Climate averages 1991–2020
Kolda weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Kolda: daytime highs average 38.3°C and nights cool to about 22.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical March (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bissau (135 km away). In March its highs average 35.2°C, 3.1°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 March highs and joint 1st of 16 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 16 cities is 33.8°C; Kolda is 4.5°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 0.8°C to 39.1°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Bissau in MarchGuinea-Bissau · 135 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 22.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Ziguinchor in MarchSenegal · 149 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 20.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Tambacounda in MarchSenegal · 169 kmHigh 39.4°C · Low 23.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Kaolack in MarchSenegal · 186 kmHigh 36.3°C · Low 20.0°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Banjul in MarchGambia · 188 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 20.9°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Brikama in MarchGambia · 190 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 20.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Serekunda in MarchGambia · 198 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 20.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Mbaké in MarchSenegal · 235 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 19.3°C · 0.3 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.