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Monthly climate in Pikine, Dakar, Senegal

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Pikine features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (69 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (63 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 275 mm (10.8 inches) and receives 24 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Pikine enjoys an average of 3770 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 15 minutes to 12 hours 58 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Pikine, Dakar, Senegal §

The warmest months in Pikine are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in February, March and April, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 21 °C (69 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Pikine experiences 143 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Pikine, Dakar, Senegal.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average high 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(76°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average low 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(66°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Pikine, Dakar, Senegal §

Pikine usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 7 rainy days and 85 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Pikine are January, April and May. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Pikine, Dakar, Senegal.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 17 (0.7) 131 (5.2) 103 (4.1) 20 (0.8) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 9 2 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Pikine, Dakar, Senegal §

The sunniest months in Pikine are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 9 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Pikine: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 13 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Pikine, Dakar, Senegal.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 248 282 336 337 353 332 335 317 303 322 299 301
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 21m 11h 39m 12h 2m 12h 27m 12h 48m 12h 58m 12h 52m 12h 34m 12h 11m 11h 46m 11h 25m 11h 15m

Solar UV radiation in Pikine, Dakar, Senegal §

Pikine experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Pikine UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Pikine, Dakar, Senegal.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 9 10 12 13 12 12 13 13 13 11 10 9