Climate averages 1991–2020
Kaolack weather
in October.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Kaolack: daytime highs average 33.3°C and nights cool to about 23.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 37 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 50 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Diourbel (58 km away). In October its highs average 34.0°C, 0.8°C warmer than Kaolack, with 29 mm of rain.
Among the 16 cities listed in Senegal, Kaolack ranks 7th of 16 for the warmest October highs and 13th of 16 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 16 cities is 33.2°C; Kaolack is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 34.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 37 mm to 1.0 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Diourbel in OctoberSenegal · 58 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 23.3°C · 29 mm rain
- Mbaké in OctoberSenegal · 73 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 22.9°C · 27 mm rain
- Touba in OctoberSenegal · 82 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 23.0°C · 27 mm rain
- Banjul in OctoberGambia · 95 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 26.1°C · 56 mm rain
- Mbour in OctoberSenegal · 101 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 24.9°C · 31 mm rain
- Serekunda in OctoberGambia · 103 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 26.2°C · 49 mm rain
- Thiès in OctoberSenegal · 116 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 23.7°C · 35 mm rain
- Brikama in OctoberGambia · 116 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 25.6°C · 55 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.