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Kaolack, Senegal climate
BSh Hot semi-arid
Kaolack has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is May with an average daily high near 40°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 19°C at night. Precipitation totals about 738 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — September alone averages 284 mm while March barely receives 0 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsKaolack climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 35 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 35 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 19 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 101 | 248 | 284 | 30 | 1 | 3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 35 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 38 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 35 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 35 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 19 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 101 | 248 | 284 | 30 | 1 | 3 |
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 ≥ 32°C (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 ≥ 32°C (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 ≥ 32°C (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 (km/h) | 10.4 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 9.0 |
| 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 (km/h) | 10.4 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 11.6 |
| 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 (km/h) | 9.1 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 9.0 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Kaolack, 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.