Linguère climate — normals and trends
Linguère (Senegal) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.4 °C and it receives 294 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 (31.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Linguère averages 0 frost days, 340 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 37 rainy days per year.
Linguère has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.8 °C (on 15 May 2002) and the coldest 10.6 °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
LinguèreLouga
- coords
- 15.40°, -15.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.4°C
Average daily high
35.3°C
Average daily low
22.4°C
Annual rainfall
294mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
43%
Average peak wind
17.8km/h
Seasonal range
7.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
340 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
37 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.1 °C
Average feels-like low
22.0 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
277 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
46.8 °C
15 May 2002
Coldest day
10.6 °C
11 January 1965
Wettest day
155 mm
19 August 1948
Windiest day
42.7 km/h
13 February 2023
Strongest gust
70.9 km/h
10 October 2024
Hottest feels-like
47.8 °C
21 May 2025
Coldest feels-like
6.1 °C
8 January 1965
Sunniest day
12.0 h
16 May 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 32.6 °C | -1.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 35.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 39.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| May | 39.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 36.2 °C | -2.0 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 35.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 4 mm | -42 mm |
| Aug | 33.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 123 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 33.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 87 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 35.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 13 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 34.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 30.2 °C | -1.7 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Linguère?
Linguère has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.4 °C and it receives 294 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Linguère?
The hottest day measured in Linguère between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 2002, reaching 46.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Linguère?
The coldest day measured in Linguère between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1965, at 10.6 °C.
Does it snow in Linguère?
Almost never: Linguère sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Linguère warmed?
Yes: Linguère warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Linguère?
The wettest day measured in Linguère between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1948, with 155 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Linguère?
The windiest day measured in Linguère between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2023, with winds reaching 42.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Linguère?
The warmest month in Linguère is May (31.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Linguère?
Linguère receives on average 294 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 37 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Linguère?
Linguère gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Linguère?
Yes: Linguère has on average 277 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Linguère?
In Linguère, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.8 °C on 21 May 2025, and the lowest was 6.1 °C on 8 January 1965.
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