Sali climate — normals and trends
Sali (Senegal) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 436 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Sali averages 0 frost days, 188 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 51 rainy days per year.
Sali has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 11 April 2001) and the coldest 12.5 °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
SaliThies
- coords
- 14.44°, -17.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.3°C
Average daily high
30.2°C
Average daily low
21.9°C
Annual rainfall
436mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
19.7km/h
Seasonal range
4.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
188 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
51 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.3 °C
Average feels-like low
22.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
251 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
40.7 °C
11 April 2001
Coldest day
12.5 °C
11 January 1965
Wettest day
177 mm
31 July 2007
Windiest day
41.0 km/h
22 April 1960
Strongest gust
65.9 km/h
25 August 1989
Hottest feels-like
43.6 °C
19 October 2020
Coldest feels-like
8.0 °C
11 January 1965
Sunniest day
12.3 h
19 July 1946
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 | 30.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 29.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 28.1 °C | -2.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 29.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 30.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Jun | 29.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 30.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 21 mm | -40 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 176 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 30.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 88 mm | -48 mm |
| Oct | 32.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 21 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 31.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 29.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sali?
Sali has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 436 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sali?
The hottest day measured in Sali between 1940 and 2025 was 11 April 2001, reaching 40.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sali?
The coldest day measured in Sali between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1965, at 12.5 °C.
Does it snow in Sali?
Almost never: Sali sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sali warmed?
Yes: Sali warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sali?
The wettest day measured in Sali between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2007, with 177 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sali?
The windiest day measured in Sali between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 1960, with winds reaching 41.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sali?
The warmest month in Sali is October (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Sali?
Sali receives on average 436 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 51 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sali?
Sali gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sali?
Yes: Sali has on average 251 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sali?
In Sali, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.6 °C on 19 October 2020, and the lowest was 8.0 °C on 11 January 1965.
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