Climate averages 1991–2020
Richard-Toll weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Richard-Toll: daytime highs average 35.4°C and nights cool to about 20.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical March (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 02 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Saint-Louis (98 km away). In March its highs average 27.9°C, 7.5°C cooler than Richard-Toll, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 16 cities listed in Senegal, Richard-Toll ranks 8th of 16 for the warmest March highs and joint 11th of 16 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 16 cities is 33.8°C; Richard-Toll is 1.6°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.2°C to 37.6°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
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, selected | 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 | 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
March in nearby cities
- Saint-Louis in MarchSenegal · 98 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 19.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Louga in MarchSenegal · 109 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 19.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Touba in MarchSenegal · 179 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 19.4°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Nouakchott in MarchMauritania · 183 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 18.4°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Mbaké in MarchSenegal · 187 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 19.3°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Tivaouane in MarchSenegal · 206 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 18.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Diourbel in MarchSenegal · 210 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 19.4°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Thiès in MarchSenegal · 228 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 18.4°C · 0.2 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.