Gandiaye weather in June

In June, Gandiaye sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of June to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Gandiaye's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gandiaye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:40 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
41%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Gandiaye is Town, commune and kingdom in the Department of Kaolack, central Senegal.

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 34°C by the end.

A typical June day in Gandiaye reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and about 2°C warmer than July.

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How June really feels in Gandiaye

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
24 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.

Gandiaye weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 18°30.211.34.7
Feb35° / 19°10.111.53.5
Mar37° / 20°00.111.92.2
Apr38° / 21°0012.31.6
May37° / 22°00.112.72.0
Jun35° / 24°91.712.82.9
Jul33° / 25°8710.512.83.3
Aug32° / 25°20619.712.53.1
Sep32° / 25°15716.912.13.2
Oct34° / 24°406.311.73.2
Nov35° / 21°10.311.33.1
Dec33° / 19°20.411.24.3

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37228
47129
57129
67228
77129
87129
97129
107129
117129
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137129
147129
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246436
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Gandiaye gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.7 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 6% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
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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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1122151250
2122050270
3111851290
4111650320
5111449350
6011348380
7001147410
8001046430
900945461
1000743491
1100641521
1200539551
1300537562
1400434602
1500332632
1600330643
1700227683
1800225694
1900123724
2000121735
2100119755
2200118756
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2400014788
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26000127810
27000117811
28000107812
2900097714
3000087715

Wind in June

Winds average 12 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of June to 12 h 48 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 6:39 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 7:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:397:26
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312.86:397:27
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512.86:397:27
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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 6.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.84 kWh/m² to a high of 7.28 kWh/m² in April across the year — June's 6.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
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37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
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286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Gandiaye

In seasonPeak

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

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

Gandiaye's monsoon runs August–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Gandiaye sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), 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 Gandiaye?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gandiaye. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Gandiaye in June

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

In June, Gandiaye sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Gandiaye in June

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 66 km away) is warmest in October at about 29°C and coldest in March near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 16 to Feb 5 — about 9.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb20Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr20Cool
May22Refreshing
Jun26Warm
Jul28Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec24Refreshing

UV index in Gandiaye 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 Gandiaye peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 19UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Gandiaye 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 Gandiaye is worst in February — around 105 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (August, 33 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorPoorUnhealthyFeb 10104 µg/m³Aug 1834 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan100Unhealthy
Feb105Unhealthy
Mar84Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May60Unhealthy
Jun71Unhealthy
Jul46Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep41Poor
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov76Unhealthy
Dec96Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gandiaye?

Gandiaye sits at 14.2°N, 16.3°W, 21 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Fatick, 17 km away.

TiéboDiourbel

Topography around Gandiaye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gandiaye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m.

The land around Gandiaye is covered by cropland (58%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) within 80 km.

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16 m
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37 m
80 km
80 m
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June weather nearby: Fatick 17 km · Poukham Un 20 km · Kaolack 24 km · Kahone 27 km · Gossas Village 32 km · Guinguinéo 35 km · Tiébo 44 km · Diourbel 45 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 Gandiaye (14.2436°, -16.2723°, elevation 21 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).