Goudomp in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Goudomp sees average daytime highs around 37°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 3 mm of rain over about 1 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 37°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high
37°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
3 mm
1 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
1.8
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Goudomp in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 37°C.

A typical spring day in Goudomp reaches about 37°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Goudomp

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
92
33 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Goudomp 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°00.111.34.3
Feb35° / 20°10.111.63.0
Mar37° / 22°0011.91.9
Apr38° / 23°0012.31.6
May37° / 24°30.712.61.8
Jun35° / 25°588.412.72.6
Jul31° / 25°26323.112.72.9
Aug30° / 24°37327.612.42.8
Sep31° / 24°27624.912.12.7
Oct33° / 24°10015.811.73.2
Nov34° / 22°11211.43.9
Dec33° / 19°20.311.34.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Goudomp gets around 3 mm of rain over 1 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

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

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 7.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Goudomp

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Goudomp 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 spring a good time to visit Goudomp?

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.

1.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Goudomp.

What to pack for Goudomp in Spring

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

In spring, Goudomp sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Goudomp 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 Goudomp peaks around August 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 highAug 18UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Goudomp 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 Goudomp is worst in February — around 108 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.9× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 18105 µg/m³Aug 2119 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan71Unhealthy
Feb108Unhealthy
Mar89Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May52Poor
Jun52Poor
Jul28Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct39Poor
Nov47Poor
Dec61Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Goudomp?

Goudomp sits at 12.6°N, 15.9°W, 6 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Sédhiou, 37 km away.

ZiguinchorBignonaNema Kunku

Topography around Goudomp

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Goudomp has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m.

The land around Goudomp is covered by water (51%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
49 m
80 km
63 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
Spring weather nearby: Sédhiou 37 km · Ziguinchor 44 km · Bignona 46 km · Nema Kunku 75 km · Reino de Antula 82 km · Plaque 82 km · Santa-Luzia 83 km · Bairro Militar 83 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 Goudomp (12.5778°, -15.8722°, elevation 6 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.