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Monthly climate in Koungheul, Kaffrine, Senegal

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Koungheul features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (80 °F) and 33 °C (91 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (114 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 524 mm (20.6 inches) and receives 52 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Koungheul enjoys an average of 3663 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 Koungheul, Kaffrine, Senegal §

The warmest months in Koungheul are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 33 °C (90 - 91 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 28 °C (80 - 83 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Koungheul 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 Koungheul, 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 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(102°F)
Average high 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Koungheul, Kaffrine, Senegal §

Koungheul usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 15 rainy days and 157 mm (6.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Koungheul 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 Koungheul, 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) 1 (0.0) 16 (0.6) 99 (3.9) 216 (8.5) 157 (6.2) 34 (1.3) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 18 14 5 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Koungheul, Kaffrine, Senegal §

The sunniest months in Koungheul are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 0 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Koungheul: January, February and August receive an average of 8 hours 54 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Koungheul, 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 249 281 334 332 346 326 313 279 286 314 293 306
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 Koungheul, Kaffrine, Senegal §

Koungheul experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, 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 Koungheul UV Index data.

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