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Podor, Senegal climate
BWh Hot desert
Podor has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is May with an average daily high near 42°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 17°C at night. Precipitation totals about 242 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — September alone averages 88 mm while April 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 figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Podor climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 32 | 34 | 37 | 40 | 42 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 33 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 18 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 84 | 88 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 32 | 34 | 37 | 40 | 42 | 41 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 |
| Avg low (°C) | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 38 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 33 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 18 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 47 | 84 | 88 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 45 | 42 | 30 | 29 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 54 | 50 | 39 | 44 | 48 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 37 | 52 | 61 | 61 | 45 | 32 | 27 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 7.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 45 | 42 | 30 | 29 | 35 | 40 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 37 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 45 | 54 | 50 | 39 | 44 | 48 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 52 | 61 | 61 | 45 | 32 | 27 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.4 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 7.2 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Podor, 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.