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Ziguinchor, Senegal climate
Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)
Ziguinchor has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is June with an average daily high near 96°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 65°F at night. Precipitation totals about 50 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 15.8 inches while March barely receives 0.00 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)Ziguinchor climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 93 | 98 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 96 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 94 | 94 | 92 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 79 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 79 |
| Avg low (°F) | 65 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 66 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 11.4 | 15.8 | 13.9 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 93 | 98 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 96 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 79 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 86 |
| Avg low (°F) | 65 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 76 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 91 | 90 | 91 | 94 | 94 | 92 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 83 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 79 |
| Avg low (°F) | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 66 |
| Precipitation (in) | 11.4 | 15.8 | 13.9 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 37 | 32 | 25 | 28 | 37 | 53 | 71 | 77 | 71 | 49 | 41 | 41 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 49 | 42 | 43 | 48 | 53 | 70 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 76 | 63 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 37 | 32 | 25 | 28 | 37 | 53 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 49 | 42 | 43 | 48 | 53 | 70 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 71 | 77 | 71 | 49 | 41 | 41 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 85 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 76 | 63 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Ziguinchor, a weather station, about 2 km from the city centre. 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.