Climate averages 1991–2020

Diourbel weather
in February.

A hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 33.9°C Daytime mean, February

Average low 18.7°C Night-time mean, February

Rainfall 1.2 mm fewer than one day with ≥1 mm

Daylight 12 h Sunrise to sunset, per day

February is a hot month in Diourbel: daytime highs average 33.9°C and nights cool to about 18.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.

Expect about 1.2 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 39 min on an average February day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Mbaké (39 km away). In February its highs average 33.7°C, about as warm as Diourbel, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).

Among the 16 cities listed in Senegal, Diourbel ranks 5th of 16 for the warmest February highs and 9th of 16 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 16 cities is 32.3°C; Diourbel is 1.6°C warmer than that mean.

From February to March, average highs rise by 2.2°C to 36.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1.2 mm to under 1 mm.

The annual picture

February in context

30-year average

Average highAverage low°C

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm

Averages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated

Every month, side by side

Diourbel climate table

1991–2020

Monthly climate averages for Diourbel, 1991–2020
Month	Average highHigh / low	Average low	Rainfall mm/month	Rain days ≥1 mm/day	Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day
January	31.9°C17.6°C	17.6°C	2.9	0.3	11.411 h
February, selected	33.9°C18.7°C	18.7°C	1.2	0.2	11.712 h
March	36.1°C19.4°C	19.4°C	0.3	0.1	12.012 h
April	37.2°C19.8°C	19.8°C	0	0.0	12.512 h
May	37.0°C20.7°C	20.7°C	0.2	0.0	12.813 h
June	35.7°C22.5°C	22.5°C	6.3	1.3	13.013 h
July	33.4°C23.9°C	23.9°C	63	8.2	12.913 h
August	31.5°C24.0°C	24.0°C	150	15.5	12.613 h
September	31.5°C23.9°C	23.9°C	124	14.0	12.212 h
October	34.0°C23.3°C	23.3°C	29	4.2	11.812 h
November	35.0°C21.0°C	21.0°C	0.5	0.1	11.511 h
December	32.8°C18.9°C	18.9°C	1.8	0.3	11.311 h

Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.

Compare places

February in nearby cities

Distance from Diourbel

Read the numbers correctly

Climate, not a promise.

These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.

Sources, method and limits

How these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Diourbel) is explained once on the Diourbel year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.