Climate averages 1991–2020
Ziguinchor weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the 4th 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 Ziguinchor: daytime highs average 35.4°C and nights cool to about 19.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th 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 43 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Brikama (88 km away). In February its highs average 31.9°C, 3.5°C cooler than Ziguinchor, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 16 cities listed in Senegal, Ziguinchor ranks 3rd of 16 for the warmest February highs and joint 4th of 16 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 16 cities is 32.3°C; Ziguinchor is 3.1°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 37.0°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
Ziguinchor climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.4°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 0.7 | 0.1 | 11.511 h |
| February, selected | 35.4°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 0.8 | 0.1 | 11.712 h |
| March | 37.0°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 37.1°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.412 h |
| May | 36.0°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 2.0 | 0.3 | 12.713 h |
| June | 33.9°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 51 | 7.1 | 12.913 h |
| July | 30.4°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 277 | 23.4 | 12.813 h |
| August | 29.4°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 391 | 27.8 | 12.513 h |
| September | 30.1°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 307 | 25.5 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.6°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 128 | 18.2 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.6°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 16 | 2.8 | 11.612 h |
| December | 33.5°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 1.4 | 0.3 | 11.411 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
- Brikama in FebruaryGambia · 88 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 20.3°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Banjul in FebruaryGambia · 104 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Serekunda in FebruaryGambia · 106 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Bissau in FebruaryGuinea-Bissau · 107 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 21.2°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Kolda in FebruarySenegal · 149 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Kaolack in FebruarySenegal · 177 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 19.2°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Mbour in FebruarySenegal · 219 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 19.0°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Diourbel in FebruarySenegal · 231 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 18.7°C · 1.2 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 Ziguinchor) is explained once on the Ziguinchor year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.