Kaffrine, Senegal climate

BSh Hot semi-arid

Kaffrine has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is May with an average daily high near 104°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 66°F at night. Precipitation totals about 29 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — September alone averages 11.2 inches while March barely receives 0.00 inches.

☀️ Summers

Very hot

Highs near 104°F in May.

About 276 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Mild

Lows near 66°F in January.

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 29 in of rain a year.

Wettest in September

⛅ Sky & trend

Fairly sunny

More sun than cloud through the year.

+0.8 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Kaffrine climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	95	99	103	105	104	100	95	92	93	97	100	96
Avg temp (°F)	80	83	87	89	89	88	86	85	85	87	86	81
Avg low (°F)	66	67	71	72	74	77	78	77	77	77	72	66
Precipitation (in)	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	4.0	9.8	11.2	1.2	0.0	0.1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	95	99	103	105	104	100
Avg temp (°F)	80	83	87	89	89	88
Avg low (°F)	66	67	71	72	74	77
Precipitation (in)	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	95	92	93	97	100	96
Avg temp (°F)	86	85	85	87	86	81
Avg low (°F)	78	77	77	77	72	66
Precipitation (in)	4.0	9.8	11.2	1.2	0.0	0.1

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	2	8	12	11	4	0.2	0.1
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	22	23	26	25	26	25	24	20	20	23	23	21

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	2
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	22	23	26	25	26	25

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	8	12	11	4	0.2	0.1
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	24	20	20	23	23	21

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	44	38	35	34	40	51	63	72	63	43	44	48
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	13	14	16	15	13	7	4	2	4	14	12	12
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	9	8	11	12	13	15	14	11	12	10	9	10
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	9	6	4	3	5	8	14	18	14	8	8	9
Relative humidity (%)	32	31	35	41	47	59	75	84	85	77	53	39
Wind speed (mph)	6.5	7.1	7.2	7.6	7.6	7.2	5.7	4.5	3.6	3.4	4.2	5.6

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	44	38	35	34	40	51
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	13	14	16	15	13	7
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	9	8	11	12	13	15
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	9	6	4	3	5	8
Relative humidity (%)	32	31	35	41	47	59
Wind speed (mph)	6.5	7.1	7.2	7.6	7.6	7.2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	63	72	63	43	44	48
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	4	2	4	14	12	12
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	14	11	12	10	9	10
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	14	18	14	8	8	9
Relative humidity (%)	75	84	85	77	53	39
Wind speed (mph)	5.7	4.5	3.6	3.4	4.2	5.6

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Kaolack, a weather station, about 54 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.

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