Kayar climate — normals and trends
Kayar (Senegal) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 324 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 October (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is February (21.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kayar averages 0 frost days, 84 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 42 rainy days per year.
Kayar has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 1 April 2008) and the coldest 13.3 °C (on 11 January 1965).
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
KayarThies
- coords
- 14.92°, -17.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.5°C
Average daily high
28.1°C
Average daily low
21.8°C
Annual rainfall
324mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
21.0km/h
Seasonal range
5.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
84 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
42 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.1 °C
Average feels-like low
22.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
244 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
38.6 °C
1 April 2008
Coldest day
13.3 °C
11 January 1965
Wettest day
93 mm
24 August 1969
Windiest day
42.5 km/h
7 January 2004
Strongest gust
63.7 km/h
7 January 2004
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
19 October 2020
Coldest feels-like
8.9 °C
17 December 1962
Sunniest day
12.3 h
12 July 1957
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 | 27.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 26.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 23.9 °C | -2.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 26.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 27.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 28.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 29.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 9 mm | -30 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 118 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 67 mm | -40 mm |
| Oct | 31.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 18 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 30.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 26.8 °C | -1.3 °C | 5 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kayar?
Kayar has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 324 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kayar?
The hottest day measured in Kayar between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 2008, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kayar?
The coldest day measured in Kayar between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1965, at 13.3 °C.
Does it snow in Kayar?
Almost never: Kayar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kayar warmed?
Yes: Kayar warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kayar?
The wettest day measured in Kayar between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 1969, with 93 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kayar?
The windiest day measured in Kayar between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2004, with winds reaching 42.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kayar?
The warmest month in Kayar is October (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is February (21.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Kayar?
Kayar receives on average 324 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 42 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kayar?
Kayar gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kayar?
Yes: Kayar has on average 244 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kayar?
In Kayar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 19 October 2020, and the lowest was 8.9 °C on 17 December 1962.
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