Climate of Ziguinchor
Ziguinchor has a tropical savanna climate. It is warm every month with both a wet and dry season. The average annual temperature for Ziguinchor is 35° degrees and there is about 435 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 248 days a year with an average humidity of 52% and an UV-index of 7.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 31°C and 39°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 21°C and 25°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 25°C and 30°C
- Rain: it rains 105 days and there is a total of approximately 435 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3302 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 31°C and 39°C |
Warmest month: | 39°C in March |
Coldest month: | 31°C in August |
Night temperature: | between 21°C and 25°C |
Sea temperature: | between 25°C and 30°C |
Dry days: | 260 days |
Days with rain: | 105 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 435 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3302 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Ziguinchor.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Ziguinchor.
Climate table of Ziguinchor
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Ziguinchor. 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 Ziguinchor might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 36 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 35 |
Night temp. (°C) | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
Water temp. (°C) | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 99 | 145 | 102 | 46 | 7 | 0 |
Days with rain | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
Dry days | 31 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 30 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
UV-index | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Best time to visit Ziguinchor
The best time to visit Ziguinchor in Senegal is July. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Ziguinchor is 39°C in March and the lowest is 31°C in August. The average water temperature is between 25°C and 30°C.
Climate of Ziguinchor by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Ziguinchor? 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.
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