Climate averages 1991–2020
Kaolack weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Kaolack: daytime highs average 34.1°C and nights cool to about 19.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 40 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Diourbel (58 km away). In February its highs average 33.9°C, about as warm as Kaolack, with 1.2 mm of rain.
Among the 16 cities listed in Senegal, Kaolack ranks 4th of 16 for the warmest February highs and joint 4th of 16 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 16 cities is 32.3°C; Kaolack is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.1°C to 36.3°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Diourbel in FebruarySenegal · 58 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 18.7°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Mbaké in FebruarySenegal · 73 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 18.3°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Touba in FebruarySenegal · 82 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 18.4°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Banjul in FebruaryGambia · 95 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Mbour in FebruarySenegal · 101 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 19.0°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Serekunda in FebruaryGambia · 103 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Thiès in FebruarySenegal · 116 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 18.0°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Brikama in FebruaryGambia · 116 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 20.3°C · 0.7 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.