Thilogne climate — normals and trends
Thilogne (Senegal) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 30.0 °C and it receives 230 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 (34.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Thilogne averages 0 frost days, 342 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 32 rainy days per year.
Thilogne has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.9 °C (on 1 May 1973) and the coldest 10.5 °C (on 9 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
ThilogneMatam
- coords
- 15.92°, -13.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
30.0°C
Average daily high
36.4°C
Average daily low
23.8°C
Annual rainfall
230mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
36%
Average peak wind
22.1km/h
Seasonal range
9.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
342 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
32 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.1 °C
Average feels-like low
22.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
299 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
1 May 1973
Coldest day
10.5 °C
9 January 1965
Wettest day
129 mm
19 August 1948
Windiest day
52.6 km/h
13 February 2023
Strongest gust
76.3 km/h
13 February 2023
Hottest feels-like
47.9 °C
18 May 1996
Coldest feels-like
5.5 °C
1 January 1949
Sunniest day
12.2 h
6 June 1940
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 | 33.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 34.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 38.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 41.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 42.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 40.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 37.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 22 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 34.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 126 mm | +32 mm |
| Sep | 35.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 61 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 39.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 6 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 37.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 32.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Thilogne?
Thilogne has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 30.0 °C and it receives 230 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Thilogne?
The hottest day measured in Thilogne between 1940 and 2025 was 1 May 1973, reaching 46.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Thilogne?
The coldest day measured in Thilogne between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1965, at 10.5 °C.
Does it snow in Thilogne?
Almost never: Thilogne sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Thilogne warmed?
Yes: Thilogne warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Thilogne?
The wettest day measured in Thilogne between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1948, with 129 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Thilogne?
The windiest day measured in Thilogne between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2023, with winds reaching 52.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Thilogne?
The warmest month in Thilogne is May (34.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Thilogne?
Thilogne receives on average 230 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 32 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Thilogne?
Thilogne gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Thilogne?
Yes: Thilogne has on average 299 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Thilogne?
In Thilogne, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.9 °C on 18 May 1996, and the lowest was 5.5 °C on 1 January 1949.
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