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Monthly climate in Kaffrine, Senegal

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kaffrine features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 31 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (112 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 598 mm (23.6 inches) and receives 51 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kaffrine enjoys an average of 3679 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 17 minutes to 12 hours 56 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kaffrine, Senegal §

The warmest months in Kaffrine are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 31 °C (86 - 87 °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 - 81 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kaffrine 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 Kaffrine, 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
(102°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 43°C
(111°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Average high 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kaffrine, Senegal §

Kaffrine usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 14 rainy days and 183 mm (7.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kaffrine are January, April and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kaffrine, 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) 15 (0.6) 120 (4.7) 266 (10.5) 161 (6.4) 34 (1.3) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 19 14 5 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Kaffrine, Senegal §

The sunniest months in Kaffrine are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 3 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kaffrine: January, February and August receive an average of 8 hours 56 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kaffrine, 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 249 282 335 333 348 326 314 281 288 313 297 307
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 23m 11h 40m 12h 3m 12h 26m 12h 46m 12h 56m 12h 50m 12h 33m 12h 10m 11h 47m 11h 27m 11h 17m

Solar UV radiation in Kaffrine, Senegal §

Kaffrine 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 Kaffrine UV Index data.

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