Climate averages 1991–2020
Kaolack weather
in April.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a very hot month in Kaolack: daytime highs average 37.3°C and nights cool to about 20.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical April (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 27 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Diourbel (58 km away). In April its highs average 37.2°C, about as warm as Kaolack, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 16 cities listed in Senegal, Kaolack ranks 6th of 16 for the warmest April highs and joint 1st of 16 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 16 cities is 34.2°C; Kaolack is 3.1°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 37.0°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Kaolack climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.1°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 2.3 | 0.3 | 11.411 h |
| February | 34.1°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 0.8 | 0.1 | 11.712 h |
| March | 36.3°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 37.3°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.412 h |
| May | 37.0°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 12.813 h |
| June | 35.4°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 10 | 1.9 | 12.913 h |
| July | 32.8°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 84 | 10.6 | 12.913 h |
| August | 30.9°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 200 | 19.4 | 12.613 h |
| September | 31.1°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 147 | 16.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 33.3°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 37 | 5.5 | 11.812 h |
| November | 34.7°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 1.0 | 0.3 | 11.511 h |
| December | 32.8°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 2.1 | 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
April in nearby cities
- Diourbel in AprilSenegal · 58 kmHigh 37.2°C · Low 19.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Mbaké in AprilSenegal · 73 kmHigh 37.6°C · Low 19.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Touba in AprilSenegal · 82 kmHigh 37.7°C · Low 19.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Banjul in AprilGambia · 95 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 21.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Mbour in AprilSenegal · 101 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 19.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Serekunda in AprilGambia · 103 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 20.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Thiès in AprilSenegal · 116 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 18.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Brikama in AprilGambia · 116 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 21.0°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 Kaolack) is explained once on the Kaolack year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.