climigo

Senegal

When to go?

No ideal month: the best months are December–January, the least hot. Avoid February–November (hot, at times extreme heat).

Climate zones

GuineaGuinea-BissauThe GambiaMaliMauritaniaDakarDakarDakarSaint-LouisSaint-LouisSaint-LouisToubaToubaToubaZiguinchorZiguinchorZiguinchorThièsThièsThiès

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 34°18°
February 36°20°
March 39°22° extreme heat
April 40°24° extreme heat
May 40°25° extreme heat
June 38°25° extreme heat
July 34°25°
August 33°25°
September 33°25°
October 36°24°
November 36°21°
December 34°19°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°45°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec18.0 · 33.5 °CJanuary: 18.0 · 33.5 °C19.9 · 35.9 °CFebruary: 19.9 · 35.9 °C21.9 · 38.5 °CMarch: 21.9 · 38.5 °C23.8 · 39.9 °CApril: 23.8 · 39.9 °C25.0 · 39.8 °CMay: 25.0 · 39.8 °C25.3 · 37.7 °CJune: 25.3 · 37.7 °C25.1 · 34.4 °CJuly: 25.1 · 34.4 °C25.0 · 32.7 °CAugust: 25.0 · 32.7 °C24.7 · 33.2 °CSeptember: 24.7 · 33.2 °C24.3 · 35.5 °COctober: 24.3 · 35.5 °C21.4 · 35.8 °CNovember: 21.4 · 35.8 °C18.7 · 33.7 °CDecember: 18.7 · 33.7 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 18.0 – 33.5 °C
Feb 19.9 – 35.9 °C
Mar 21.9 – 38.5 °C
Apr 23.8 – 39.9 °C
May 25.0 – 39.8 °C
Jun 25.3 – 37.7 °C
Jul 25.1 – 34.4 °C
Aug 25.0 – 32.7 °C
Sep 24.7 – 33.2 °C
Oct 24.3 – 35.5 °C
Nov 21.4 – 35.8 °C
Dec 18.7 – 33.7 °C

How much it rains

January 1 mm0 d
February 0 mm0 d
March 0 mm0 d
April 0 mm0 d
May 6 mm0 d
June 48 mm3 d
July 177 mm9 d
August 267 mm13 d
September 184 mm9 d
October 51 mm3 d
November 2 mm0 d
December 0 mm0 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1 mm · 0 rain daysJanuary: 1 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysFebruary: 0 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysMarch: 0 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysApril: 0 mm · 0 rain days6 mm · 0 rain daysMay: 6 mm · 0 rain days48 mm · 3 rain days · 16 mm a dayJune: 48 mm · 3 rain days · 16 mm a day177 mm · 9 rain days · 20 mm a dayJuly: 177 mm · 9 rain days · 20 mm a day267 mm · 13 rain days · 21 mm a dayAugust: 267 mm · 13 rain days · 21 mm a day184 mm · 9 rain days · 20 mm a daySeptember: 184 mm · 9 rain days · 20 mm a day51 mm · 3 rain days · 17 mm a dayOctober: 51 mm · 3 rain days · 17 mm a day2 mm · 0 rain daysNovember: 2 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysDecember: 0 mm · 0 rain days

Rain days and how much water

Jan 1 mm0 d
Feb 0 mm0 d
Mar 0 mm0 d
Apr 0 mm0 d
May 6 mm0 d
Jun 48 mm3 d
Jul 177 mm9 d
Aug 267 mm13 d
Sep 184 mm9 d
Oct 51 mm3 d
Nov 2 mm0 d
Dec 0 mm0 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 11 h 23
February 11 h 41
March 12 h 03
April 12 h 27
May 12 h 47
June 12 h 57
July 12 h 53
August 12 h 36
September 12 h 13
October 11 h 50
November 11 h 29
December 11 h 18

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities