Exercise increased caution
Senegal in July
Around 34 °C with 108 mm of rain and 6.0 hours of sun a day.
July is a mixed month for Senegal — worth planning around specific regions. Around 34 °C with 108 mm of rain and 6.0 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.
Senegal · typical month
- Day / night26 – 34 °CYear range 19 – 40 °C
- Rainfall108 mmYear range 0 – 190 mm
- Sunshine6.0 hr / dayYear range 4.8 – 10.3 hr / day
Things to do in Senegal in July
Nothing in Senegal shuts for the season; July runs the full list.
- OpenTravelling in the harmattan
nothing closes; the harmattan is the dry season, and it is what makes the roads passable — the trade-off is the dust
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, britannica.com
Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.
Senegal, taken apart
- Dakar29°C now · 26–30 °C yr
- Diourbel34°C now · 33–38 °C yr
- Fatick32°C now · 31–36 °C yr
- Kaffrine34°C now · 33–40 °C yr
- Kaolack33°C now · 32–38 °C yr
- Kolda32°C now · 31–41 °C yr
- Kédougou32°C now · 31–41 °C yr
- Louga35°C now · 33–38 °C yr
- Matam36°C now · 34–42 °C yr
- Saint-Louis36°C now · 33–39 °C yr
- Sédhiou32°C now · 31–39 °C yr
- Tambacounda34°C now · 32–42 °C yr
- Thiès32°C now · 31–34 °C yr
- Ziguinchor31°C now · 30–36 °C yr
What the governments say about Senegal
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Parts of Senegal carry a higher advisory — up to level 3, "Reconsider travel". The governments concerned name a region rather than a boundary, so the carve-out is not drawn on the map and is not reflected in the combined level above. Follow the source links for where it applies.
A decade of weather, in one page
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| Month | Average daytime high (°C) | Average overnight low (°C) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.3 | 18.9 | 15.9 | 37.3 |
| February | 36.0 | 20.8 | 17.8 | 39.4 |
| March | 38.2 | 22.6 | 19.9 | 41.2 |
| April | 39.8 | 24.8 | 21.9 | 42.6 |
| May | 39.6 | 25.8 | 23.5 | 42.5 |
| June | 37.3 | 26.1 | 24.6 | 40.4 |
| July | 33.9 | 25.6 | 24.3 | 36.4 |
| August | 32.5 | 25.2 | 24.0 | 35.0 |
| September | 32.8 | 25.0 | 23.8 | 35.6 |
| October | 35.6 | 24.9 | 23.3 | 38.2 |
| November | 36.1 | 21.9 | 18.5 | 38.5 |
| December | 34.2 | 19.5 | 16.8 | 37.7 |
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| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 0 |
| May | 3 |
| June | 20 |
| July | 108 |
| August | 190 |
| September | 151 |
| October | 38 |
| November | 1 |
| December | 1 |
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| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 9.3 |
| February | 9.7 |
| March | 10.3 |
| April | 10.2 |
| May | 9.9 |
| June | 8.8 |
| July | 6.0 |
| August | 4.8 |
| September | 6.0 |
| October | 8.5 |
| November | 9.2 |
| December | 9.1 |
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| Month | Average wind speed (km/h) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.6 | 8.6 | 16.4 |
| February | 13.5 | 9.6 | 18.1 |
| March | 13.0 | 9.8 | 16.7 |
| April | 13.7 | 10.7 | 17.0 |
| May | 13.1 | 10.2 | 15.8 |
| June | 13.2 | 9.0 | 17.0 |
| July | 12.2 | 7.7 | 18.3 |
| August | 11.1 | 7.1 | 15.7 |
| September | 9.0 | 5.8 | 13.5 |
| October | 8.6 | 6.0 | 11.5 |
| November | 9.6 | 7.2 | 12.8 |
| December | 11.9 | 8.9 | 15.6 |
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