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Monthly climate in Marsassoum, Kolda, Senegal

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Marsassoum features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1168 mm (46.0 inches) and receives 91 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Marsassoum enjoys an average of 3594 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 22 minutes to 12 hours 50 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Marsassoum, Kolda, Senegal §

The warmest months in Marsassoum are April, May and June, 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 27 °C (78 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Marsassoum 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 Marsassoum, Kolda, 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 38°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Average high 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Marsassoum, Kolda, Senegal §

Marsassoum usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 24 rainy days and 340 mm (13.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Marsassoum 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 Marsassoum, Kolda, 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) 40 (1.6) 330 (13.0) 377 (14.9) 312 (12.3) 98 (3.8) 10 (0.4) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 5 21 27 24 12 2 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Marsassoum, Kolda, Senegal §

The sunniest months in Marsassoum are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Marsassoum: January, August and September receive an average of 8 hours 24 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Marsassoum, Kolda, 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 253 283 334 332 346 316 286 249 271 303 303 313
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 27m 11h 43m 12h 3m 12h 24m 12h 41m 12h 50m 12h 45m 12h 30m 12h 10m 11h 49m 11h 31m 11h 22m

Solar UV radiation in Marsassoum, Kolda, Senegal §

Marsassoum 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, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Marsassoum UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Marsassoum, Kolda, 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 14 12 9 9