Matam climate — normals and trends
Matam (Senegal) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 30.2 °C and it receives 264 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 (35.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Matam averages 0 frost days, 344 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 34 rainy days per year.
Matam has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.3 °C (on 29 May 2016) and the coldest 9.7 °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
MatamMatam
- coords
- 15.66°, -13.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
30.2°C
Average daily high
36.5°C
Average daily low
24.2°C
Annual rainfall
264mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
36%
Average peak wind
21.2km/h
Seasonal range
10.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
344 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
34 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.4 °C
Average feels-like low
23.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
305 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
47.3 °C
29 May 2016
Coldest day
9.7 °C
10 January 1965
Wettest day
178 mm
19 August 1948
Windiest day
47.6 km/h
13 February 2023
Strongest gust
73.4 km/h
14 June 2020
Hottest feels-like
48.8 °C
14 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
5.4 °C
1 January 1949
Sunniest day
12.3 h
28 May 1941
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 | 33.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 34.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 39.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 42.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 42.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 39.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 4 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 36.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 41 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 34.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 152 mm | +46 mm |
| Sep | 34.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 65 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 38.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 11 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 37.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 32.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Matam?
Matam has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 30.2 °C and it receives 264 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Matam?
The hottest day measured in Matam between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 2016, reaching 47.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Matam?
The coldest day measured in Matam between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1965, at 9.7 °C.
Does it snow in Matam?
Almost never: Matam sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Matam warmed?
Yes: Matam warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Matam?
The wettest day measured in Matam between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1948, with 178 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Matam?
The windiest day measured in Matam between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2023, with winds reaching 47.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Matam?
The warmest month in Matam is May (35.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Matam?
Matam receives on average 264 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 34 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Matam?
Matam gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Matam?
Yes: Matam has on average 305 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Matam?
In Matam, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.8 °C on 14 May 2024, and the lowest was 5.4 °C on 1 January 1949.
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