Climate of Taltal

Taltal has a semi-arid climate. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. The average annual temperature for Taltal is 38° degrees and there is about 571 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 268 days a year with an average humidity of 42% and an UV-index of 8.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 35°C and 43°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 18°C and 26°C
Rain: it rains 86 days and there is a total of approximately 570 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 1408 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 35°C and 43°C
Warmest month:	43°C in April
Coldest month:	35°C in January
Night temperature:	between 18°C and 26°C
Dry days:	279 days
Days with rain:	86 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	570 mm
Hours of sunshine:	1408 hours

Climate of Taltal
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Taltal
The best travel time for Taltal
Climate of Taltal by month
Experiences with the weather of Taltal

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Taltal.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Taltal.

Climate table of Taltal

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Taltal. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Taltal might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	35	38	41	43	43	41	37	35	36	39	38	36
Night temp. (°C)	18	18	19	20	22	24	26	26	26	26	23	20
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	0	0	2	1	1	12	86	253	177	33	5	0
Days with rain	-	-	1	-	2	5	17	26	23	10	1	1
Dry days	31	28	30	30	29	25	14	5	7	21	29	30
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Wind force (Bft)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3
UV-index	7	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	8	8	8	7

Best time to visit Taltal

The best time to visit Taltal in Senegal is from January through December. In this period you have a very hot temperature and a lot of precipitation. The highest average temperature in Taltal is 43°C in April and the lowest is 35°C in January.

Climate of Taltal by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Taltal? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January