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 35.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 3 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 32.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 103 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 31.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 300 mm | +57 mm |
| Sep | 32.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 278 mm | +100 mm |
| Oct | 34.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 39 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 34.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 31.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kaffrine?
Kaffrine has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 639 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kaffrine?
The hottest day measured in Kaffrine between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 2021, reaching 44.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kaffrine?
The coldest day measured in Kaffrine between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1968, at 11.2 °C.
Does it snow in Kaffrine?
Almost never: Kaffrine sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kaffrine warmed?
Yes: Kaffrine warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kaffrine?
The wettest day measured in Kaffrine between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 2021, with 177 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kaffrine?
The windiest day measured in Kaffrine between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1961, with winds reaching 36.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kaffrine?
The warmest month in Kaffrine is May (29.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Kaffrine?
Kaffrine receives on average 639 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 70 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kaffrine?
Kaffrine gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kaffrine?
Yes: Kaffrine has on average 278 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kaffrine?
In Kaffrine, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 28 May 2014, and the lowest was 7.3 °C on 1 February 1968.
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