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Travel guide > Africa > Climate and weather of Senegal
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Senegal has a tropical climate with a short rainy season and a long dry season.
Temperatures are high all year round (25 to 30° in the west, 30 to 40° in the east) and sunshine is high (nine hours). The annual rains are higher in the south (1 200 mm) than in the center (600 mm) and in the north (200 mm).
Rainy season (June to September)
Temperatures vary from 30° in the west to 35° in the east. The rains are abundant in the south, moderate in the center and low in the north (they are very irregular from one year to another).
Dry season (October to May)
Temperatures range between 35 and 40° during the daytime except on the coast (25°) which is constantly cooled by sea breezes (they lose 5° on the coast and 10 to 15° elsewhere at night). A dusty wind dries the atmosphere when it blows in December, January and February.
| When to go to Senegal (pleasant climate) |
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The climate of Senegal is pleasant during the following months :
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Average temperatures and rainfall
 Dakar (Capital of Senegal)
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
26° |
28° |
min |
19° |
18° |
19° |
19° |
21° |
24° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
29° |
30° |
31° |
31° |
29° |
27° |
min |
26° |
26° |
26° |
26° |
23° |
21° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
days |
2 |
1 |
1 |
... |
1 |
2 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
days |
7 |
13 |
9 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
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Diourbel
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
33° |
36° |
38° |
40° |
40° |
38° |
min |
15° |
17° |
18° |
19° |
21° |
23° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
35° |
33° |
33° |
36° |
36° |
33° |
min |
24° |
24° |
23° |
23° |
18° |
16° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
days |
1 |
1 |
1 |
... |
1 |
2 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
days |
7 |
9 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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Kaolack
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
34° |
37° |
39° |
40° |
40° |
37° |
min |
16° |
18° |
19° |
20° |
22° |
24° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
34° |
33° |
33° |
36° |
37° |
34° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
23° |
20° |
17° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
days |
1 |
1 |
... |
... |
1 |
3 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
days |
8 |
11 |
9 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
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Kédougou
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
34° |
37° |
38° |
39° |
38° |
36° |
min |
17° |
20° |
23° |
25° |
26° |
23° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
31° |
31° |
31° |
33° |
34° |
33° |
min |
22° |
22° |
22° |
22° |
19° |
16° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
days |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
2 |
5 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
days |
9 |
9 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
... |
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Kolda
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
34° |
37° |
39° |
40° |
40° |
36° |
min |
13° |
16° |
19° |
22° |
24° |
24° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
32° |
31° |
32° |
33° |
34° |
33° |
min |
23° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
18° |
13° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
... |
... |
... |
... |
10 |
110 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
250 |
280 |
250 |
100 |
... |
... |
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Matam
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
33° |
36° |
39° |
42° |
43° |
41° |
min |
15° |
17° |
20° |
23° |
27° |
27° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
37° |
35° |
35° |
38° |
37° |
33° |
min |
26° |
25° |
25° |
24° |
20° |
16° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
20 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
80 |
130 |
90 |
20 |
... |
... |
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Saint-Louis
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
30° |
32° |
33° |
32° |
30° |
30° |
min |
15° |
16° |
17° |
18° |
19° |
22° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
30° |
31° |
32° |
34° |
33° |
31° |
min |
24° |
25° |
25° |
23° |
19° |
16° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
10 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
50 |
150 |
110 |
20 |
... |
... |
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Tambacounda
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
34° |
37° |
39° |
40° |
40° |
36° |
min |
17° |
19° |
22° |
25° |
26° |
25° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
32° |
31° |
32° |
40° |
36° |
34° |
min |
23° |
23° |
22° |
22° |
19° |
17° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
days |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
days |
12 |
13 |
11 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
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Thiès
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
27° |
27° |
27° |
28° |
29° |
32° |
min |
18° |
18° |
18° |
18° |
19° |
21° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
32° |
31° |
32° |
32° |
31° |
28° |
min |
23° |
25° |
25° |
25° |
23° |
20° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
20 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
100 |
270 |
190 |
50 |
... |
... |
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Ziguinchor
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
33° |
36° |
36° |
37° |
36° |
33° |
min |
15° |
17° |
18° |
19° |
21° |
23° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
31° |
31° |
31° |
32° |
33° |
32° |
min |
23° |
23° |
23° |
22° |
20° |
17° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
days |
1 |
1 |
... |
1 |
2 |
8 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
days |
16 |
20 |
14 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
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Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for Senegal are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.
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Senegal, a country located in Western Africa, is bordered by Mauritania to the north, by Mali to the east, by Guinea to the southeast, by Guinea Bissau to the southwest, by the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Senegal almost entirely surrounds The Gambia.
Capital: Dakar
Area: 196 000 km²
Population: 13 500 000 inhabitants
Language: French
Currency: CFA franc
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