Weather in Ziguinchor

Calculated from weather data of Ziguinchor Airport (GOGG) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	34.9	35.8	34.2	36.0	36.1	35.1
February	36.6	38.3	36.5	36.7	36.3	39.1
March	38.2	38.7	38.2	38.1	37.7	39.2
April	38.7		38.5	38.3	38.0	40.1
May	36.7		37.7	36.7	36.7	36.6
June	35.3		35.2	34.2	37.0	34.7
July	32.8		32.8	32.1	35.7	32.1
August	31.6		32.3	31.1	32.2	31.1
September	32.2		32.6	31.8	33.3	31.6
October	33.9		34.2	33.0	34.0	33.7
November	34.6		35.1	33.7	35.1	35.2
December	34.5		34.5	34.6	35.5	34.8
Average	35.3	37.6	35.1	34.7	35.6	35.2

9th highest temperature of Senegal

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	18.1	19	18	19	17	18
February	19.4	20	19	19	20	19
March	20.3	21	20	20	20	21
April	20.9		22	20	21	21
May	22.5		24	23	22	23
June	24.6		25	24	25	25
July	24.4		25	25	24	25
August	24.0		25	24	24	24
September	24.2		25	24	25	24
October	24.1		25	24	23	24
November	22.1		22	20	24	21
December	19.0		19	19	20	19
Average	21.7	20.0	22.2	21.8	22.1	22.0

1st lowest temperature of Senegal

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	91	344	322	354	341
25 °C or warmer	91	365	348	365	366
20 °C or warmer	91	365	351	365	366
0 °C or colder	0	0	0	0	0

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
February	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
March	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
April	0.0		0	0	0	0
May	0.1		0	1	0	0
June	1.5		1	4	1	1
July	8.4		5	12	3	14
August	14.9		15	16	15	19
September	8.5		4	8	5	18
October	1.5		1	3	3	2
November	0.0		0	0	0	0
December	0.0		0	0	0	0
Average	2.7		2.4	3.9	2.3	4.7

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	9.9	10	11	8	10	10
February	9.9	11	10	10	9	10
March	10.2	11	9	9	10	11
April	9.9		10	9	10	11
May	9.4		8	8	10	11
June	9.2		7	8	9	11
July	9.1		8	8	9	10
August	9.0		7	7	9	9
September	7.9		6	6	8	10
October	6.8		7	5	7	7
November	7.8		9	7	7	8
December	8.9		9	6	8	9
Average	9.2	10.8	8.4	7.7	8.9	9.6

11th highest wind speed of Senegal

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
February	NE	N	NE	NE	NE
March	N	N	N	N	N
April		NW	NW	W	NW
May		W	NW	W	W
June		W	W	W	W
July		W	SW	W	W
August		W	SW	SW	SW
September		W	S	SW	SW
October		NW	SW	NW	SW
November		N	NE	N	NE
December		NE	NE	NE	NE

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Ziguinchor weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Ziguinchor?

The warmest month is April with an average temperature of 39 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Ziguinchor?

The coldest month is August with an average daytime temperature of 32 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Ziguinchor?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in August with a probability of around 14.9 %.

Which month is the driest in Ziguinchor?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in January. The probability is about 0.0 %.