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Monthly climate in Bignona, Ziguinchor, Senegal

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Bignona features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (60 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (111 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1211 mm (47.7 inches) and receives 88 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Bignona enjoys an average of 3614 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 22 minutes to 12 hours 51 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Bignona, Ziguinchor, Senegal §

The warmest months in Bignona are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (84 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, August and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 81 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Bignona 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 Bignona, Ziguinchor, 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)		 41°C
(107°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Average high 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Bignona, Ziguinchor, Senegal §

Bignona usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 23 rainy days and 350 mm (13.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Bignona are January, February and March. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Bignona, Ziguinchor, 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) 38 (1.5) 317 (12.5) 399 (15.7) 332 (13.1) 109 (4.3) 14 (0.6) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 4 20 26 24 12 2 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Bignona, Ziguinchor, Senegal §

The sunniest months in Bignona are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Bignona: January, August and September receive an average of 8 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Bignona, Ziguinchor, 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 252 283 335 333 346 318 291 255 273 307 305 313
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 27m 11h 42m 12h 3m 12h 24m 12h 42m 12h 51m 12h 46m 12h 30m 12h 10m 11h 49m 11h 31m 11h 22m

Solar UV radiation in Bignona, Ziguinchor, Senegal §

Bignona 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, 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 Bignona UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Bignona, Ziguinchor, 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 13 14 14 12 9 9