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Monthly climate in Gandiaye, Kaolack, Senegal

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Gandiaye features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 29 °C (85 °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 492 mm (19.4 inches) and receives 47 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Gandiaye enjoys an average of 3731 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 Gandiaye, Kaolack, Senegal §

The warmest months in Gandiaye are June, July and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (84 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Gandiaye 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 Gandiaye, Kaolack, 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
(103°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(102°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
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°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
(102°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(77°F)		 26°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
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°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
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Gandiaye, Kaolack, Senegal §

Gandiaye usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 13 rainy days and 150 mm (5.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Gandiaye 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 Gandiaye, Kaolack, 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) 12 (0.5) 70 (2.7) 228 (9.0) 153 (6.0) 28 (1.1) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 18 15 5 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Gandiaye, Kaolack, Senegal §

The sunniest months in Gandiaye are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 5 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Gandiaye: January, February and September receive an average of 9 hours 11 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Gandiaye, Kaolack, 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 249 281 336 334 349 328 326 303 294 318 302 304
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 22m 11h 40m 12h 3m 12h 26m 12h 46m 12h 56m 12h 51m 12h 33m 12h 10m 11h 47m 11h 27m 11h 17m

Solar UV radiation in Gandiaye, Kaolack, Senegal §

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

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