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Monthly climate in Sokone, Fatick, Senegal

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sokone features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (57 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (112 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 597 mm (23.5 inches) and receives 55 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sokone enjoys an average of 3710 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 18 minutes to 12 hours 55 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Sokone, Fatick, Senegal §

The warmest months in Sokone are April, June and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (84 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 27 °C (78 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sokone experiences 329 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 Sokone, Fatick, 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 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Average high 35°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(60°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sokone, Fatick, Senegal §

Sokone usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 15 rainy days and 182 mm (7.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sokone are January, March and April. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Sokone, Fatick, 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) 14 (0.5) 97 (3.8) 269 (10.6) 179 (7.1) 36 (1.4) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 19 18 7 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Sokone, Fatick, Senegal §

The sunniest months in Sokone are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 4 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sokone: January, February and September receive an average of 9 hours 8 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sokone, Fatick, 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 249 282 336 334 348 327 319 294 290 317 303 305
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 23m 11h 40m 12h 3m 12h 26m 12h 45m 12h 55m 12h 50m 12h 33m 12h 10m 11h 47m 11h 27m 11h 18m

Solar UV radiation in Sokone, Fatick, Senegal §

Sokone experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, 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 Sokone UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sokone, Fatick, 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 14 13 12 10 8