Boujdour climate — normals and trends
Boujdour (Western Sahara) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 48 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 September (21.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Boujdour averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 10 rainy days per year.
Boujdour has warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.04 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.4 °C (on 8 October 2023) and the coldest 10.5 °C (on 11 January 1952).
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
Boujdour
- coords
- 26.13°, -14.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.4°C
Average daily high
20.5°C
Average daily low
18.3°C
Annual rainfall
48mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
30.7km/h
Seasonal range
4.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
10 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
19.9 °C
Average feels-like low
16.3 °C
Average peak gust
41.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
106 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.4 °C
since 1940
0.0 °C per decade · r² = 0.08 · p = 0.007
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
32.4 °C
8 October 2023
Coldest day
10.5 °C
11 January 1952
Wettest day
44 mm
5 December 1991
Windiest day
61.0 km/h
16 December 1953
Strongest gust
88.2 km/h
18 February 2010
Hottest feels-like
33.8 °C
8 September 1943
Coldest feels-like
4.5 °C
4 February 1999
Sunniest day
13.6 h
16 June 2019
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 18.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 18.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 19.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 19.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 20.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 21.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 22.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 22.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 22.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 22 mm | +16 mm |
| Nov | 21.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 19.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 6 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Boujdour?
Boujdour has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 48 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Boujdour?
The hottest day measured in Boujdour between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 2023, reaching 32.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Boujdour?
The coldest day measured in Boujdour between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1952, at 10.5 °C.
Does it snow in Boujdour?
Almost never: Boujdour sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Boujdour warmed?
Yes: Boujdour warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Boujdour?
The wettest day measured in Boujdour between 1940 and 2025 was 5 December 1991, with 44 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Boujdour?
The windiest day measured in Boujdour between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1953, with winds reaching 61.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Boujdour?
The warmest month in Boujdour is September (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Boujdour?
Boujdour receives on average 48 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 10 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Boujdour?
Boujdour gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Boujdour?
Yes: Boujdour has on average 106 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Boujdour?
In Boujdour, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.8 °C on 8 September 1943, and the lowest was 4.5 °C on 4 February 1999.
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