Bignona weather in June

In June, Bignona sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 45 mm of rain across 6.3 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of June to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Bignona's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bignona's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:43 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
60%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Bignona is city in Senegal.

Density
1,697/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical June day in Bignona reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and about 3°C warmer than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Bignona

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
29 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in June is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bignona weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 19°10.111.34.1
Feb36° / 20°10.111.62.9
Mar37° / 21°0011.91.8
Apr38° / 22°0012.31.5
May37° / 23°20.312.62.0
Jun35° / 25°456.312.72.8
Jul31° / 25°25622.612.73.0
Aug30° / 24°36927.412.42.7
Sep31° / 24°30124.912.12.7
Oct33° / 24°11316.811.73.0
Nov34° / 22°11211.43.4
Dec34° / 20°20.311.34.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25842
35644
45545
55446
65248
75248
85050
94951
104951
114852
124753
134753
144654
154654
164456
174456
184357
194159
204159
214060
223862
233862
243664
253565
263367
273169
283169
292971
302872

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Bignona gets around 45 mm of rain over 6.3 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 22% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
17
28
38
49
510
610
711
812
912
1013
1114
1214
1315
1416
1517
1618
1719
1821
1922
2024
2126
2228
2331
2434
2536
2639
2742
2845
2948
3050

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the oppressive band about 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1745462
2643482
3541522
4439543
5336583
6334594
7232624
8229654
9227665
10125686
11123706
12121717
13119728
14117739
151167310
160147511
170137512
180117514
190107515
200107317
21097120
22087022
23076825
24076528
25066430
26056233
27055936
28045739
29045442
30045145

Wind in June

Winds average 10 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of June to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 7:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:427:23
212.76:417:24
312.76:427:24
412.76:427:24
512.76:427:25
612.76:427:25
712.76:427:25
812.76:427:25
912.76:427:26
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1212.76:427:27
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.27 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in April across the year — June's 5.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Bright
185.9Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.5Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Bignona

In seasonPeak

In June, Bignona sits inside its atlantic hurricane and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bignona sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Bignona's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bignona sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in June.

Atlantic hurricane
Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Bignona?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bignona.

What to pack for Bignona in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Bignona sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bignona in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bignona peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 18UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Bignona in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bignona is worst in February — around 100 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1698 µg/m³Aug 2020 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan81Unhealthy
Feb100Unhealthy
Mar84Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May49Poor
Jun55Poor
Jul31Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct42Poor
Nov56Unhealthy
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bignona?

Bignona sits at 12.8°N, 16.2°W, 30 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Ziguinchor, 27 km away.

GoudompNema KunkuLaminBrikamaGunjurSédhiouSanyang

Topography around Bignona

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bignona.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bignona has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m.

The land around Bignona is covered by trees (23%), shrubs (22%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and shrubs (32%) within 16 km, and trees (32%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
51 m
80 km
57 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
June weather nearby: Ziguinchor 27 km · Goudomp 46 km · Nema Kunku 61 km · Lamin 64 km · Brikama 69 km · Gunjur 70 km · Sédhiou 73 km · Sanyang 77 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
Muslim 97%Christian 3%

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 Bignona (12.8103°, -16.2264°, elevation 30 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).