Climate averages 1991–2020
Tambacounda 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 Tambacounda: daytime highs average 39.4°C and nights cool to about 23.8°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 Kolda (169 km away). In March its highs average 38.3°C, 1.2°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 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; Tambacounda is 5.7°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 41.0°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
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 | 36.9°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.712 h |
| March, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Kolda in MarchSenegal · 169 kmHigh 38.3°C · Low 22.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Kayes in MarchMali · 251 kmHigh 39.5°C · Low 24.1°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Kaolack in MarchSenegal · 263 kmHigh 36.3°C · Low 20.0°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Mbaké in MarchSenegal · 267 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 19.3°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Touba in MarchSenegal · 267 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 19.4°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Diourbel in MarchSenegal · 294 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 19.4°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Bissau in MarchGuinea-Bissau · 298 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 22.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Labé in MarchGuinea · 311 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 19.1°C · 5.5 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.