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Monthly climate in Louga, Senegal

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Louga features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (56 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (114 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 205 mm (8.1 inches) and receives 22 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Louga enjoys an average of 3772 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 12 minutes to 13 hours 1 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Louga, Senegal §

The warmest months in Louga are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 30 °C (84 - 86 °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 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Louga 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 Louga, 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)		 40°C
(104°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 43°C
(111°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 39°C
(102°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Average high 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Average low 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(58°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Louga, Senegal §

Louga usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 6 rainy days and 61 mm (2.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Louga are January, April and May. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Louga, 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) 4 (0.1) 21 (0.8) 82 (3.2) 81 (3.2) 17 (0.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 9 2 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Louga, Senegal §

The sunniest months in Louga are March, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Louga: January, February and November 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 Louga, 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 247 283 336 335 352 331 336 324 306 320 295 300
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 18m 11h 37m 12h 2m 12h 28m 12h 50m 13h 1m 12h 55m 12h 36m 12h 11m 11h 45m 11h 23m 11h 12m

Solar UV radiation in Louga, Senegal §

Louga experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, 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 Louga UV Index data.

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