Khombole climate — normals and trends
Khombole (Senegal) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 460 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 July (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Khombole averages 0 frost days, 329 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 53 rainy days per year.
Khombole has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.0 °C (on 17 April 2016) and the coldest 10.1 °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
KhomboleThies
- coords
- 14.76°, -16.69°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
33.7°C
Average daily low
20.5°C
Annual rainfall
460mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
17.2km/h
Seasonal range
4.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
329 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
53 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.2 °C
Average feels-like low
21.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
204 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
46.0 °C
17 April 2016
Coldest day
10.1 °C
11 January 1965
Wettest day
159 mm
30 August 1948
Windiest day
37.6 km/h
13 February 2023
Strongest gust
67.3 km/h
31 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
46.8 °C
30 May 2023
Coldest feels-like
5.8 °C
11 January 1965
Sunniest day
12.3 h
4 July 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 33.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 32.4 °C | -3.0 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Apr | 35.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 35.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 34.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 25 mm | -42 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 143 mm | -40 mm |
| Sep | 32.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 136 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 34.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 28 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 34.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 31.5 °C | -1.1 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Khombole?
Khombole has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 460 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Khombole?
The hottest day measured in Khombole between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 2016, reaching 46.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Khombole?
The coldest day measured in Khombole between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1965, at 10.1 °C.
Does it snow in Khombole?
Almost never: Khombole sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Khombole warmed?
Yes: Khombole warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Khombole?
The wettest day measured in Khombole between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 1948, with 159 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Khombole?
The windiest day measured in Khombole between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2023, with winds reaching 37.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Khombole?
The warmest month in Khombole is July (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Khombole?
Khombole receives on average 460 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 53 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Khombole?
Khombole gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Khombole?
Yes: Khombole has on average 204 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Khombole?
In Khombole, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.8 °C on 30 May 2023, and the lowest was 5.8 °C on 11 January 1965.
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