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Monthly climate in Thies, Thiès, Senegal

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Thies features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (57 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 338 mm (13.3 inches) and receives 33 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Thies enjoys an average of 3755 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 15 minutes to 12 hours 58 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Thies, Thiès, Senegal §

The warmest months in Thies are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (82 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Thies 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 Thies, 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 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 39°C
(102°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Average high 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(60°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Thies, Thiès, Senegal §

Thies usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 10 rainy days and 102 mm (4.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Thies are January, February and April. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Thies, 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) 35 (1.4) 137 (5.4) 134 (5.3) 26 (1.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 13 12 3 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Thies, Thiès, Senegal §

The sunniest months in Thies are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 7 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Thies: 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 Thies, 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 248 281 336 336 350 330 333 312 301 321 299 301
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 20m 11h 39m 12h 2m 12h 27m 12h 48m 12h 58m 12h 53m 12h 34m 12h 11m 11h 46m 11h 25m 11h 15m

Solar UV radiation in Thies, Thiès, Senegal §

Thies experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, 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 Thies UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Thies, 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 13 13 13 11 10 8