Climate averages 1991–2020
Diourbel weather
in May.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Diourbel: daytime highs average 37.0°C and nights cool to about 20.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical May (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 48 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mbaké (39 km away). In May its highs average 37.6°C, 0.6°C warmer than Diourbel, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 16 cities listed in Senegal, Diourbel ranks joint 6th of 16 for the warmest May highs and joint 9th of 16 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 16 cities is 34.3°C; Diourbel is 2.8°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 1.3°C to 35.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 6.3 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages 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
| 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 | 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, selected | 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
May in nearby cities
- Mbaké in MaySenegal · 39 kmHigh 37.6°C · Low 20.6°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Touba in MaySenegal · 46 kmHigh 37.7°C · Low 20.6°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Kaolack in MaySenegal · 58 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 21.6°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Tivaouane in MaySenegal · 70 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 19.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Thiès in MaySenegal · 75 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 19.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Thiès Nones in MaySenegal · 79 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Mbour in MaySenegal · 81 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 20.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Louga in MaySenegal · 108 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 20.6°C · 0 mm rain
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 limitsHow 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.