Average annual surface temperature in Senegal
Senegal: Average annual surface temperature was 28.52 °C in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average annual surface temperature in Senegal, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2025, average annual surface temperature in Senegal stood at 28.52 °C.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average annual surface temperature in Senegal peaked at 29.44 °C in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.36 °C, in 1943.
Senegal ranks 5th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 86 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 27.65 °C | 26.36 °C | 28.6 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 27.34 °C | 26.93 °C | 27.69 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 27.48 °C | 26.92 °C | 28.18 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.94 °C | 27.33 °C | 28.49 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.36 °C | 27.84 °C | 29.04 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.58 °C | 28.08 °C | 29.34 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.69 °C | 28.46 °C | 28.94 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.89 °C | 28.6 °C | 29.25 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.11 °C | 28.52 °C | 29.44 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average annual surface temperature in Senegal?
- Average annual surface temperature in Senegal was 28.52 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average annual surface temperature recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 29.44 °C in 2021.
- What is the lowest average annual surface temperature recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.36 °C in 1943.
- How does Senegal rank for average annual surface temperature?
- Senegal ranks 5th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average annual surface temperature rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average annual surface temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.