Climate averages 1991–2020
Kaolack weather
in January.
A hot, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Kaolack: daytime highs average 32.1°C and nights cool to about 18.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.3 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes January a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 23 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Diourbel (58 km away). In January its highs average 31.9°C, about as warm as Kaolack, with 2.9 mm of rain.
Among the 16 cities listed in Senegal, Kaolack ranks 4th of 16 for the warmest January highs and 10th of 16 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 16 cities is 30.9°C; Kaolack is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 2.1°C to 34.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 2.3 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
January 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, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Diourbel in JanuarySenegal · 58 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 17.6°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Mbaké in JanuarySenegal · 73 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 17.1°C · 3.4 mm rain
- Touba in JanuarySenegal · 82 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 17.1°C · 3.4 mm rain
- Banjul in JanuaryGambia · 95 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 20.0°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Mbour in JanuarySenegal · 101 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 18.4°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Serekunda in JanuaryGambia · 103 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 20.2°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Thiès in JanuarySenegal · 116 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 17.3°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Brikama in JanuaryGambia · 116 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 19.7°C · 1.2 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.