Kedougou climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kedougou?

Kedougou has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.0 °C and it receives 926 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kedougou?

The hottest day measured in Kedougou between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2024, reaching 44.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kedougou?

The coldest day measured in Kedougou between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 2009, at 11.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kedougou?

Almost never: Kedougou sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Kedougou warmed?

Yes: Kedougou warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kedougou?

The wettest day measured in Kedougou between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1959, with 319 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kedougou?

The windiest day measured in Kedougou between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2020, with winds reaching 27.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kedougou?

The warmest month in Kedougou is April (32.6 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kedougou?

Kedougou receives on average 926 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kedougou?

Kedougou gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kedougou (Senegal) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.0 °C and it receives 926 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 April (32.6 °C on average) and the coldest is December (25.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Kedougou averages 0 frost days, 304 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 107 rainy days per year.

Kedougou has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 44.0 °C (on 19 April 2024) and the coldest 11.8 °C (on 21 January 2009).

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

KedougouKedougou

coords: 12.56°, -12.18°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAprilColdest monthDecemberWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

28.0°C

Average daily high

33.9°C

Average daily low

22.7°C

Annual rainfall

926mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

55%

Average peak wind

13.2km/h

Seasonal range

7.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

304 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

107 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.4 °C

Average feels-like low

23.9 °C

Average peak gust

30.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

293 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

44.0 °C

19 April 2024

Coldest day

11.8 °C

21 January 2009

Wettest day

319 mm

19 August 1959

Windiest day

27.4 km/h

24 January 2020

Strongest gust

55.8 km/h

23 August 2006

Hottest feels-like

47.8 °C

4 April 2007

Coldest feels-like

8.7 °C

30 December 1958

Sunniest day

12.3 h

27 May 1949

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	42.3 °C15 March 2025	15.7 °C19 December 2025	28.8 °C	1,040 mm	333
2024	44.0 °C19 April 2024	15.8 °C8 December 2024	29.6 °C	848 mm	334
2023	43.3 °C14 April 2023	14.9 °C22 December 2023	29.3 °C	652 mm	345
2022	43.3 °C10 April 2022	15.6 °C15 December 2022	29.0 °C	836 mm	326
2021	42.4 °C1 April 2021	17.2 °C24 January 2021	29.7 °C	605 mm	343
2020	42.7 °C6 April 2020	15.0 °C7 January 2020	29.3 °C	962 mm	343
2019	42.3 °C13 May 2019	14.6 °C23 January 2019	29.1 °C	949 mm	342
2018	41.7 °C25 April 2018	14.5 °C28 December 2018	28.8 °C	957 mm	329
2017	42.9 °C21 April 2017	14.5 °C5 January 2017	28.9 °C	802 mm	337
2016	42.7 °C14 April 2016	16.3 °C17 December 2016	28.8 °C	718 mm	331
2015	41.7 °C10 April 2015	13.7 °C13 December 2015	28.6 °C	791 mm	336
2014	42.1 °C14 April 2014	13.0 °C30 December 2014	28.5 °C	533 mm	335
2013	41.6 °C21 March 2013	13.6 °C3 January 2013	28.2 °C	811 mm	320
2012	41.1 °C17 March 2012	12.9 °C31 December 2012	28.4 °C	869 mm	318
2011	41.9 °C22 March 2011	14.8 °C19 December 2011	28.8 °C	651 mm	339
2010	41.4 °C4 March 2010	15.2 °C13 January 2010	29.0 °C	831 mm	330
2009	41.1 °C24 April 2009	11.8 °C21 January 2009	28.4 °C	730 mm	325
2008	42.3 °C4 May 2008	15.1 °C9 January 2008	28.4 °C	881 mm	333
2007	42.2 °C4 April 2007	15.7 °C4 January 2007	28.7 °C	672 mm	340
2006	43.0 °C4 May 2006	15.4 °C29 December 2006	28.7 °C	563 mm	340
2005	43.0 °C26 March 2005	17.4 °C4 January 2005	28.9 °C	673 mm	342
2004	42.0 °C2 May 2004	16.5 °C2 January 2004	29.0 °C	685 mm	334
2003	43.5 °C12 April 2003	14.7 °C28 December 2003	28.8 °C	920 mm	315
2002	42.4 °C26 May 2002	16.2 °C28 December 2002	29.0 °C	630 mm	340
2001	42.3 °C21 April 2001	14.8 °C28 January 2001	28.6 °C	832 mm	329
2000	41.7 °C14 April 2000	15.2 °C3 December 2000	28.2 °C	1,106 mm	316
1999	42.8 °C12 April 1999	15.2 °C21 December 1999	28.2 °C	834 mm	311
1998	42.9 °C14 April 1998	16.2 °C22 December 1998	29.3 °C	741 mm	321
1997	42.5 °C26 April 1997	15.3 °C30 December 1997	28.6 °C	609 mm	337
1996	42.2 °C8 April 1996	15.6 °C13 January 1996	28.6 °C	917 mm	327
1995	40.9 °C16 May 1995	14.6 °C24 December 1995	28.1 °C	777 mm	321
1994	40.8 °C24 April 1994	14.5 °C12 December 1994	27.6 °C	1,074 mm	304
1993	41.8 °C11 May 1993	15.1 °C29 January 1993	28.5 °C	902 mm	326
1992	40.4 °C8 May 1992	15.3 °C1 December 1992	28.0 °C	854 mm	317
1991	41.0 °C27 April 1991	14.2 °C24 December 1991	28.2 °C	989 mm	311
1990	41.5 °C12 May 1990	14.4 °C8 January 1990	28.4 °C	733 mm	325
1989	41.8 °C21 April 1989	14.6 °C25 January 1989	28.0 °C	972 mm	315
1988	42.8 °C6 April 1988	13.5 °C12 December 1988	28.2 °C	860 mm	307
1987	42.1 °C7 April 1987	14.9 °C11 January 1987	28.4 °C	900 mm	334
1986	41.6 °C7 April 1986	14.4 °C18 January 1986	27.4 °C	968 mm	295
1985	41.9 °C20 May 1985	13.9 °C10 December 1985	28.2 °C	926 mm	286
1984	42.3 °C23 April 1984	14.4 °C24 December 1984	28.2 °C	836 mm	319
1983	41.5 °C27 March 1983	15.5 °C26 December 1983	28.7 °C	632 mm	340
1982	41.8 °C2 April 1982	13.7 °C29 December 1982	27.9 °C	795 mm	320
1981	40.4 °C3 April 1981	13.9 °C8 December 1981	27.9 °C	878 mm	325
1980	42.7 °C9 May 1980	15.8 °C10 December 1980	28.4 °C	978 mm	320
1979	42.2 °C12 April 1979	15.3 °C13 November 1979	27.6 °C	1,167 mm	297
1978	40.9 °C16 April 1978	15.5 °C15 November 1978	27.8 °C	1,102 mm	299
1977	40.3 °C14 April 1977	14.8 °C15 November 1977	27.8 °C	925 mm	316
1976	40.9 °C3 May 1976	13.9 °C18 January 1976	26.9 °C	935 mm	265
1975	41.0 °C27 April 1975	13.9 °C23 January 1975	27.3 °C	1,151 mm	281
1974	42.7 °C8 May 1974	12.7 °C25 November 1974	27.2 °C	839 mm	290
1973	41.7 °C26 April 1973	14.5 °C14 December 1973	27.7 °C	937 mm	316
1972	40.9 °C23 March 1972	15.6 °C14 January 1972	27.7 °C	1,052 mm	330
1971	41.6 °C6 April 1971	14.6 °C18 January 1971	27.6 °C	1,053 mm	300
1970	40.9 °C17 April 1970	14.8 °C14 December 1970	27.9 °C	1,092 mm	311
1969	41.8 °C10 March 1969	15.0 °C9 December 1969	27.9 °C	1,478 mm	282
1968	39.9 °C14 May 1968	14.7 °C9 January 1968	27.4 °C	1,001 mm	308
1967	40.9 °C13 April 1967	13.7 °C22 December 1967	27.0 °C	968 mm	277
1966	40.7 °C2 June 1966	13.9 °C27 December 1966	27.5 °C	1,050 mm	297
1965	41.0 °C30 April 1965	13.7 °C25 December 1965	27.1 °C	921 mm	261
1964	41.4 °C14 March 1964	15.7 °C16 December 1964	27.3 °C	942 mm	275
1963	41.5 °C18 May 1963	14.4 °C21 November 1963	27.9 °C	1,066 mm	299
1962	40.9 °C3 April 1962	14.6 °C12 December 1962	27.3 °C	962 mm	274
1961	41.0 °C15 May 1961	13.7 °C30 January 1961	27.3 °C	1,100 mm	281
1960	41.0 °C21 April 1960	14.8 °C17 January 1960	27.6 °C	848 mm	291
1959	41.5 °C24 April 1959	14.0 °C1 January 1959	27.0 °C	1,454 mm	268
1958	40.2 °C19 April 1958	13.8 °C30 December 1958	27.3 °C	1,155 mm	228
1957	40.6 °C29 April 1957	13.6 °C12 January 1957	27.1 °C	1,487 mm	256
1956	40.2 °C10 April 1956	12.5 °C3 January 1956	26.8 °C	1,269 mm	245
1955	41.1 °C23 May 1955	13.8 °C2 February 1955	26.9 °C	1,150 mm	246
1954	41.5 °C13 April 1954	13.4 °C17 January 1954	26.8 °C	1,009 mm	239
1953	40.7 °C25 April 1953	15.7 °C2 February 1953	27.4 °C	1,133 mm	268
1952	40.2 °C1 May 1952	13.6 °C11 January 1952	26.7 °C	991 mm	264
1951	40.9 °C16 March 1951	14.6 °C29 December 1951	27.0 °C	1,549 mm	269
1950	41.3 °C7 May 1950	15.4 °C2 December 1950	27.0 °C	1,024 mm	260
1949	41.8 °C21 April 1949	15.1 °C1 January 1949	27.9 °C	997 mm	287
1948	40.9 °C4 April 1948	13.5 °C15 January 1948	27.2 °C	815 mm	265
1947	41.8 °C27 April 1947	15.1 °C3 January 1947	27.7 °C	941 mm	268
1946	40.7 °C4 April 1946	14.6 °C2 January 1946	27.4 °C	766 mm	275
1945	40.3 °C12 April 1945	15.0 °C24 December 1945	27.0 °C	828 mm	272
1944	41.3 °C2 May 1944	13.6 °C19 December 1944	27.2 °C	1,288 mm	248
1943	40.6 °C18 April 1943	13.4 °C23 December 1943	25.9 °C	1,100 mm	236
1942	41.7 °C11 April 1942	14.2 °C23 December 1942	27.5 °C	1,197 mm	268
1941	41.4 °C20 May 1941	16.3 °C9 December 1941	28.9 °C	500 mm	329
1940	41.3 °C18 April 1940	14.9 °C3 February 1940	28.0 °C	665 mm	313

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

34.5 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

333 d/yr

+29

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1040 mm

+114 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	35.1 °C	+1.4 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Feb	36.2 °C	+0.1 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Mar	39.7 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Apr	40.2 °C	+1.1 °C	2 mm	+0 mm
May	37.7 °C	-0.3 °C	32 mm	+11 mm
Jun	34.3 °C	+0.6 °C	52 mm	-40 mm
Jul	30.3 °C	0.0 °C	184 mm	-6 mm
Aug	30.1 °C	+0.7 °C	448 mm	+176 mm
Sep	31.1 °C	+1.0 °C	258 mm	+14 mm
Oct	32.9 °C	+1.4 °C	59 mm	-35 mm
Nov	33.9 °C	+0.7 °C	4 mm	-6 mm
Dec	32.5 °C	-0.6 °C	0 mm	-1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

42.3 °C

15 Mar 2025

Coldest day

15.7 °C

19 Dec 2025

Wettest day

97.2 mm

18 Aug 2025

Windiest day

27.0 km/h

23 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

53.6 km/h

23 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.2 °C

8 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.3 °C

21 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.1 h

4 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kedougou?

Kedougou has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.0 °C and it receives 926 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kedougou?

The hottest day measured in Kedougou between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2024, reaching 44.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kedougou?

The coldest day measured in Kedougou between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 2009, at 11.8 °C.

Does it snow in Kedougou?

Almost never: Kedougou sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Kedougou warmed?

Yes: Kedougou warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kedougou?

The wettest day measured in Kedougou between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1959, with 319 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kedougou?

The windiest day measured in Kedougou between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2020, with winds reaching 27.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kedougou?

The warmest month in Kedougou is April (32.6 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Kedougou?

Kedougou receives on average 926 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kedougou?

Kedougou gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kedougou?

Yes: Kedougou has on average 293 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kedougou?

In Kedougou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.8 °C on 4 April 2007, and the lowest was 8.7 °C on 30 December 1958.

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