Climate averages 1991–2020
Kaolack weather
in May.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Kaolack: daytime highs average 37.0°C and nights cool to about 21.6°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 joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 47 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Diourbel (58 km away). In May its highs average 37.0°C, about as warm as Kaolack, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 16 cities listed in Senegal, Kaolack ranks joint 6th of 16 for the warmest May highs and joint 12th of 16 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 16 cities is 34.3°C; Kaolack is 2.7°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 1.6°C to 35.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 10 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
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 | 37.3°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.412 h |
| May, selected | 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
May in nearby cities
- Diourbel in MaySenegal · 58 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 20.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Mbaké in MaySenegal · 73 kmHigh 37.6°C · Low 20.6°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Touba in MaySenegal · 82 kmHigh 37.7°C · Low 20.6°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Banjul in MayGambia · 95 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 22.3°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Mbour in MaySenegal · 101 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 20.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Serekunda in MayGambia · 103 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 22.2°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Thiès in MaySenegal · 116 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 19.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Brikama in MayGambia · 116 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 22.2°C · 0.9 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.