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Best time to visit, weather and climate Senegal

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Best time to visit Senegal

Best time to visit Senegal

The best time to visit Senegal is from january until december, when you will have a pleasant or warm temperature and none till little rainfall. The highest average temperature in Senegal is 31°C in october and the lowest is 26°C in april. The weather and climate of Senegal is suitable for a sun vacation.

The average climate figure for Senegal is an 9,5. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.

Senegal has the semi-arid climate prevailing. 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. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Senegal or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.

Climate Senegal per month

Climate data from: Dakar
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Day
max °C
MM
rain
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day
max °C		 28 27 27 26 27 28 29 29 30 31 30 30
MM
rain		 0 mm 0 mm 0 mm 1 mm 2 mm 9 mm 26 mm 66 mm 53 mm 13 mm 1 mm 0 mm
All climate data from Senegal

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Hotels and apartments in Senegal

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Climate Senegal

Climate Senegal

Climate Senegal per Month

Climate Senegal per Month
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Senegal has the semi-arid climate prevailing. The average annual temperature for Senegal is 27° degrees and there is about 173 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 308 days a year with an average humidity of 69% and an UV-index of 7.

 
Day
max °C
Night
min °C
MM
rain
Rain
days
Dry
days
Sun hours
per day
Wind force
in Bft
UV-index
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day
max °C		 28 27 27 26 27 28 29 29 30 31 30 30
Night
min °C		 22 21 21 21 22 24 26 27 27 28 27 24
MM
rain		 0 mm 0 mm 0 mm 1 mm 2 mm 9 mm 26 mm 66 mm 53 mm 13 mm 1 mm 0 mm
Rain
days		 0 0 0 2 2 4 8 13 12 5 1 1
Dry
days		 31 28 31 28 29 26 23 18 18 26 29 30
Sun hours
per day		 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 9 10 10 10
Wind force
in Bft		 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
UV-index 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
 

Climate Senegal january

On average, it is maximum 28° in january in Senegal and at least around 22° degrees. and the it will be dry 31 days this month in Senegal.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Senegal february

On average, it is maximum 27° in february in Senegal and at least around 21° degrees. and the it will be dry 28 days this month in Senegal.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Senegal march

On average, it is maximum 27° in march in Senegal and at least around 21° degrees. and the it will be dry 31 days this month in Senegal.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Senegal april

On average, it is maximum 26° in april in Senegal and at least around 21° degrees. In april there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 1 mm and the it will be dry 28 days this month in Senegal.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Senegal may

On average, it is maximum 27° in may in Senegal and at least around 22° degrees. In may there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 2 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month in Senegal.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Senegal june

On average, it is maximum 28° in june in Senegal and at least around 24° degrees. In june there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 9 mm and the it will be dry 26 days this month in Senegal.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Senegal july

On average, it is maximum 29° in july in Senegal and at least around 26° degrees. In july there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 26 mm and the it will be dry 23 days this month in Senegal.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Senegal august

On average, it is maximum 29° in august in Senegal and at least around 27° degrees. In august there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 66 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in Senegal.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Senegal september

On average, it is maximum 30° in september in Senegal and at least around 27° degrees. In september there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 53 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in Senegal.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Senegal october

On average, it is maximum 31° in october in Senegal and at least around 28° degrees. In october there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 13 mm and the it will be dry 26 days this month in Senegal.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Senegal november

On average, it is maximum 30° in november in Senegal and at least around 27° degrees. In november there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 1 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month in Senegal.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Senegal december

On average, it is maximum 30° in december in Senegal and at least around 24° degrees. In december there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 0 mm and the it will be dry 30 days this month in Senegal.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation
14 day weather forecast Senegal

14 day weather forecast Senegal

The weather for Dakar in Senegal will be 27° till 26° degrees in the next 14 days with a few days chance of light rain showers.

The weather forecast for Senegal is based on the weather in Dakar.

Weather forecast this week
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Fr
23 Aug
Sa
24 Aug
Su
25 Aug
Mo
26 Aug
Tu
27 Aug
We
28 Aug
Th
29 Aug
  Bewolkt Broken wolken Bewolkt Bewolkt Broken wolken Bewolkt Bewolkt
Max (°C) 27° 27° 26° 26° 26° 26° 26°
Min (°C) 26° 26° 25° 26° 25° 25° 25°
Rainfall (mm) 0.5
mm
 0.1
mm
 1.8
mm
 0
mm
 0
mm
 0.1
mm
 1.4
mm
Rainfall (%) 15% 20% 40% 0% 0% 20% 30%
UV-index
UV-index 4 11 4 9 9 3 6

Weather forecast next week
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Fr
30 Aug
Sa
31 Aug
Su
1 Sep
Mo
2 Sep
Tu
3 Sep
We
4 Sep
Th
5 Sep
  Bewolkt Bewolkt Broken wolken Gespreide bewolking Broken wolken Broken wolken Bewolkt
Max (°C) 26° 26° 27° 26° 26° 26° 26°
Min (°C) 25° 25° 25° 26° 25° 25° 25°
Rainfall (mm) 0.1
mm
 0
mm
 0
mm
 0
mm
 0
mm
 0
mm
 0
mm
Rainfall (%) 20% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
UV-index
UV-index 8 4 6 5 6 5 3
About Senegal

About Senegal

Senegal is in the continental part Africa and the capital is Dakar. The total surface is 196.190 km² with 531 km of coastline and the population consists of 15.726.037 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 17x smaller than India. If you want to call Senegal you have to use +221 or 00221 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +2215012457809 or 002215012457809.

Senegal is in a straight line at 9.399 km distance from New Delhi. From Indira Gandhi the flight time is about 13 hour.

Time difference Senegal

Time difference Senegal

In Senegal it is now 22:19 o’clock in the evening on thursday 22 august 2019. That is 5,5 hour earlier than in India. The time zone of Senegal is Africa/Dakar and the Greenwich time is UTC+00.

Currency Senegal

Currency Senegal

In Senegal the CFA franc BCEAO is used to pay.

Exchange rate CFA franc BCEAO (XOF) 23 august 2019

1 CFA franc BCEAO = 0,12 Indian rupee
100 CFA franc BCEAO = 12,08 Indian rupee

1 Indian rupee = 8,28 CFA franc BCEAO
100 Indian rupee = 827,69 CFA franc BCEAO

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Vaccinations Senegal

Vaccinations Senegal

Mandatory vaccinations

  • Cholera

Recommended vaccinations

  • DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
  • Gele koorts
  • Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)

Person and travel related vaccinations

These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Senegal.

  • BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
  • Dengue (knokkelkoorts)
  • Hepatitis B
  • Meningitis of Meningokokkenziekte
  • Rabiës
  • Schistosomiasis
  • Tuberculose (TBC)
Experiences

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