Bargny Guèdj in Spring
In spring (March, April and May), Bargny Guèdj sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain over about 0 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels humid.
Spring is Bargny Guèdj's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bargny Guèdj's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 27°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 20°C
- Rainfall
- 0 mm
- 0 wet days
- Avg wind
- 20 km/h
- Travel score
- 8.7
- best season of the year
- Months
- Mar · Apr · May
Temperature in Bargny Guèdj in Spring
Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.
A typical spring day in Bargny Guèdj reaches about 27°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.
How spring really feels in Bargny Guèdj
Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
spring sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Bargny Guèdj weather by month
How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28° / 20° | 2 | 0.2 | 11.2 | 8.0 |
| Feb | 28° / 19° | 1 | 0.2 | 11.5 | 8.3 |
| Mar | 27° / 20° | 0 | 0.1 | 11.9 | 8.6 |
| Apr | 26° / 20° | 0 | 0 | 12.3 | 8.8 |
| May | 27° / 21° | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 8.7 |
| Jun | 28° / 24° | 1 | 0.4 | 12.9 | 7.8 |
| Jul | 29° / 25° | 34 | 5.1 | 12.8 | 6.1 |
| Aug | 29° / 26° | 129 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 4.7 |
| Sep | 30° / 26° | 97 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 4.8 |
| Oct | 31° / 26° | 25 | 3.6 | 11.7 | 5.4 |
| Nov | 31° / 24° | 1 | 0.1 | 11.3 | 5.6 |
| Dec | 29° / 21° | 1 | 0.4 | 11.1 | 6.7 |
Cloud cover in Spring
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time across spring.
Chance of precipitation in Spring
Bargny Guèdj gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Spring
Most of spring feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Spring
Winds average 20 km/h across spring.
Sunrise & sunset in Spring
Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early March to 12 h 48 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Spring
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 7.1 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Bargny Guèdj
In spring, Bargny Guèdj overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Bargny Guèdj sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.
Bargny Guèdj sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.
Is spring a good time to visit Bargny Guèdj?
Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
spring is one of the better times to visit Bargny Guèdj for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Bargny Guèdj in Spring
From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In spring, Bargny Guèdj sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.
Sea temperature near Bargny Guèdj in Spring
The nearest coast averages about 20°C across spring — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in September at about 28°C and coldest in February near 19°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 19 to Jan 28 — about 9.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 |
| Comfort | Refreshing | Cool | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Warm | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm | Refreshing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | Refreshing |
| Feb | 19 | Cool |
| Mar | 19 | Cool |
| Apr | 20 | Cool |
| May | 22 | Refreshing |
| Jun | 25 | Warm |
| Jul | 27 | Warm |
| Aug | 28 | Tropical |
| Sep | 28 | Tropical |
| Oct | 28 | Tropical |
| Nov | 26 | Warm |
| Dec | 23 | Refreshing |
UV index in Bargny Guèdj in Spring
Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bargny Guèdj peaks around March 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| Level | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | High |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | Very high |
| Feb | 11 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 11 | Extreme |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 10 | Very high |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 11 | Extreme |
| Sep | 11 | Extreme |
| Oct | 9 | Very high |
| Nov | 8 | Very high |
| Dec | 6 | High |
Air quality in Bargny Guèdj in Spring
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Bargny Guèdj is worst in January — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.1× the cleanest month (August, 36 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 109 | 103 | 77 | 53 | 48 | 66 | 49 | 36 | 42 | 62 | 68 | 100 |
| Level | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Poor | Poor | Unhealthy | Poor | Poor | Poor | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 109 | Unhealthy |
| Feb | 103 | Unhealthy |
| Mar | 77 | Unhealthy |
| Apr | 53 | Poor |
| May | 48 | Poor |
| Jun | 66 | Unhealthy |
| Jul | 49 | Poor |
| Aug | 36 | Poor |
| Sep | 42 | Poor |
| Oct | 62 | Unhealthy |
| Nov | 68 | Unhealthy |
| Dec | 100 | Unhealthy |
Where is Bargny Guèdj?
Bargny Guèdj sits at 14.7°N, 17.2°W, 4 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Bargny Ngoude, 1.0 km away.
Topography around Bargny Guèdj
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bargny Guèdj.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Bargny Guèdj has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m.
The land around Bargny Guèdj is covered by water (49%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, water (44%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and water (54%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.
Senegal travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 1
- Exercise Normal Precautions
- Power plugs
- Type C / D / E / K
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 36% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $1,955
- 2025
- Happiness
- 4.8 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 27%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 0.3
- per 100k, 2015
- Road deaths
- 23.5
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Lower middle
- World Bank
- English
- Very low
- EF EPI 442
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bargny Guèdj (14.687°, -17.2281°, elevation 4 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.