Dagana in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Dagana sees average daytime highs around 38°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 1 mm of rain over about 0 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 35°C in early March to 40°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Dagana's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Dagana's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 38°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 22°C
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0 wet days
Avg wind: 18 km/h
Travel score: 1.4; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Dagana in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 35°C in early March to 40°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Dagana reaches about 38°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Dagana

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Dagana 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	32° / 18°	3	0.3	11.1	5.3
Feb	33° / 19°	2	0.3	11.4	4.2
Mar	36° / 21°	0	0.1	11.9	2.6
Apr	38° / 22°	0	0	12.4	1.3
May	40° / 24°	0	0.1	12.8	0.3
Jun	39° / 25°	2	0.4	13	0.8
Jul	36° / 25°	13	2.5	12.9	2.2
Aug	35° / 26°	59	7.8	12.6	2.5
Sep	36° / 26°	56	8	12.1	2.1
Oct	38° / 26°	15	2.6	11.6	1.2
Nov	36° / 23°	1	0.2	11.2	2.4
Dec	33° / 19°	2	0.3	11	4.5

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Dagana gets around 1 mm of rain over 0 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 18 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early March to 12 h 54 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 7.3 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Dagana

In seasonPeak

In spring, Dagana overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Dagana sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

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Is spring a good time to visit Dagana?

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.

1.4

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dagana.

What to pack for Dagana in Spring

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

In spring, Dagana sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Dagana in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Dagana peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (very 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	12	11	10	10	11	11	9	8	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Dagana in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Dagana is worst in January — around 115 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.7× the cleanest month (August, 31 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)	115	115	85	73	73	83	46	31	38	59	62	105
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	115	Unhealthy
Feb	115	Unhealthy
Mar	85	Unhealthy
Apr	73	Unhealthy
May	73	Unhealthy
Jun	83	Unhealthy
Jul	46	Poor
Aug	31	Moderate
Sep	38	Poor
Oct	59	Unhealthy
Nov	62	Unhealthy
Dec	105	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Dagana?

Dagana sits at 16.5°N, 15.6°W, 16 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Richard-Toll, 11 km away.

Topography around Dagana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dagana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m.

The land around Dagana is covered by grassland (52%) and cropland (38%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (78%) within 80 km.

3 km

17 m

grassland 52%

16 km

26 m

grassland 51%

80 km

71 m

grassland 78%

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Spring weather nearby: Richard-Toll 11 km · Rosso 22 km · Tékane 30 km · Podor 71 km · Ndioum 102 km · Saint-Louis 108 km · Louga 116 km · Dara 126 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 Dagana (16.4767°, -15.6°, elevation 16 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.