Kédougou weather in September

In September, Kédougou sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 229 mm of rain across 22.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Kédougou's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kédougou's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 229 mm; 22.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:41 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover: 74%; 10th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

Kédougou is commune of Senegal.

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

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical September day in Kédougou reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and about 2°C cooler than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23

How September really feels in Kédougou

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Kédougou weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 19°	0	0	11.3	3.9
Feb	36° / 21°	0	0.1	11.6	2.4
Mar	39° / 25°	1	0.2	11.9	1.0
Apr	39° / 27°	1	0.3	12.3	0.4
May	38° / 28°	17	4	12.6	1.0
Jun	34° / 26°	74	11.5	12.7	2.7
Jul	31° / 24°	166	20.2	12.7	3.3
Aug	30° / 24°	248	23.9	12.4	3.2
Sep	31° / 23°	229	22.9	12.1	3.1
Oct	32° / 23°	67	11.1	11.7	3.7
Nov	34° / 21°	6	1	11.4	3.6
Dec	34° / 19°	0	0.1	11.3	3.9

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	16	16	18	18	19	22	22	24	25	25	26	27	27	28	28	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	33	34	34	36	37
Cloudier (%)	84	84	82	82	81	78	78	76	75	75	74	73	73	72	72	73	72	72	71	70	70	69	69	69	68	67	66	66	64	63

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	19	81
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	26	74
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	27	73
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	31	69
25	32	68
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	36	64
30	37	63

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Kédougou gets around 229 mm of rain over 22.9 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 76% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	79	79	78	77	76	75	74	73	71	70	68	66	65	63	61	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	83
3	82
4	82
5	82
6	82
7	82
8	81
9	81
10	81
11	81
12	81
13	80
14	80
15	79
16	79
17	78
18	77
19	76
20	75
21	74
22	73
23	71
24	70
25	68
26	66
27	65
28	63
29	61
30	59

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the oppressive band about 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Oppressive (%)	83	82	81	81	80	79	78	78	77	76	75	74	73	73	72	71	70	70	69	68	68	67	67	66	65	64	63	62	62	61
Miserable (%)	17	18	19	19	20	21	22	22	23	24	25	26	27	27	28	29	30	30	31	32	32	33	33	34	35	36	37	38	38	39

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	83	17
2	82	18
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	80	20
6	79	21
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	77	23
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	74	26
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	72	28
16	71	29
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	69	31
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	66	34
25	65	35
26	64	36
27	63	37
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	61	39

Wind in September

Winds average 6 km/h in September, the calmest month.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:35 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41
Sunset (PM)	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:41	6:56
2	12.2	6:41	6:55
3	12.2	6:41	6:54
4	12.2	6:41	6:54
5	12.2	6:41	6:53
6	12.2	6:41	6:52
7	12.2	6:41	6:52
8	12.2	6:41	6:51
9	12.2	6:41	6:50
10	12.1	6:41	6:49
11	12.1	6:41	6:49
12	12.1	6:41	6:48
13	12.1	6:41	6:47
14	12.1	6:41	6:47
15	12.1	6:41	6:46
16	12.1	6:41	6:45
17	12.1	6:41	6:44
18	12.0	6:41	6:44
19	12.0	6:41	6:43
20	12.0	6:41	6:42
21	12.0	6:41	6:41
22	12.0	6:41	6:41
23	12.0	6:41	6:40
24	12.0	6:41	6:39
25	12.0	6:41	6:39
26	11.9	6:41	6:38
27	11.9	6:41	6:37
28	11.9	6:41	6:36
29	11.9	6:41	6:36
30	11.9	6:41	6:35

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 4.96 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.6	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.1	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Kédougou

In seasonPeak

In September, Kédougou sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Kédougou?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

4.6

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kédougou.

What to pack for Kédougou in September

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

In September, Kédougou sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kédougou in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks 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 Kédougou peaks around March 17 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.

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

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

Air quality in Kédougou in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kédougou is worst in December — around 111 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.1× the cleanest month (August, 14 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)	64	56	50	54	43	27	18	14	18	31	63	111
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	64	Unhealthy
Feb	56	Unhealthy
Mar	50	Poor
Apr	54	Poor
May	43	Poor
Jun	27	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	63	Unhealthy
Dec	111	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Kédougou?

Kédougou sits at 12.6°N, 12.2°W, 127 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Donghol-Sigon, 84 km away.

Topography around Kédougou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kédougou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 123 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 401 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,490 m.

The land around Kédougou is covered by grassland (41%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and shrubs (36%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), shrubs (33%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

64 m

grassland 41%

16 km

401 m

grassland 41%

80 km

1,490 m

trees 38%

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← August Kédougou year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Donghol-Sigon 84 km · Koundara 122 km · Kamabi 135 km · Tougué 136 km · Labé 138 km · Sagalo 166 km · Koumbia 166 km · Pita 168 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 Kédougou (12.5556°, -12.1808°, elevation 127 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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	19	81
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	26	74
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	27	73
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	31	69
25	32	68
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	36	64
30	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	83
3	82
4	82
5	82
6	82
7	82
8	81
9	81
10	81
11	81
12	81
13	80
14	80
15	79
16	79
17	78
18	77
19	76
20	75
21	74
22	73
23	71
24	70
25	68
26	66
27	65
28	63
29	61
30	59

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	83	17
2	82	18
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	80	20
6	79	21
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	77	23
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	74	26
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	72	28
16	71	29
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	69	31
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	66	34
25	65	35
26	64	36
27	63	37
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	61	39

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	19	81
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	26	74
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	27	73
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	31	69
25	32	68
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	36	64
30	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	83
3	82
4	82
5	82
6	82
7	82
8	81
9	81
10	81
11	81
12	81
13	80
14	80
15	79
16	79
17	78
18	77
19	76
20	75
21	74
22	73
23	71
24	70
25	68
26	66
27	65
28	63
29	61
30	59

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	83	17
2	82	18
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	80	20
6	79	21
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	77	23
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	74	26
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	72	28
16	71	29
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	69	31
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	66	34
25	65	35
26	64	36
27	63	37
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	61	39

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	19	81
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	26	74
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	27	73
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	31	69
25	32	68
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	36	64
30	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	83
3	82
4	82
5	82
6	82
7	82
8	81
9	81
10	81
11	81
12	81
13	80
14	80
15	79
16	79
17	78
18	77
19	76
20	75
21	74
22	73
23	71
24	70
25	68
26	66
27	65
28	63
29	61
30	59

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	83	17
2	82	18
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	80	20
6	79	21
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	77	23
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	74	26
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	72	28
16	71	29
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	69	31
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	66	34
25	65	35
26	64	36
27	63	37
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	61	39