Climate averages 1991–2020
Kaolack weather
in September.
A hot, wet month: the 11th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Kaolack: daytime highs average 31.1°C and nights cool to about 24.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 147 mm of rain on roughly 16 days, which makes September a wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 13 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Diourbel (58 km away). In September its highs average 31.5°C, about as warm as Kaolack, with 124 mm of rain.
Among the 16 cities listed in Senegal, Kaolack ranks 6th of 16 for the warmest September highs and 13th of 16 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 16 cities is 31.1°C; Kaolack is level with that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 2.2°C to 33.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 147 mm to 37 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Diourbel in SeptemberSenegal · 58 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 23.9°C · 124 mm rain
- Mbaké in SeptemberSenegal · 73 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 23.6°C · 120 mm rain
- Touba in SeptemberSenegal · 82 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 23.7°C · 120 mm rain
- Banjul in SeptemberGambia · 95 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 25.4°C · 190 mm rain
- Mbour in SeptemberSenegal · 101 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 25.0°C · 111 mm rain
- Serekunda in SeptemberGambia · 103 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 25.5°C · 174 mm rain
- Thiès in SeptemberSenegal · 116 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 24.0°C · 120 mm rain
- Brikama in SeptemberGambia · 116 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 25.0°C · 196 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.