Kolda climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kolda?

Kolda has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 959 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Kolda between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2024, reaching 45.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kolda?

The coldest day measured in Kolda between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1971, at 12.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kolda?

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

Q: Has the climate of Kolda warmed?

Yes: Kolda warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kolda?

The wettest day measured in Kolda between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1961, with 225 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kolda?

The windiest day measured in Kolda between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1961, with winds reaching 32.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kolda?

The warmest month in Kolda is May (31.2 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kolda?

Kolda receives on average 959 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kolda?

Kolda gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kolda (Senegal) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 959 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 May (31.2 °C on average) and the coldest is December (25.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Kolda averages 0 frost days, 317 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.

Kolda has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 45.6 °C (on 19 April 2024) and the coldest 12.9 °C (on 28 December 1971).

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

KoldaKolda

coords: 12.89°, -14.94°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMayColdest monthDecemberWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

27.7°C

Average daily high

34.2°C

Average daily low

22.2°C

Annual rainfall

959mm

Sunshine / day

10.4h

Mean relative humidity

57%

Average peak wind

14.3km/h

Seasonal range

6.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

317 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

101 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.8 °C

Average feels-like low

23.5 °C

Average peak gust

29.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

290 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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

45.6 °C

19 April 2024

Coldest day

12.9 °C

28 December 1971

Wettest day

225 mm

5 September 1961

Windiest day

32.1 km/h

5 September 1961

Strongest gust

59.8 km/h

2 September 1992

Hottest feels-like

47.7 °C

3 April 2024

Coldest feels-like

8.0 °C

23 December 1967

Sunniest day

12.0 h

27 July 2002

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	44.2 °C6 April 2025	16.0 °C6 January 2025	28.4 °C	1,068 mm	334
2024	45.6 °C19 April 2024	16.1 °C30 November 2024	28.9 °C	1,219 mm	335
2023	43.4 °C17 April 2023	15.8 °C30 January 2023	28.8 °C	743 mm	351
2022	44.4 °C6 May 2022	13.5 °C16 December 2022	28.4 °C	948 mm	336
2021	43.0 °C14 May 2021	15.2 °C26 January 2021	28.8 °C	848 mm	354
2020	44.4 °C6 April 2020	14.8 °C26 November 2020	28.9 °C	1,034 mm	346
2019	42.1 °C29 April 2019	15.2 °C14 December 2019	28.5 °C	753 mm	353
2018	42.5 °C5 April 2018	15.1 °C14 January 2018	28.3 °C	973 mm	342
2017	42.2 °C17 April 2017	15.3 °C7 January 2017	28.8 °C	812 mm	350
2016	43.1 °C1 May 2016	15.9 °C6 January 2016	28.6 °C	843 mm	344
2015	43.8 °C9 April 2015	14.9 °C14 December 2015	28.3 °C	841 mm	350
2014	42.3 °C4 April 2014	13.9 °C30 December 2014	28.3 °C	695 mm	348
2013	43.0 °C11 April 2013	15.0 °C7 January 2013	28.4 °C	865 mm	334
2012	42.6 °C24 April 2012	15.7 °C22 December 2012	28.4 °C	924 mm	340
2011	42.8 °C5 May 2011	13.9 °C20 December 2011	28.2 °C	684 mm	344
2010	42.0 °C22 April 2010	13.9 °C26 January 2010	28.3 °C	872 mm	340
2009	42.7 °C22 April 2009	13.1 °C21 January 2009	28.2 °C	820 mm	338
2008	44.9 °C4 May 2008	14.6 °C8 January 2008	28.4 °C	846 mm	342
2007	43.0 °C11 May 2007	16.2 °C31 December 2007	28.7 °C	702 mm	345
2006	43.6 °C4 April 2006	15.1 °C9 January 2006	28.4 °C	642 mm	350
2005	43.9 °C5 April 2005	16.5 °C16 January 2005	28.8 °C	740 mm	350
2004	41.4 °C20 April 2004	15.0 °C3 January 2004	28.2 °C	661 mm	342
2003	43.9 °C12 April 2003	14.7 °C4 January 2003	28.4 °C	920 mm	332
2002	43.7 °C10 May 2002	16.8 °C4 December 2002	28.7 °C	546 mm	354
2001	42.5 °C10 April 2001	15.3 °C8 January 2001	28.4 °C	695 mm	340
2000	43.3 °C14 April 2000	15.4 °C3 December 2000	28.1 °C	753 mm	335
1999	42.2 °C3 May 1999	15.6 °C16 December 1999	28.1 °C	1,043 mm	326
1998	42.5 °C12 April 1998	16.0 °C2 January 1998	29.2 °C	677 mm	343
1997	41.5 °C26 April 1997	15.9 °C13 December 1997	28.3 °C	768 mm	344
1996	43.0 °C6 May 1996	14.4 °C1 January 1996	28.3 °C	885 mm	342
1995	42.8 °C30 April 1995	13.6 °C31 December 1995	28.5 °C	1,077 mm	333
1994	43.7 °C24 April 1994	14.7 °C7 January 1994	27.9 °C	991 mm	321
1993	43.3 °C6 May 1993	15.0 °C2 December 1993	28.2 °C	962 mm	344
1992	41.8 °C13 April 1992	15.0 °C8 January 1992	28.0 °C	794 mm	337
1991	42.8 °C16 May 1991	15.3 °C26 December 1991	28.2 °C	896 mm	330
1990	40.9 °C25 March 1990	15.1 °C6 January 1990	28.0 °C	860 mm	338
1989	42.3 °C29 April 1989	13.0 °C28 December 1989	27.7 °C	1,181 mm	329
1988	42.3 °C11 April 1988	14.8 °C13 December 1988	27.8 °C	946 mm	330
1987	42.4 °C7 April 1987	13.5 °C12 January 1987	28.0 °C	1,035 mm	345
1986	42.3 °C7 April 1986	14.3 °C23 December 1986	27.5 °C	974 mm	320
1985	42.1 °C20 May 1985	15.2 °C25 November 1985	27.7 °C	895 mm	315
1984	41.6 °C17 April 1984	14.2 °C26 December 1984	27.6 °C	886 mm	336
1983	41.6 °C26 March 1983	14.5 °C9 January 1983	28.1 °C	857 mm	348
1982	41.9 °C2 April 1982	12.9 °C29 December 1982	27.4 °C	850 mm	328
1981	41.2 °C27 April 1981	13.8 °C25 December 1981	27.8 °C	928 mm	335
1980	41.9 °C10 May 1980	14.3 °C21 December 1980	27.7 °C	771 mm	337
1979	41.3 °C13 April 1979	14.5 °C1 December 1979	27.4 °C	1,119 mm	306
1978	41.8 °C19 May 1978	14.9 °C17 December 1978	27.6 °C	1,084 mm	322
1977	41.1 °C27 April 1977	13.8 °C15 November 1977	27.7 °C	701 mm	339
1976	40.8 °C4 May 1976	13.6 °C5 December 1976	26.9 °C	988 mm	297
1975	40.5 °C3 April 1975	14.1 °C17 November 1975	27.0 °C	1,098 mm	300
1974	40.9 °C9 May 1974	13.2 °C6 December 1974	27.1 °C	1,066 mm	294
1973	41.9 °C13 March 1973	14.7 °C14 December 1973	27.7 °C	908 mm	334
1972	40.7 °C23 March 1972	13.6 °C5 January 1972	27.4 °C	960 mm	336
1971	40.7 °C14 April 1971	12.9 °C28 December 1971	27.1 °C	1,207 mm	316
1970	40.8 °C10 April 1970	14.4 °C26 January 1970	27.2 °C	934 mm	329
1969	43.0 °C18 March 1969	13.8 °C9 December 1969	27.6 °C	1,236 mm	303
1968	39.3 °C20 April 1968	13.1 °C1 February 1968	26.6 °C	815 mm	322
1967	39.8 °C14 May 1967	13.0 °C23 December 1967	26.5 °C	1,209 mm	285
1966	40.2 °C19 May 1966	15.2 °C16 January 1966	26.8 °C	1,190 mm	295
1965	40.2 °C16 April 1965	13.0 °C10 January 1965	26.4 °C	1,121 mm	253
1964	41.4 °C14 March 1964	14.5 °C16 December 1964	26.9 °C	1,006 mm	272
1963	41.4 °C17 May 1963	14.9 °C21 November 1963	27.2 °C	1,129 mm	300
1962	41.5 °C3 April 1962	14.6 °C9 January 1962	26.8 °C	1,038 mm	271
1961	41.9 °C13 May 1961	14.5 °C14 December 1961	27.2 °C	1,336 mm	292
1960	41.0 °C2 May 1960	15.4 °C30 December 1960	27.4 °C	986 mm	296
1959	41.2 °C23 April 1959	15.5 °C1 January 1959	27.1 °C	897 mm	299
1958	41.2 °C14 March 1958	15.8 °C14 January 1958	27.0 °C	1,271 mm	242
1957	40.9 °C2 May 1957	15.3 °C12 January 1957	26.9 °C	1,232 mm	273
1956	40.1 °C3 May 1956	14.6 °C3 January 1956	26.8 °C	1,079 mm	254
1955	40.2 °C20 April 1955	14.8 °C24 January 1955	26.9 °C	1,521 mm	273
1954	40.5 °C21 April 1954	14.9 °C8 February 1954	26.7 °C	1,120 mm	260
1953	41.2 °C11 May 1953	16.1 °C6 December 1953	27.3 °C	1,054 mm	292
1952	40.2 °C7 May 1952	14.5 °C4 January 1952	26.5 °C	1,203 mm	277
1951	41.3 °C23 March 1951	14.9 °C15 December 1951	26.8 °C	1,182 mm	274
1950	40.8 °C7 May 1950	14.7 °C2 December 1950	26.7 °C	1,026 mm	285
1949	41.8 °C4 May 1949	15.0 °C20 December 1949	27.4 °C	1,149 mm	293
1948	40.2 °C26 February 1948	15.4 °C17 January 1948	27.1 °C	1,298 mm	287
1947	41.6 °C17 April 1947	15.5 °C24 November 1947	27.4 °C	1,103 mm	286
1946	41.1 °C8 May 1946	15.0 °C2 January 1946	27.3 °C	840 mm	293
1945	41.3 °C26 March 1945	16.2 °C7 January 1945	27.3 °C	998 mm	290
1944	40.8 °C23 May 1944	13.2 °C2 December 1944	27.2 °C	994 mm	274
1943	41.2 °C9 May 1943	14.7 °C25 December 1943	26.1 °C	1,242 mm	244
1942	42.3 °C11 April 1942	15.9 °C2 January 1942	27.2 °C	1,014 mm	283
1941	41.3 °C20 May 1941	16.4 °C31 January 1941	28.4 °C	569 mm	334
1940	42.9 °C21 April 1940	15.6 °C20 November 1940	27.8 °C	816 mm	319

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

35.0 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

334 d/yr

+17

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1068 mm

+109 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	35.3 °C	+1.7 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Feb	36.9 °C	+0.8 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Mar	39.2 °C	+1.1 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Apr	40.3 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
May	39.2 °C	+0.6 °C	2 mm	-3 mm
Jun	36.5 °C	+1.1 °C	25 mm	-42 mm
Jul	31.6 °C	+0.5 °C	190 mm	-37 mm
Aug	30.6 °C	+0.6 °C	503 mm	+183 mm
Sep	31.6 °C	+1.0 °C	287 mm	+41 mm
Oct	33.3 °C	+1.4 °C	50 mm	-34 mm
Nov	33.5 °C	+0.2 °C	10 mm	+3 mm
Dec	32.2 °C	-0.5 °C	0 mm	-2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

44.2 °C

6 Apr 2025

Coldest day

16.0 °C

6 Jan 2025

Wettest day

102.9 mm

21 Aug 2025

Windiest day

27.3 km/h

21 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

54.4 km/h

21 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.7 °C

5 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.4 °C

2 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

27 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kolda?

Kolda has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 959 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kolda?

The hottest day measured in Kolda between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2024, reaching 45.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kolda?

The coldest day measured in Kolda between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1971, at 12.9 °C.

Does it snow in Kolda?

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

Has the climate of Kolda warmed?

Yes: Kolda warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kolda?

The wettest day measured in Kolda between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1961, with 225 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kolda?

The windiest day measured in Kolda between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1961, with winds reaching 32.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kolda?

The warmest month in Kolda is May (31.2 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Kolda?

Kolda receives on average 959 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kolda?

Kolda gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kolda?

Yes: Kolda has on average 290 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kolda?

In Kolda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.7 °C on 3 April 2024, and the lowest was 8.0 °C on 23 December 1967.

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