Climate averages 1991–2020
Kolda weather
in January.
A hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Kolda: daytime highs average 33.8°C and nights cool to about 19.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical January (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 27 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bissau (135 km away). In January its highs average 32.9°C, 0.9°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 January highs and 2nd of 16 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 16 cities is 30.9°C; Kolda is 2.9°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 2.4°C to 36.2°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
January 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, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Bissau in JanuaryGuinea-Bissau · 135 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Ziguinchor in JanuarySenegal · 149 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 18.8°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Tambacounda in JanuarySenegal · 169 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kaolack in JanuarySenegal · 186 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 18.0°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Banjul in JanuaryGambia · 188 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 20.0°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Brikama in JanuaryGambia · 190 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 19.7°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Serekunda in JanuaryGambia · 198 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 20.2°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Mbaké in JanuarySenegal · 235 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 17.1°C · 3.4 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.