Climate averages 1991–2020
Tambacounda weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Tambacounda: daytime highs average 36.9°C and nights cool to about 21.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 41 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kolda (169 km away). In February its highs average 36.2°C, 0.8°C cooler than Tambacounda, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 16 cities listed in Senegal, Tambacounda ranks 1st of 16 for the warmest February highs and 1st of 16 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 16 cities is 32.3°C; Tambacounda is 4.6°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.5°C to 39.4°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
February 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
Tambacounda climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.5°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| February, selected | 36.9°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.712 h |
| March | 39.4°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 41.0°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 12.412 h |
| May | 40.9°C26.8°C | 26.8°C | 3.5 | 0.7 | 12.813 h |
| June | 38.3°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 36 | 6.2 | 12.913 h |
| July | 33.3°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 123 | 14.3 | 12.913 h |
| August | 30.8°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 197 | 19.5 | 12.613 h |
| September | 31.0°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 159 | 15.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 34.2°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 41 | 6.7 | 11.812 h |
| November | 36.2°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 2.3 | 0.5 | 11.512 h |
| December | 34.8°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 1.3 | 0.2 | 11.311 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
February in nearby cities
- Kolda in FebruarySenegal · 169 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Kayes in FebruaryMali · 251 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 21.5°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Kaolack in FebruarySenegal · 263 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 19.2°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Mbaké in FebruarySenegal · 267 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 18.3°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Touba in FebruarySenegal · 267 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 18.4°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Diourbel in FebruarySenegal · 294 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 18.7°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Bissau in FebruaryGuinea-Bissau · 298 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 21.2°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Labé in FebruaryGuinea · 311 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 17.8°C · 1.8 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 Tambacounda) is explained once on the Tambacounda year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.