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Monthly climate in Sedhiou, Senegal

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sedhiou features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (59 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1085 mm (42.7 inches) and receives 86 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sedhiou enjoys an average of 3581 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 Sedhiou, Senegal §

The warmest months in Sedhiou are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 30 °C (86 - 86 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, August and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 27 °C (78 - 81 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sedhiou 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 Sedhiou, 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
(101°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Average high 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sedhiou, Senegal §

Sedhiou usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 23 rainy days and 323 mm (12.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sedhiou 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 Sedhiou, 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) 1 (0.0) 38 (1.5) 296 (11.6) 381 (15.0) 293 (11.5) 71 (2.8) 6 (0.2) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 4 22 26 22 11 1 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Sedhiou, Senegal §

The sunniest months in Sedhiou are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 0 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sedhiou: January, August and September receive an average of 8 hours 23 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sedhiou, 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 254 283 334 332 345 314 279 246 271 300 302 314
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 27m 11h 42m 12h 3m 12h 24m 12h 42m 12h 50m 12h 46m 12h 30m 12h 10m 11h 49m 11h 31m 11h 22m

Solar UV radiation in Sedhiou, Senegal §

Sedhiou 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 Sedhiou UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sedhiou, 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