Kahone climate — normals and trends
Kahone (Senegal) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 570 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 (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kahone averages 0 frost days, 333 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 63 rainy days per year.
Kahone has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.5 °C (on 22 April 2016) and the coldest 10.6 °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
KahoneKaolack
- coords
- 14.16°, -16.04°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.1°C
Average daily high
34.2°C
Average daily low
21.6°C
Annual rainfall
570mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
4.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
333 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
63 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.1 °C
Average feels-like low
22.5 °C
Average peak gust
31.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
257 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °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
45.5 °C
22 April 2016
Coldest day
10.6 °C
1 February 1968
Wettest day
175 mm
30 August 2013
Windiest day
37.1 km/h
13 February 2023
Strongest gust
65.5 km/h
21 February 1988
Hottest feels-like
47.2 °C
30 May 2023
Coldest feels-like
6.7 °C
1 February 1968
Sunniest day
12.2 h
5 July 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 34.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 35.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 37.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 37.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 35.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 1 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 32.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 127 mm | +22 mm |
| Aug | 31.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 223 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 32.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 232 mm | +66 mm |
| Oct | 34.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 33 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 34.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 31.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kahone?
Kahone has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 570 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kahone?
The hottest day measured in Kahone between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 2016, reaching 45.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kahone?
The coldest day measured in Kahone between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1968, at 10.6 °C.
Does it snow in Kahone?
Almost never: Kahone sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kahone warmed?
Yes: Kahone warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kahone?
The wettest day measured in Kahone between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 2013, with 175 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kahone?
The windiest day measured in Kahone between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2023, with winds reaching 37.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kahone?
The warmest month in Kahone is June (28.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Kahone?
Kahone receives on average 570 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 63 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kahone?
Kahone gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kahone?
Yes: Kahone has on average 257 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kahone?
In Kahone, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 30 May 2023, and the lowest was 6.7 °C on 1 February 1968.
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