Climate averages 1991–2020

Ziguinchor weather
in March.

A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 37.0°C Daytime mean, March

Average low 20.7°C Night-time mean, March

Rainfall <1 mm Almost no rain

Daylight 12 h Sunrise to sunset, per day

March is a very hot month in Ziguinchor: daytime highs average 37.0°C and nights cool to about 20.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd 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 03 min on an average March day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Brikama (88 km away). In March its highs average 32.6°C, 4.4°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 March highs and joint 5th of 16 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 16 cities is 33.8°C; Ziguinchor is 3.2°C warmer than that mean.

From March to April, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 37.1°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.

The annual picture

March in context

30-year average

Average highAverage low°C

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm

Averages 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

1991–2020

Monthly climate averages for Ziguinchor, 1991–2020
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	35.4°C19.7°C	19.7°C	0.8	0.1	11.712 h
March, selected	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

March in nearby cities

Distance from Ziguinchor

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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 limits

How 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.