Kébémer climate — normals and trends
Kébémer (Senegal) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 315 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 (28.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kébémer averages 0 frost days, 309 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 42 rainy days per year.
Kébémer has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.1 °C (on 17 April 2016) and the coldest 10.8 °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
KébémerLouga
- coords
- 15.37°, -16.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
32.9°C
Average daily low
21.0°C
Annual rainfall
315mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
20.6km/h
Seasonal range
4.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
309 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
42 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.9 °C
Average feels-like low
21.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
223 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
45.1 °C
17 April 2016
Coldest day
10.8 °C
11 January 1965
Wettest day
105 mm
27 August 1962
Windiest day
43.6 km/h
7 June 1967
Strongest gust
68.8 km/h
7 June 1967
Hottest feels-like
45.9 °C
19 May 2006
Coldest feels-like
6.2 °C
3 January 1943
Sunniest day
12.3 h
5 July 1940
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 | 32.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 32.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 31.1 °C | -2.9 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Apr | 33.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| May | 34.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 33.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 32.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 7 mm | -34 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 116 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 32.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 71 mm | -35 mm |
| Oct | 34.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 21 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 34.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 31.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kébémer?
Kébémer has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 315 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kébémer?
The hottest day measured in Kébémer between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 2016, reaching 45.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kébémer?
The coldest day measured in Kébémer between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1965, at 10.8 °C.
Does it snow in Kébémer?
Almost never: Kébémer sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kébémer warmed?
Yes: Kébémer warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kébémer?
The wettest day measured in Kébémer between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1962, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kébémer?
The windiest day measured in Kébémer between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1967, with winds reaching 43.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kébémer?
The warmest month in Kébémer is October (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kébémer?
Kébémer receives on average 315 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 42 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kébémer?
Kébémer gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kébémer?
Yes: Kébémer has on average 223 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kébémer?
In Kébémer, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.9 °C on 19 May 2006, and the lowest was 6.2 °C on 3 January 1943.
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