Annual mean 18°C · wettest around March · prevailing wind N
Warmest
30.6 °C
Coldest
15.3 °C
Wettest
24%
Windiest
4.5 m/s
Prevailing
N
4.0 m/s average
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The average temperature in Sahel over the whole year is 18°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 9°C. The rainy (wet) season in Sahel runs from November to April, peaking in March with a 24% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to October; July is the driest month, at 1%. Winds in Sahel are highest in March, averaging 3.5 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in October, at 2.8 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N. The clearest skies in Sahel come in July, when the sky is typically 34% covered; April is the cloudiest month, at 55%.
Month by month Sahel climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
16°C
9°C
13°C
18%
47%
2.9 m/s
37
0
85
February
17°C
10°C
14°C
17%
51%
3.2 m/s
48
0
86
March
18°C
11°C
15°C
24%
53%
3.5 m/s
55
2
83
April
20°C
13°C
17°C
17%
55%
3.3 m/s
74
5
81
May
23°C
15°C
21°C
10%
47%
3.1 m/s
82
21
64
June
26°C
19°C
25°C
3%
39%
3.2 m/s
71
49
35
July
30°C
21°C
29°C
1%
34%
3.2 m/s
39
65
11
August
30°C
22°C
30°C
3%
38%
3.1 m/s
28
66
6
September
27°C
19°C
27°C
6%
43%
3.0 m/s
60
64
20
October
24°C
16°C
23°C
13%
47%
2.8 m/s
81
37
47
November
19°C
12°C
17°C
17%
48%
2.8 m/s
73
3
82
December
17°C
10°C
14°C
17%
48%
2.8 m/s
52
0
87
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Sahel weather by season
Year round, Sahel has days of about 16°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 30°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 9°C to 22°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 18°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around March and least likely around July. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Sahel weather in winterDecember to February
High 16°CLow 9°CRain 17%
Winter in Sahel has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
Sahel weather in springMarch to May
High 20°CLow 13°CRain 17%
Spring in Sahel has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
Sahel weather in summerJune to August
High 29°CLow 21°CRain 2%
Summer in Sahel has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 2% chance of rain on a given day.
Sahel weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 24°CLow 16°CRain 12%
Autumn in Sahel has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 12% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Sahel?
The rainy (wet) season in Sahel runs from November to April, peaking in March with a 24% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to October; July is the driest month, at 1%.
What time of year is Sahel windiest?
Winds in Sahel are highest in March, averaging 3.5 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in October, at 2.8 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N.
What is the average temperature in Sahel year round?
The average temperature in Sahel over the whole year is 18°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 9°C.