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Monthly climate in Matam, Senegal

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Matam features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 36 °C (97 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (56 °F) or can rise to as high as 47 °C (116 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 208 mm (8.2 inches) and receives 23 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Matam enjoys an average of 3751 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 Matam, Senegal §

The warmest months in Matam are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 34 to 36 °C (94 - 97 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 28 °C (79 - 83 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Matam 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 Matam, 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 39°C
(102°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 47°C
(116°F)		 47°C
(116°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(105°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 45°C
(112°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 39°C
(103°F)
Average high 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Matam, Senegal §

Matam usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 6 rainy days and 63 mm (2.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Matam are January, February and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Matam, 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) 6 (0.2) 32 (1.2) 86 (3.4) 71 (2.8) 13 (0.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 8 2 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Matam, Senegal §

The sunniest months in Matam are March, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 58 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Matam: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 13 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Matam, 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 249 283 333 332 346 327 339 317 304 315 296 302
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 17m 11h 37m 12h 2m 12h 29m 12h 51m 13h 1m 12h 56m 12h 36m 12h 11m 11h 45m 11h 23m 11h 12m

Solar UV radiation in Matam, Senegal §

Matam experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in July, 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 Matam UV Index data.

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