Tambacounda climate — normals and trends
Tambacounda (Senegal) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 29.2 °C and it receives 621 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 (33.7 °C on average) and the coldest is December (26.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Tambacounda averages 0 frost days, 337 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 74 rainy days per year.
Tambacounda has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.9 °C (on 2 April 2024) and the coldest 12.7 °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
TambacoundaTambacounda
- coords
- 13.77°, -13.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
29.2°C
Average daily high
35.6°C
Average daily low
23.5°C
Annual rainfall
621mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
47%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
7.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
337 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
74 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.5 °C
Average feels-like low
24.0 °C
Average peak gust
31.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
320 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °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
46.9 °C
2 April 2024
Coldest day
12.7 °C
10 January 1965
Wettest day
206 mm
6 September 2009
Windiest day
31.9 km/h
13 June 1942
Strongest gust
64.4 km/h
12 February 1974
Hottest feels-like
48.9 °C
21 May 2025
Coldest feels-like
8.0 °C
22 December 1967
Sunniest day
12.1 h
26 May 1959
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 36.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 40.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 42.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 41.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 4 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 38.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 19 mm | -25 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 132 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 31.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 241 mm | +32 mm |
| Sep | 32.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 156 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 34.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 37 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 35.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 34.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tambacounda?
Tambacounda has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 29.2 °C and it receives 621 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tambacounda?
The hottest day measured in Tambacounda between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 2024, reaching 46.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tambacounda?
The coldest day measured in Tambacounda between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1965, at 12.7 °C.
Does it snow in Tambacounda?
Almost never: Tambacounda sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tambacounda warmed?
Yes: Tambacounda warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tambacounda?
The wettest day measured in Tambacounda between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 2009, with 206 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tambacounda?
The windiest day measured in Tambacounda between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 1942, with winds reaching 31.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tambacounda?
The warmest month in Tambacounda is May (33.7 °C on average); the coldest is December (26.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Tambacounda?
Tambacounda receives on average 621 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 74 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tambacounda?
Tambacounda gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tambacounda?
Yes: Tambacounda has on average 320 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tambacounda?
In Tambacounda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.9 °C on 21 May 2025, and the lowest was 8.0 °C on 22 December 1967.
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