Annual mean 27°C · wettest around September · prevailing wind N
Warmest
33.7 °C
Coldest
29.6 °C
Wettest
89%
Windiest
4.2 m/s
Prevailing
N
3.0 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Ziguinchor over the whole year is 27°C. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 33°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 19°C. The rainy (wet) season in Ziguinchor runs from July to October, peaking in September with a 72% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to June; February is the driest month, at 1%. Winds in Ziguinchor are highest in March, averaging 2.8 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in October, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N. The clearest skies in Ziguinchor come in March, when the sky is typically 27% covered; August is the cloudiest month, at 69%.
Month by month Ziguinchor 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
31°C
19°C
29°C
1%
38%
2.5 m/s
39
65
10
February
32°C
20°C
30°C
1%
31%
2.7 m/s
33
62
8
March
33°C
21°C
32°C
2%
27%
2.8 m/s
14
55
2
April
33°C
22°C
34°C
1%
29%
2.8 m/s
9
42
1
May
33°C
23°C
34°C
6%
44%
2.7 m/s
7
37
0
June
32°C
25°C
35°C
35%
55%
2.6 m/s
1
26
0
July
30°C
25°C
35°C
63%
66%
2.3 m/s
1
24
0
August
30°C
26°C
34°C
66%
69%
2.3 m/s
2
24
0
September
30°C
25°C
35°C
72%
66%
2.0 m/s
1
20
0
October
32°C
25°C
37°C
69%
52%
1.7 m/s
0
10
0
November
33°C
23°C
34°C
25%
44%
1.8 m/s
3
34
0
December
31°C
20°C
30°C
23%
38%
2.3 m/s
29
59
7
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 Ziguinchor weather by season
Year round, Ziguinchor has days of about 30°C at their warmest in August, its coolest month, and 33°C in April, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 19°C to 26°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 27°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around September and least likely around February. 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.
Ziguinchor weather in winterDecember to February
High 31°CLow 20°CRain 8%
Winter in Ziguinchor has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 8% chance of rain on a given day.
Ziguinchor weather in springMarch to May
High 33°CLow 22°CRain 3%
Spring in Ziguinchor has typical daily highs of about 33°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 3% chance of rain on a given day.
Ziguinchor weather in summerJune to August
High 31°CLow 25°CRain 55%
Summer in Ziguinchor has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 55% chance of rain on a given day.
Ziguinchor weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 32°CLow 25°CRain 55%
Autumn in Ziguinchor has typical daily highs of about 32°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 55% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Ziguinchor?
The rainy (wet) season in Ziguinchor runs from July to October, peaking in September with a 72% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to June; February is the driest month, at 1%.
What time of year is Ziguinchor windiest?
Winds in Ziguinchor are highest in March, averaging 2.8 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in October, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N.
What is the average temperature in Ziguinchor year round?
The average temperature in Ziguinchor over the whole year is 27°C. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 33°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 19°C.