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Monthly climate in Oussouye, Ziguinchor, Senegal

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Oussouye features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 28 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (61 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1246 mm (49.0 inches) and receives 93 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Oussouye enjoys an average of 3625 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 23 minutes to 12 hours 50 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Oussouye, Ziguinchor, Senegal §

The warmest months in Oussouye are June, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (83 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Oussouye 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 Oussouye, 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)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(100°F)
Average high 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Average low 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Oussouye, Ziguinchor, Senegal §

Oussouye usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 23 rainy days and 362 mm (14.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Oussouye 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 Oussouye, 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) 1 (0.0) 34 (1.4) 313 (12.3) 448 (17.6) 325 (12.8) 110 (4.3) 15 (0.6) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 4 21 25 25 15 3 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Oussouye, Ziguinchor, Senegal §

The sunniest months in Oussouye are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Oussouye: January, August and September receive an average of 8 hours 32 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Oussouye, 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 255 285 335 333 345 318 287 256 274 308 307 317
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 28m 11h 43m 12h 3m 12h 24m 12h 41m 12h 50m 12h 45m 12h 30m 12h 10m 11h 49m 11h 32m 11h 23m

Solar UV radiation in Oussouye, Ziguinchor, Senegal §

Oussouye 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 Oussouye UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Oussouye, 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