Koungheul climate — normals and trends
Koungheul (Senegal) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.4 °C and it receives 584 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 (31.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Koungheul averages 0 frost days, 339 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 68 rainy days per year.
Koungheul 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 45.9 °C (on 3 April 2024) and the coldest 11.8 °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
KoungheulKaffrine
- coords
- 13.98°, -14.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.4°C
Average daily high
35.0°C
Average daily low
22.7°C
Annual rainfall
584mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
49%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
6.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
339 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
68 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.1 °C
Average feels-like low
23.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
299 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
45.9 °C
3 April 2024
Coldest day
11.8 °C
10 January 1965
Wettest day
147 mm
25 July 2016
Windiest day
32.8 km/h
13 February 2023
Strongest gust
63.0 km/h
11 January 2002
Hottest feels-like
48.3 °C
21 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
7.5 °C
22 December 1967
Sunniest day
12.0 h
21 May 1988
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 | 33.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 34.5 °C | -1.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 37.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 40.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| May | 39.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 36.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 8 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 33.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 97 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 31.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 322 mm | +108 mm |
| Sep | 32.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 197 mm | +42 mm |
| Oct | 34.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 45 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 34.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 31.9 °C | -1.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Koungheul?
Koungheul has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.4 °C and it receives 584 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Koungheul?
The hottest day measured in Koungheul between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 2024, reaching 45.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Koungheul?
The coldest day measured in Koungheul between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1965, at 11.8 °C.
Does it snow in Koungheul?
Almost never: Koungheul sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Koungheul warmed?
Yes: Koungheul warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Koungheul?
The wettest day measured in Koungheul between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2016, with 147 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Koungheul?
The windiest day measured in Koungheul between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2023, with winds reaching 32.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Koungheul?
The warmest month in Koungheul is May (31.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Koungheul?
Koungheul receives on average 584 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 68 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Koungheul?
Koungheul gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Koungheul?
Yes: Koungheul has on average 299 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Koungheul?
In Koungheul, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.3 °C on 21 May 2024, and the lowest was 7.5 °C on 22 December 1967.
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