Monthly climate in Joal-Fadiout, Thiès, Senegal

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Joal-Fadiout features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (59 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 430 mm (16.9 inches) and receives 44 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Joal-Fadiout enjoys an average of 3725 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 17 minutes to 12 hours 56 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Joal-Fadiout, Thiès, Senegal §

The warmest months in Joal-Fadiout are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (82 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 24 °C (75 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Joal-Fadiout experiences 328 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 Joal-Fadiout, Thiès, 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 35°C
(95°F)
37°C
(98°F)
38°C
(102°F)
37°C
(100°F)
36°C
(96°F)
33°C
(91°F)
32°C
(91°F)
32°C
(90°F)
32°C
(91°F)
36°C
(98°F)
36°C
(97°F)
34°C
(94°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(92°F)
34°C
(93°F)
36°C
(96°F)
35°C
(95°F)
33°C
(92°F)
31°C
(89°F)
31°C
(89°F)
31°C
(89°F)
32°C
(90°F)
35°C
(96°F)
35°C
(95°F)
33°C
(92°F)
Average high 30°C
(86°F)
30°C
(86°F)
31°C
(87°F)
31°C
(87°F)
29°C
(85°F)
29°C
(85°F)
30°C
(86°F)
30°C
(85°F)
30°C
(86°F)
32°C
(89°F)
32°C
(90°F)
30°C
(87°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(76°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(76°F)
26°C
(79°F)
27°C
(81°F)
28°C
(82°F)
28°C
(82°F)
29°C
(84°F)
27°C
(81°F)
25°C
(77°F)
Average low 19°C
(67°F)
20°C
(68°F)
20°C
(68°F)
21°C
(69°F)
21°C
(70°F)
24°C
(75°F)
26°C
(78°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(79°F)
24°C
(75°F)
21°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(62°F)
18°C
(64°F)
18°C
(64°F)
18°C
(65°F)
19°C
(67°F)
22°C
(71°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(76°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(76°F)
21°C
(70°F)
18°C
(65°F)
Minimum 15°C
(59°F)
16°C
(61°F)
17°C
(62°F)
17°C
(62°F)
18°C
(65°F)
20°C
(68°F)
23°C
(74°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(75°F)
22°C
(72°F)
20°C
(68°F)
17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Joal-Fadiout, Thiès, Senegal §

Joal-Fadiout usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 13 rainy days and 133 mm (5.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Joal-Fadiout 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 Joal-Fadiout, Thiès, 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) 5 (0.2) 40 (1.6) 212 (8.4) 148 (5.8) 23 (0.9) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 17 15 4 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Joal-Fadiout, Thiès, Senegal §

The sunniest months in Joal-Fadiout are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 5 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Joal-Fadiout: January, February and September receive an average of 9 hours 9 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Joal-Fadiout, Thiès, 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 249 280 336 334 349 327 325 302 293 320 302 303
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 22m 11h 40m 12h 3m 12h 26m 12h 46m 12h 56m 12h 51m 12h 33m 12h 10m 11h 47m 11h 27m 11h 17m

Solar UV radiation in Joal-Fadiout, Thiès, Senegal §

Joal-Fadiout experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, July and August, 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 Joal-Fadiout UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Joal-Fadiout, Thiès, 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 13 12 12 14 14 13 11 10 8