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Monthly climate in Kaolack, Senegal

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kaolack features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °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 45 °C (112 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 494 mm (19.4 inches) and receives 46 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kaolack enjoys an average of 3725 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 Kaolack, Senegal §

The warmest months in Kaolack are April, June and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (85 - 85 °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, Kaolack 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 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
(104°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 45°C
(112°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(102°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(99°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
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kaolack, Senegal §

Kaolack 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 Kaolack 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 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) 14 (0.6) 81 (3.2) 227 (8.9) 143 (5.6) 27 (1.1) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 18 14 4 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Kaolack, Senegal §

The sunniest months in Kaolack are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 5 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kaolack: 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 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 249 282 336 335 349 328 326 299 295 317 300 305
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 Kaolack, Senegal §

Kaolack 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 Kaolack UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for 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