Climate averages 1991–2020
Richard-Toll weather
in August.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 9th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Richard-Toll: daytime highs average 34.9°C and nights cool to about 25.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 59 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes August a moderately wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 41 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Saint-Louis (98 km away). In August its highs average 30.1°C, 4.8°C cooler than Richard-Toll, with 57 mm of rain.
Among the 16 cities listed in Senegal, Richard-Toll ranks 1st of 16 for the warmest August highs and 2nd of 16 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 16 cities is 30.7°C; Richard-Toll is 4.2°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 35.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 59 mm to 55 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Richard-Toll climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.7°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 3.7 | 0.3 | 11.311 h |
| February | 32.8°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 1.6 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
| March | 35.4°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 37.6°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.512 h |
| May | 39.2°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 12.913 h |
| June | 38.6°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 1.5 | 0.3 | 13.113 h |
| July | 36.1°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 12 | 2.2 | 13.013 h |
| August, selected | 34.9°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 59 | 7.5 | 12.713 h |
| September | 35.8°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 55 | 8.3 | 12.212 h |
| October | 38.2°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 16 | 2.9 | 11.812 h |
| November | 35.8°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.411 h |
| December | 32.2°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 2.1 | 0.3 | 11.211 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
August in nearby cities
- Saint-Louis in AugustSenegal · 98 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 25.6°C · 57 mm rain
- Louga in AugustSenegal · 109 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 24.4°C · 94 mm rain
- Touba in AugustSenegal · 179 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 23.8°C · 146 mm rain
- Nouakchott in AugustMauritania · 183 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 24.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Mbaké in AugustSenegal · 187 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 23.8°C · 146 mm rain
- Tivaouane in AugustSenegal · 206 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 24.2°C · 122 mm rain
- Diourbel in AugustSenegal · 210 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 24.0°C · 150 mm rain
- Thiès in AugustSenegal · 228 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 24.1°C · 146 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 Richard-Toll) is explained once on the Richard-Toll year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.