Climate averages 1991–2020
Kolda weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Kolda: daytime highs average 33.4°C and nights cool to about 19.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.1 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 23 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bissau (135 km away). In December its highs average 32.8°C, 0.6°C cooler than Kolda, with 1.9 mm of rain.
Among the 16 cities listed in Senegal, Kolda ranks 3rd of 16 for the warmest December highs and 3rd of 16 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 16 cities is 31.9°C; Kolda is 1.5°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 33.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1.1 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Kolda climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.8°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.511 h |
| February | 36.2°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 11.712 h |
| March | 38.3°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 39.1°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.412 h |
| May | 38.6°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 3.0 | 0.7 | 12.713 h |
| June | 35.8°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 44 | 7.5 | 12.913 h |
| July | 31.0°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 204 | 21.1 | 12.813 h |
| August | 29.7°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 292 | 26.3 | 12.613 h |
| September | 30.1°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 211 | 22.5 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.5°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 64 | 10.4 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.5°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 4.5 | 1.0 | 11.512 h |
| December, selected | 33.4°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 1.1 | 0.2 | 11.411 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
December in nearby cities
- Bissau in DecemberGuinea-Bissau · 135 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 21.6°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Ziguinchor in DecemberSenegal · 149 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 19.8°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Tambacounda in DecemberSenegal · 169 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 20.8°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Kaolack in DecemberSenegal · 186 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 19.2°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Banjul in DecemberGambia · 188 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 21.6°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Brikama in DecemberGambia · 190 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 21.3°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Serekunda in DecemberGambia · 198 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 21.9°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Mbaké in DecemberSenegal · 235 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 18.4°C · 1.7 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 Kolda) is explained once on the Kolda year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.