Senegal
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Senegal
| Official name: | Republic of Senegal |
| Capital: | Dakar |
| Area: | total: 196,190 sq km
land: 192,000 sq km
water: 4,190 sq km |
| Climate: | tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind |
| Location: | Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania |
| Geographic coordinates: | 14 00 N, 14 00 W |
| Comparative Area: | slightly smaller than South Dakota |
| Land boundaries: | total: 2,640 km
border countries: The Gambia 740 km, Guinea 330 km, Guinea-Bissau 338 km, Mali 419 km, Mauritania 813 km |
| Coastline: | 531 km |
| Terrain: | generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in southeast |
| Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed feature near Nepen Diakha 581 m |
Map of Senegal
