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Rufisque, Senegal climate
BSh Hot semi-arid
Rufisque has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is October with an average daily high near 32°C, while the coldest is February averaging around 18°C at night. Precipitation totals about 636 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 304 mm while January 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 countsRufisque climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 22 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 26 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 304 | 280 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 22 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 23 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 26 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 1 | 304 | 280 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 4 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 53 | 58 | 50 | 49 | 53 | 64 | 71 | 73 | 68 | 51 | 54 | 55 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 10 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 70 | 76 | 82 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 72 | 70 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 53 | 58 | 50 | 49 | 53 | 64 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 10 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 13 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 70 | 76 | 82 | 87 | 88 | 87 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 71 | 73 | 68 | 51 | 54 | 55 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 18 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 72 | 70 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 3 years of daily observations at Dakar/yoff, a weather station, about 24 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.