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Matam, Senegal climate
BSh Hot semi-arid
Matam has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is May with an average daily high near 111°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 64°F at night. Precipitation totals about 18 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 5.9 inches while March barely receives 0.03 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Matam climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 93 | 98 | 104 | 109 | 111 | 107 | 100 | 96 | 97 | 103 | 101 | 95 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 78 | 83 | 88 | 94 | 97 | 95 | 90 | 87 | 87 | 91 | 86 | 80 |
| Avg low (°F) | 64 | 68 | 73 | 79 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 66 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 93 | 98 | 104 | 109 | 111 | 107 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 78 | 83 | 88 | 94 | 97 | 95 |
| Avg low (°F) | 64 | 68 | 73 | 79 | 83 | 83 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 100 | 96 | 97 | 103 | 101 | 95 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 90 | 87 | 87 | 91 | 86 | 80 |
| Avg low (°F) | 80 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 66 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.9 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 43 | 38 | 31 | 31 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 57 | 43 | 46 | 47 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 33 | 55 | 70 | 72 | 56 | 36 | 26 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 7.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 43 | 38 | 31 | 31 | 39 | 45 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 33 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 53 | 62 | 57 | 43 | 46 | 47 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 55 | 70 | 72 | 56 | 36 | 26 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.9 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 7.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Matam/ouro Sogui, a weather station, inside the city. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.