Koumpentoum climate — normals and trends
Koumpentoum (Senegal) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.8 °C and it receives 576 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 (32.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Koumpentoum averages 0 frost days, 339 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 69 rainy days per year.
Koumpentoum has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.7 °C (on 3 April 2024) and the coldest 11.6 °C (on 10 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
KoumpentoumTambacounda
- coords
- 13.98°, -14.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.8°C
Average daily high
35.4°C
Average daily low
23.0°C
Annual rainfall
576mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
47%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
6.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
339 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
69 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.2 °C
Average feels-like low
23.4 °C
Average peak gust
30.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
305 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
46.7 °C
3 April 2024
Coldest day
11.6 °C
10 January 1965
Wettest day
201 mm
25 July 2016
Windiest day
33.2 km/h
13 February 2023
Strongest gust
64.1 km/h
11 January 2002
Hottest feels-like
48.7 °C
29 May 2023
Coldest feels-like
7.4 °C
10 January 1965
Sunniest day
12.0 h
16 May 2022
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 | 34.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 35.2 °C | -0.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 38.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 41.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| May | 40.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 37.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 7 mm | -27 mm |
| Jul | 33.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 100 mm | -25 mm |
| Aug | 31.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 280 mm | +73 mm |
| Sep | 32.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 193 mm | +43 mm |
| Oct | 34.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 48 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 35.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 32.4 °C | -1.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Koumpentoum?
Koumpentoum has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.8 °C and it receives 576 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Koumpentoum?
The hottest day measured in Koumpentoum between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 2024, reaching 46.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Koumpentoum?
The coldest day measured in Koumpentoum between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1965, at 11.6 °C.
Does it snow in Koumpentoum?
Almost never: Koumpentoum sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Koumpentoum warmed?
Yes: Koumpentoum warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Koumpentoum?
The wettest day measured in Koumpentoum between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2016, with 201 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Koumpentoum?
The windiest day measured in Koumpentoum between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2023, with winds reaching 33.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Koumpentoum?
The warmest month in Koumpentoum is May (32.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Koumpentoum?
Koumpentoum receives on average 576 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 69 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Koumpentoum?
Koumpentoum gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Koumpentoum?
Yes: Koumpentoum has on average 305 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Koumpentoum?
In Koumpentoum, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.7 °C on 29 May 2023, and the lowest was 7.4 °C on 10 January 1965.
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