Climate and average weather in Kayar
In Kayar, the weather is muggy, hot, showery, and mostly clear and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near hot levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around August.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Kayar typically varies from 19°C to 31°C, and is rarely below 16°C or above 34°C. October is the hottest month of the year, while April is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Kayar for warm-weather activities is from late December to late June.
- Hottest
- Oct
- 31°
- Coldest
- Apr
- 19°
- Wettest
- Aug
- 113 mm
- Driest
- Apr
- 0 mm
- Rain / yr
- 269 mm
- 35 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.1–12.9 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 9 m
- 14.9°N
- Clearest
- May
- 25% cloud
Kayar is commune of Senegal.
- Density
- 6,752/km²
- people per km²
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Kayar weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around late December to late June.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Kayar, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Kayar stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is October, with an average high of 31°C and low of 25°C; the coolest is April, with an average low of 19°C and high of 26°C.
Days typically run about 6°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 8°C) in January.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | 19 |
| Feb | 27 | 19 |
| Mar | 27 | 19 |
| Apr | 26 | 19 |
| May | 27 | 21 |
| Jun | 28 | 23 |
| Jul | 29 | 25 |
| Aug | 30 | 26 |
| Sep | 30 | 26 |
| Oct | 31 | 25 |
| Nov | 31 | 23 |
| Dec | 29 | 21 |
How hot and cold Kayar really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Kayar feels like about 37°C (around September 30). About 136 days a year carry some heat stress, peaking in September.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 31 | 29 |
| Air high (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
| Air low (°C) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | 27 | 19 | 19 |
| Feb | 27 | 27 | 19 | 19 |
| Mar | 27 | 27 | 19 | 19 |
| Apr | 26 | 26 | 19 | 19 |
| May | 27 | 27 | 21 | 21 |
| Jun | 31 | 28 | 23 | 23 |
| Jul | 33 | 29 | 25 | 25 |
| Aug | 35 | 30 | 25 | 26 |
| Sep | 36 | 30 | 26 | 26 |
| Oct | 36 | 31 | 25 | 25 |
| Nov | 31 | 31 | 23 | 23 |
| Dec | 29 | 29 | 21 | 21 |
Average hourly temperature in Kayar
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on October afternoons, near 31°C, and coldest before dawn in April, near 19°C.
Kayar weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27° / 19° | 2 | 0.2 | 11.2 | 8.2 |
| Feb | 27° / 19° | 1 | 0.2 | 11.5 | 8.4 |
| Mar | 27° / 19° | 0 | 0.1 | 11.9 | 8.7 |
| Apr | 26° / 19° | 0 | 0 | 12.3 | 8.9 |
| May | 27° / 21° | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 8.7 |
| Jun | 28° / 23° | 1 | 0.5 | 12.9 | 7.7 |
| Jul | 29° / 25° | 30 | 5.3 | 12.8 | 6.1 |
| Aug | 30° / 26° | 113 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 4.8 |
| Sep | 30° / 26° | 94 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 4.8 |
| Oct | 31° / 25° | 25 | 3.9 | 11.7 | 5.5 |
| Nov | 31° / 23° | 1 | 0.1 | 11.3 | 5.9 |
| Dec | 29° / 21° | 1 | 0.3 | 11.1 | 7.1 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Kayar gets about 269 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is mostly dry, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 3.4 months, from around Jul 9 to Oct 20, peaking in August at about 49% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jan 25.
August is the wettest month by volume, with 113 mm over about 13 wet days; April is the driest, with 0 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 41 | 38 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| Rain days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | 0 |
| Feb | 1 | 0 |
| Mar | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 0 | 0 |
| May | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 2 | 1 |
| Jul | 17 | 5 |
| Aug | 41 | 13 |
| Sep | 38 | 12 |
| Oct | 14 | 4 |
| Nov | 1 | 0 |
| Dec | 1 | 0 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Kayar collects about 269 mm of rain across 35 wet days — roughly 22 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. August is the wettest month with 113 mm, while April is the driest at just 0 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 88% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 113 | 94 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
| Rain days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | 0 |
| Feb | 1 | 0 |
| Mar | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 0 | 0 |
| May | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 1 | 1 |
| Jul | 30 | 5 |
| Aug | 113 | 13 |
| Sep | 94 | 12 |
| Oct | 25 | 4 |
| Nov | 1 | 0 |
| Dec | 1 | 0 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Kayar, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around January 19 and lasts for 5.7 months, ending around July 9. The clearest month is April, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 85% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around July 10 and lasts for 2.9 months, ending around October 4. The cloudiest month is August, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 65% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 64 | 71 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 59 | 35 | 47 | 68 | 60 | 57 |
| Cloudier (%) | 36 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 41 | 65 | 53 | 32 | 40 | 43 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 64 | 36 |
| Feb | 71 | 29 |
| Mar | 82 | 18 |
| Apr | 85 | 15 |
| May | 84 | 16 |
| Jun | 78 | 22 |
| Jul | 59 | 41 |
| Aug | 35 | 65 |
| Sep | 47 | 53 |
| Oct | 68 | 32 |
| Nov | 60 | 40 |
| Dec | 57 | 43 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 8, brings about 12 h 54 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 11 h 06 min — a swing of roughly 1 h 48 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.2 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 11.1 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 7:42 | 7:38 | 7:21 | 6:59 | 6:44 | 6:42 | 6:50 | 6:57 | 7:00 | 7:04 | 7:15 | 7:31 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:54 | 7:08 | 7:15 | 7:19 | 7:25 | 7:35 | 7:38 | 7:28 | 7:05 | 6:43 | 6:33 | 6:38 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.2 | 7:42 | 6:54 |
| Feb | 11.5 | 7:38 | 7:08 |
| Mar | 11.9 | 7:21 | 7:15 |
| Apr | 12.3 | 6:59 | 7:19 |
| May | 12.7 | 6:44 | 7:25 |
| Jun | 12.9 | 6:42 | 7:35 |
| Jul | 12.8 | 6:50 | 7:38 |
| Aug | 12.5 | 6:57 | 7:28 |
| Sep | 12.1 | 7:00 | 7:05 |
| Oct | 11.7 | 7:04 | 6:43 |
| Nov | 11.3 | 7:15 | 6:33 |
| Dec | 11.1 | 7:31 | 6:38 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Kayar averages about 16 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 3 and 24 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 5.7 months, from around Jan 12 to Jul 4. The sunniest month is May, with roughly 22 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is August, down near 4 sunny days — about 80% fewer than the May peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
| Sky | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Gloomy | Mixed | Bright | Mixed | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | Bright |
| Feb | 17 | Bright |
| Mar | 22 | Bright |
| Apr | 22 | Bright |
| May | 23 | Bright |
| Jun | 20 | Bright |
| Jul | 11 | Mixed |
| Aug | 5 | Gloomy |
| Sep | 8 | Mixed |
| Oct | 17 | Bright |
| Nov | 14 | Mixed |
| Dec | 14 | Mixed |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Kayar, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 7.6 months, from around April 3 to November 19. The muggiest month is June, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 100% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around November 20 to April 2, and January is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 86% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 67 | 53 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 44 |
| Comfortable (%) | 19 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 20 |
| Humid (%) | 13 | 20 | 45 | 68 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 21 |
| Muggy (%) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 52 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 13 |
| Oppressive (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 63 | 76 | 42 | 20 | 44 | 21 | 2 |
| Miserable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 57 | 80 | 45 | 2 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 53 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 23 | 29 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 2 | 16 | 68 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 0 | 2 | 38 | 52 | 7 | 0 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 63 | 2 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 76 | 18 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 57 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 80 |
| Oct | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 44 | 45 |
| Nov | 8 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 21 | 2 |
| Dec | 44 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Kayar is typically light breeze, near 16 km/h, and varies moderately with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 6.3 months, from around Nov 15 to May 25. The windiest month is April, averaging about 20 km/h (breezy).
The calmer part of the year runs from around May 26 to Nov 14, with September the calmest month at about 12 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | breezy | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | calm | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18 | light breeze |
| Feb | 19 | light breeze |
| Mar | 20 | light breeze |
| Apr | 20 | breezy |
| May | 17 | light breeze |
| Jun | 15 | light breeze |
| Jul | 14 | light breeze |
| Aug | 13 | light breeze |
| Sep | 12 | calm |
| Oct | 13 | light breeze |
| Nov | 16 | light breeze |
| Dec | 17 | light breeze |
Hazard calendar for Kayar
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Kayar sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.
Kayar sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.
Best time to visit Kayar
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Kayar throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late December, Kayar is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Kayar for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid December to late June, with a peak score in the first week of April.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 7.1 |
| Rating | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | good | fair | fair | fair | good | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.2 | ideal |
| Feb | 8.4 | ideal |
| Mar | 8.7 | ideal |
| Apr | 8.9 | ideal |
| May | 8.7 | ideal |
| Jun | 7.6 | ideal |
| Jul | 6.1 | good |
| Aug | 4.8 | fair |
| Sep | 4.8 | fair |
| Oct | 5.5 | fair |
| Nov | 6.0 | good |
| Dec | 7.1 | good |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Kayar for hot-weather activities is from late September to late July, with a peak score in the third week of June.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Kayar, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
Kayar packs about the same all year — highs hold near 31°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, sun protection and a windbreaker.
In October, Kayar sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Kayar
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 28°C and coldest in February near 19°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 17 to Jan 26 — 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 | Warm | 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 | Warm |
| Sep | 28 | Tropical |
| Oct | 28 | Tropical |
| Nov | 26 | Warm |
| Dec | 23 | Refreshing |
UV index (midday) in Kayar by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kayar 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 |
Average hourly UV index in Kayar
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in March the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 6.5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7.5 | 7 | 6.5 | 6 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5.5 | 6 | 5.5 | 6 | 6 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 2 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.5 | 4 |
| Feb | 7 | 5 |
| Mar | 8 | 6 |
| Apr | 8 | 5.5 |
| May | 8 | 6 |
| Jun | 8 | 5.5 |
| Jul | 8 | 6 |
| Aug | 8 | 6 |
| Sep | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 7 | 4.5 |
| Nov | 6.5 | 3.5 |
| Dec | 6 | 2 |
Air quality in Kayar by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Kayar 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 |
Growing season
Kayar is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Kayar banks about 5,563 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around October.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 401 | 360 | 401 | 383 | 428 | 471 | 528 | 542 | 533 | 560 | 504 | 452 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 401 |
| Feb | 360 |
| Mar | 401 |
| Apr | 383 |
| May | 428 |
| Jun | 471 |
| Jul | 528 |
| Aug | 542 |
| Sep | 533 |
| Oct | 560 |
| Nov | 504 |
| Dec | 452 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Kayar receives about 6.1 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — intense — with a clear seasonal swing between 5.1 and 7.3 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 4.8 months, from around Feb 19 to Jul 15. The brightest month is May, averaging about 7.3 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 5.1 kWh/m² — roughly 30% less than the May peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Intense | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.4 | Bright |
| Feb | 6.0 | Bright |
| Mar | 6.9 | Intense |
| Apr | 7.3 | Intense |
| May | 7.3 | Intense |
| Jun | 7.0 | Intense |
| Jul | 6.1 | Intense |
| Aug | 5.4 | Bright |
| Sep | 5.6 | Bright |
| Oct | 6.0 | Intense |
| Nov | 5.5 | Bright |
| Dec | 5.1 | Bright |
Where is Kayar?
Kayar sits at 14.9°N, 17.1°W, 9 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Pout, 18 km away.
Topography around Kayar
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kayar.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Kayar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m.
The land around Kayar is covered by water (37%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, water (42%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and water (50%), cropland (24%) and grassland (20%) 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 Kayar (14.9189°, -17.1198°, elevation 9 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).