Mékhé climate — normals and trends
Mékhé (Senegal) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 371 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 (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Mékhé averages 0 frost days, 326 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 47 rainy days per year.
Mékhé 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 45.3 °C (on 17 April 2016) and the coldest 10.1 °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
MékhéThies
- coords
- 15.11°, -16.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
33.5°C
Average daily low
20.5°C
Annual rainfall
371mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
4.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
326 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
47 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.8 °C
Average feels-like low
21.2 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
206 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
45.3 °C
17 April 2016
Coldest day
10.1 °C
11 January 1965
Wettest day
110 mm
31 August 1988
Windiest day
38.6 km/h
7 June 1967
Strongest gust
65.5 km/h
7 June 1967
Hottest feels-like
46.6 °C
30 March 2017
Coldest feels-like
5.8 °C
11 January 1965
Sunniest day
12.3 h
4 July 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 32.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 32.1 °C | -2.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 34.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 35.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 33.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 32.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 21 mm | -33 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 124 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 32.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 96 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 34.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 16 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 34.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 31.1 °C | -1.1 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mékhé?
Mékhé has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 371 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mékhé?
The hottest day measured in Mékhé between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 2016, reaching 45.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mékhé?
The coldest day measured in Mékhé between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1965, at 10.1 °C.
Does it snow in Mékhé?
Almost never: Mékhé sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mékhé warmed?
Yes: Mékhé warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mékhé?
The wettest day measured in Mékhé between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 1988, with 110 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mékhé?
The windiest day measured in Mékhé between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1967, with winds reaching 38.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mékhé?
The warmest month in Mékhé is October (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Mékhé?
Mékhé receives on average 371 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 47 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mékhé?
Mékhé gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mékhé?
Yes: Mékhé has on average 206 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mékhé?
In Mékhé, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 30 March 2017, and the lowest was 5.8 °C on 11 January 1965.
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