Louga climate — normals and trends
Louga (Senegal) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 290 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 October (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Louga averages 0 frost days, 327 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 38 rainy days per year.
Louga has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.5 °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
LougaLouga
- coords
- 15.62°, -16.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
33.8°C
Average daily low
21.2°C
Annual rainfall
290mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
20.2km/h
Seasonal range
4.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
327 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
38 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.5 °C
Average feels-like low
21.4 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
232 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
46.5 °C
15 May 2002
Coldest day
10.6 °C
11 January 1965
Wettest day
132 mm
19 August 1948
Windiest day
44.0 km/h
7 June 1967
Strongest gust
70.2 km/h
7 June 1967
Hottest feels-like
48.2 °C
29 April 2005
Coldest feels-like
5.6 °C
8 January 1965
Sunniest day
12.2 h
4 July 1998
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 | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 33.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 33.1 °C | -2.0 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Apr | 35.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| May | 37.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 33.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 33.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 3 mm | -33 mm |
| Aug | 32.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 119 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 32.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 77 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 35.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 19 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 34.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 31.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Louga?
Louga has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 290 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Louga?
The hottest day measured in Louga between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 2002, reaching 46.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Louga?
The coldest day measured in Louga between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1965, at 10.6 °C.
Does it snow in Louga?
Almost never: Louga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Louga warmed?
Yes: Louga warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Louga?
The wettest day measured in Louga between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1948, with 132 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Louga?
The windiest day measured in Louga between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1967, with winds reaching 44.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Louga?
The warmest month in Louga is October (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Louga?
Louga receives on average 290 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 38 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Louga?
Louga gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Louga?
Yes: Louga has on average 232 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Louga?
In Louga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.2 °C on 29 April 2005, and the lowest was 5.6 °C on 8 January 1965.
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