Climate averages 1991–2020
Kolda weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Kolda: daytime highs average 36.2°C and nights cool to about 20.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 43 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bissau (135 km away). In February its highs average 34.4°C, 1.8°C cooler than Kolda, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 16 cities listed in Senegal, Kolda ranks 2nd of 16 for the warmest February highs and 2nd of 16 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 16 cities is 32.3°C; Kolda is 3.9°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.1°C to 38.3°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Bissau in FebruaryGuinea-Bissau · 135 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 21.2°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Ziguinchor in FebruarySenegal · 149 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 19.7°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Tambacounda in FebruarySenegal · 169 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 21.9°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Kaolack in FebruarySenegal · 186 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 19.2°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Banjul in FebruaryGambia · 188 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Brikama in FebruaryGambia · 190 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 20.3°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Serekunda in FebruaryGambia · 198 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Mbaké in FebruarySenegal · 235 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 18.3°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 Kolda) is explained once on the Kolda year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.