Climate averages 1991–2020
Richard-Toll weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Richard-Toll: daytime highs average 32.2°C and nights cool to about 19.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.1 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 10 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Saint-Louis (98 km away). In December its highs average 28.6°C, 3.6°C cooler than Richard-Toll, with 1.7 mm of rain.
Among the 16 cities listed in Senegal, Richard-Toll ranks 10th of 16 for the warmest December highs and joint 15th of 16 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 16 cities is 31.9°C; Richard-Toll is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.5°C to 30.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.1 mm to 3.7 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Saint-Louis in DecemberSenegal · 98 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 20.2°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Louga in DecemberSenegal · 109 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 18.9°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Touba in DecemberSenegal · 179 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 18.5°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Nouakchott in DecemberMauritania · 183 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 17.6°C · 4.0 mm rain
- Mbaké in DecemberSenegal · 187 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 18.4°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Tivaouane in DecemberSenegal · 206 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 18.8°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Diourbel in DecemberSenegal · 210 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 18.9°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Thiès in DecemberSenegal · 228 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 18.7°C · 1.4 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 Richard-Toll) is explained once on the Richard-Toll year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.