Ziguinchor climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ziguinchor?

Ziguinchor has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 1,337 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ziguinchor?

The hottest day measured in Ziguinchor between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2024, reaching 44.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ziguinchor?

The coldest day measured in Ziguinchor between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 2009, at 13.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ziguinchor?

Almost never: Ziguinchor sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Ziguinchor warmed?

Yes: Ziguinchor warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ziguinchor?

The wettest day measured in Ziguinchor between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1973, with 215 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ziguinchor?

The windiest day measured in Ziguinchor between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1961, with winds reaching 29.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ziguinchor?

The warmest month in Ziguinchor is May (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ziguinchor?

Ziguinchor receives on average 1,337 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 115 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ziguinchor?

Ziguinchor gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ziguinchor (Senegal) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 1,337 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 (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Ziguinchor averages 0 frost days, 309 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 115 rainy days per year.

Ziguinchor has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 44.7 °C (on 19 April 2024) and the coldest 13.8 °C (on 21 January 2009).

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

ZiguinchorZiguinchor

coords: 12.57°, -16.27°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthApril

Mean daily temperature

27.1°C

Average daily high

33.7°C

Average daily low

22.4°C

Annual rainfall

1,337mm

Sunshine / day

10.3h

Mean relative humidity

63%

Average peak wind

13.4km/h

Seasonal range

2.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

309 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

115 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.5 °C

Average feels-like low

24.5 °C

Average peak gust

30.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

303 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

44.7 °C

19 April 2024

Coldest day

13.8 °C

21 January 2009

Wettest day

215 mm

18 August 1973

Windiest day

29.5 km/h

5 September 1961

Strongest gust

62.3 km/h

13 February 2005

Hottest feels-like

46.1 °C

4 May 2024

Coldest feels-like

10.1 °C

10 January 1965

Sunniest day

12.1 h

28 June 1949

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	42.0 °C6 April 2025	16.6 °C15 December 2025	27.5 °C	1,393 mm	337
2024	44.7 °C19 April 2024	17.5 °C1 January 2024	28.2 °C	1,442 mm	329
2023	42.4 °C8 March 2023	16.6 °C30 January 2023	28.0 °C	1,353 mm	348
2022	42.4 °C25 April 2022	16.3 °C16 December 2022	27.5 °C	1,619 mm	327
2021	43.5 °C8 April 2021	16.4 °C27 January 2021	28.0 °C	1,238 mm	350
2020	44.2 °C31 March 2020	15.7 °C8 January 2020	28.0 °C	1,697 mm	334
2019	42.0 °C9 April 2019	16.6 °C23 January 2019	27.6 °C	1,006 mm	343
2018	41.9 °C28 March 2018	15.7 °C14 January 2018	27.3 °C	1,324 mm	334
2017	42.2 °C14 April 2017	16.0 °C7 January 2017	27.8 °C	1,081 mm	339
2016	41.4 °C28 March 2016	17.6 °C6 January 2016	27.7 °C	1,171 mm	335
2015	42.1 °C9 April 2015	16.7 °C1 January 2015	27.3 °C	1,395 mm	338
2014	40.3 °C22 March 2014	15.4 °C30 December 2014	27.3 °C	962 mm	337
2013	41.4 °C11 April 2013	16.3 °C7 January 2013	27.4 °C	1,242 mm	328
2012	41.2 °C24 April 2012	16.0 °C21 January 2012	27.5 °C	1,432 mm	328
2011	42.4 °C5 May 2011	15.6 °C20 December 2011	27.5 °C	1,017 mm	346
2010	41.5 °C13 March 2010	16.4 °C15 January 2010	27.9 °C	1,561 mm	327
2009	41.1 °C18 April 2009	13.8 °C21 January 2009	27.1 °C	1,297 mm	323
2008	42.5 °C4 May 2008	15.5 °C8 January 2008	27.5 °C	1,459 mm	332
2007	42.0 °C11 May 2007	16.4 °C5 January 2007	27.5 °C	891 mm	333
2006	42.7 °C4 April 2006	16.3 °C21 December 2006	27.5 °C	1,069 mm	339
2005	42.3 °C19 March 2005	17.2 °C29 January 2005	28.0 °C	969 mm	336
2004	41.4 °C14 March 2004	16.8 °C4 January 2004	27.5 °C	961 mm	340
2003	42.6 °C28 March 2003	16.1 °C31 December 2003	27.5 °C	1,250 mm	317
2002	42.1 °C10 May 2002	17.3 °C12 January 2002	27.6 °C	733 mm	348
2001	41.8 °C6 April 2001	16.2 °C23 January 2001	27.6 °C	1,266 mm	329
2000	42.3 °C14 April 2000	16.6 °C3 December 2000	27.4 °C	1,227 mm	329
1999	41.0 °C12 April 1999	16.4 °C21 December 1999	27.3 °C	1,323 mm	312
1998	42.1 °C12 April 1998	17.0 °C2 January 1998	28.2 °C	907 mm	335
1997	40.8 °C26 April 1997	16.9 °C31 December 1997	27.7 °C	1,056 mm	337
1996	42.7 °C6 May 1996	16.2 °C1 January 1996	27.5 °C	1,099 mm	334
1995	42.4 °C30 April 1995	15.6 °C31 December 1995	27.8 °C	1,332 mm	329
1994	43.1 °C24 April 1994	15.6 °C7 January 1994	27.3 °C	1,115 mm	315
1993	42.6 °C6 May 1993	16.3 °C2 December 1993	27.4 °C	1,260 mm	334
1992	41.1 °C18 April 1992	15.9 °C17 January 1992	27.4 °C	997 mm	324
1991	41.7 °C16 May 1991	16.2 °C5 January 1991	27.6 °C	1,138 mm	328
1990	40.9 °C16 March 1990	16.3 °C6 January 1990	27.6 °C	1,045 mm	334
1989	41.9 °C29 April 1989	15.5 °C24 December 1989	27.2 °C	1,188 mm	322
1988	41.6 °C11 March 1988	15.9 °C25 January 1988	27.3 °C	1,122 mm	317
1987	42.7 °C7 April 1987	15.3 °C11 January 1987	27.5 °C	1,212 mm	341
1986	41.5 °C7 April 1986	15.3 °C23 December 1986	27.0 °C	1,223 mm	309
1985	41.0 °C18 April 1985	16.4 °C26 December 1985	27.0 °C	1,177 mm	296
1984	40.8 °C25 March 1984	15.6 °C2 January 1984	27.1 °C	1,218 mm	321
1983	41.0 °C26 March 1983	15.0 °C9 January 1983	27.4 °C	1,187 mm	335
1982	41.5 °C29 April 1982	14.5 °C30 December 1982	26.8 °C	1,109 mm	314
1981	41.1 °C27 March 1981	15.8 °C11 January 1981	27.2 °C	1,259 mm	316
1980	41.3 °C22 April 1980	15.9 °C21 December 1980	27.2 °C	1,049 mm	333
1979	40.3 °C21 March 1979	16.6 °C27 February 1979	27.2 °C	1,462 mm	309
1978	40.8 °C17 April 1978	16.5 °C14 March 1978	26.9 °C	1,285 mm	311
1977	40.8 °C27 April 1977	15.2 °C21 January 1977	27.2 °C	963 mm	328
1976	40.6 °C4 May 1976	15.1 °C19 January 1976	26.4 °C	1,374 mm	283
1975	40.5 °C19 April 1975	16.0 °C25 January 1975	26.6 °C	1,588 mm	294
1974	40.1 °C30 April 1974	15.7 °C6 December 1974	26.5 °C	1,438 mm	299
1973	42.5 °C13 March 1973	16.1 °C14 December 1973	27.3 °C	1,435 mm	329
1972	41.7 °C23 March 1972	15.4 °C12 January 1972	27.1 °C	1,670 mm	336
1971	41.1 °C29 May 1971	15.4 °C12 February 1971	26.6 °C	1,541 mm	301
1970	42.6 °C10 April 1970	16.0 °C5 February 1970	27.1 °C	1,340 mm	319
1969	43.0 °C22 April 1969	16.4 °C10 December 1969	27.3 °C	1,767 mm	303
1968	40.1 °C1 April 1968	14.4 °C9 January 1968	26.5 °C	1,154 mm	322
1967	40.8 °C20 February 1967	14.3 °C8 January 1967	26.3 °C	1,919 mm	272
1966	41.1 °C23 April 1966	16.9 °C3 January 1966	26.9 °C	1,371 mm	297
1965	41.4 °C16 April 1965	14.5 °C10 January 1965	26.3 °C	1,743 mm	251
1964	41.6 °C14 March 1964	16.3 °C15 December 1964	26.8 °C	1,488 mm	270
1963	41.3 °C22 April 1963	17.4 °C3 January 1963	27.1 °C	1,649 mm	296
1962	42.1 °C3 April 1962	16.2 °C9 January 1962	26.6 °C	1,641 mm	248
1961	41.8 °C13 May 1961	16.3 °C26 December 1961	26.8 °C	1,715 mm	291
1960	40.6 °C31 March 1960	16.7 °C30 December 1960	27.0 °C	1,142 mm	288
1959	41.3 °C4 April 1959	17.0 °C2 January 1959	26.7 °C	1,487 mm	292
1958	42.2 °C14 March 1958	17.3 °C14 January 1958	26.6 °C	1,695 mm	252
1957	41.2 °C10 May 1957	16.5 °C12 January 1957	26.6 °C	1,639 mm	267
1956	40.9 °C5 April 1956	16.1 °C3 January 1956	26.4 °C	1,512 mm	254
1955	41.2 °C14 April 1955	17.3 °C12 February 1955	26.7 °C	1,836 mm	267
1954	41.0 °C13 April 1954	15.5 °C8 February 1954	26.4 °C	1,880 mm	246
1953	41.7 °C26 March 1953	18.0 °C6 January 1953	27.0 °C	1,390 mm	281
1952	40.7 °C14 April 1952	16.5 °C4 January 1952	26.7 °C	1,409 mm	277
1951	41.3 °C23 March 1951	17.1 °C18 December 1951	26.4 °C	1,732 mm	272
1950	40.7 °C28 April 1950	17.6 °C21 February 1950	26.4 °C	1,727 mm	258
1949	41.7 °C21 April 1949	16.7 °C16 December 1949	26.8 °C	1,406 mm	287
1948	40.8 °C26 February 1948	17.0 °C17 January 1948	26.6 °C	1,419 mm	285
1947	41.5 °C24 March 1947	16.9 °C3 January 1947	26.9 °C	1,627 mm	278
1946	40.7 °C15 March 1946	16.2 °C16 January 1946	26.6 °C	1,302 mm	288
1945	41.5 °C26 March 1945	17.4 °C13 January 1945	27.0 °C	1,455 mm	277
1944	41.4 °C11 April 1944	15.4 °C2 December 1944	26.6 °C	1,318 mm	266
1943	41.2 °C9 May 1943	15.7 °C7 March 1943	25.8 °C	1,766 mm	233
1942	41.7 °C22 April 1942	16.4 °C30 January 1942	26.3 °C	1,539 mm	270
1941	40.8 °C30 March 1941	17.7 °C15 January 1941	27.3 °C	778 mm	314
1940	41.7 °C20 April 1940	16.8 °C12 January 1940	26.9 °C	1,322 mm	301

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

34.3 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

337 d/yr

+28

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1393 mm

+56 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	35.1 °C	+1.1 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Feb	36.3 °C	+0.3 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Mar	37.7 °C	+0.1 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Apr	38.4 °C	+0.6 °C	0 mm	0 mm
May	37.7 °C	+1.1 °C	4 mm	+1 mm
Jun	34.8 °C	+1.2 °C	42 mm	-36 mm
Jul	30.9 °C	+0.7 °C	331 mm	+31 mm
Aug	30.1 °C	+0.6 °C	525 mm	+98 mm
Sep	31.0 °C	+0.7 °C	371 mm	+24 mm
Oct	33.2 °C	+1.4 °C	93 mm	-65 mm
Nov	33.9 °C	+0.3 °C	25 mm	+5 mm
Dec	33.3 °C	-0.1 °C	0 mm	-2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

42.0 °C

6 Apr 2025

Coldest day

16.6 °C

15 Dec 2025

Wettest day

66.6 mm

15 Aug 2025

Windiest day

26.5 km/h

21 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

54.7 km/h

21 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.1 °C

5 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.0 °C

2 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

4 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ziguinchor?

Ziguinchor has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 1,337 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ziguinchor?

The hottest day measured in Ziguinchor between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2024, reaching 44.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ziguinchor?

The coldest day measured in Ziguinchor between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 2009, at 13.8 °C.

Does it snow in Ziguinchor?

Almost never: Ziguinchor sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Ziguinchor warmed?

Yes: Ziguinchor warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ziguinchor?

The wettest day measured in Ziguinchor between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1973, with 215 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ziguinchor?

The windiest day measured in Ziguinchor between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1961, with winds reaching 29.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ziguinchor?

The warmest month in Ziguinchor is May (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Ziguinchor?

Ziguinchor receives on average 1,337 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 115 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ziguinchor?

Ziguinchor gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Ziguinchor?

Yes: Ziguinchor has on average 303 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ziguinchor?

In Ziguinchor, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.1 °C on 4 May 2024, and the lowest was 10.1 °C on 10 January 1965.

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