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Monthly climate in Waounde, Matam, Senegal

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Waounde features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 36 °C (98 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (57 °F) or can rise to as high as 47 °C (116 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 254 mm (10.0 inches) and receives 31 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Waounde enjoys an average of 3728 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 13 minutes to 13 hours 0 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Waounde, Matam, Senegal §

The warmest months in Waounde are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 35 to 36 °C (95 - 98 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 29 °C (79 - 84 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Waounde 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 Waounde, 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
(103°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 46°C
(114°F)		 46°C
(116°F)		 47°C
(116°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 41°C
(105°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)
Average high 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average low 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Waounde, Matam, Senegal §

Waounde usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 9 rainy days and 77 mm (3.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Waounde 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 Waounde, 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) 7 (0.3) 54 (2.1) 96 (3.8) 81 (3.2) 14 (0.6) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 11 9 3 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Waounde, Matam, Senegal §

The sunniest months in Waounde are March, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 53 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Waounde: 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 Waounde, 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 250 284 333 331 345 325 333 308 300 315 296 304
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 19m 11h 38m 12h 2m 12h 28m 12h 49m 13h 0m 12h 54m 12h 35m 12h 11m 11h 45m 11h 24m 11h 13m

Solar UV radiation in Waounde, Matam, Senegal §

Waounde 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 Waounde UV Index data.

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