Keur Médoune weather in August

In August, Keur Médoune sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 146 mm of rain across 15.5 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Keur Médoune's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Keur Médoune's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
11th warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
146 mm
15.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:53 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
74%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Keur Médoune reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13325
23325
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63325
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How August really feels in Keur Médoune

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Keur Médoune weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 17°30.311.24.8
Feb34° / 19°10.211.53.6
Mar37° / 20°00.111.92.2
Apr38° / 20°0012.31.5
May38° / 21°00.112.71.6
Jun36° / 23°71.312.92.4
Jul34° / 24°628.112.83.0
Aug32° / 25°14615.512.53.1
Sep33° / 24°12013.712.13.3
Oct35° / 23°274.311.72.9
Nov35° / 21°10.111.32.8
Dec33° / 18°20.311.14.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
22971
32971
42971
52773
62773
72773
82674
92575
102575
112575
122476
132476
142476
152278
162278
172179
182179
192179
202080
211981
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251882
261882
271882
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291882
301981
312080

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Keur Médoune gets around 146 mm of rain over 15.5 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 50% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
442
542
643
743
844
945
1046
1147
1248
1349
1450
1551
1652
1753
1853
1954
2055
2155
2256
2356
2456
2557
2657
2757
2857
2957
3057
3157

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
145145
245046
334948
434849
534651
634552
724454
824355
924256
1024157
1124058
1213960
1313861
1413663
1513564
1613465
1713366
1813267
1913168
2012970
2112871
2212772
2312673
2412574
2512475
2612475
2702377
2802278
2902278
3002179
3102179

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
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259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 7:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:507:30
212.76:507:29
312.66:507:29
412.66:507:28
512.66:517:28
612.66:517:28
712.66:517:27
812.66:517:27
912.66:527:26
1012.66:527:26
1112.66:527:25
1212.56:527:25
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1512.56:537:23
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.16 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.36 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.16 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.1Bright
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205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Keur Médoune

In seasonPeak

In August, Keur Médoune sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Keur Médoune sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Keur Médoune?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Keur Médoune.

What to pack for Keur Médoune in August

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

In August, Keur Médoune sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Keur Médoune in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Keur Médoune 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
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Keur Médoune in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Keur Médoune is worst in February — around 101 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.1× the cleanest month (August, 32 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorPoorUnhealthyFeb 1299 µg/m³Aug 1833 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan92Unhealthy
Feb101Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr68Unhealthy
May64Unhealthy
Jun74Unhealthy
Jul45Poor
Aug32Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct59Unhealthy
Nov58Unhealthy
Dec84Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Keur Médoune?

Keur Médoune sits at 14.8°N, 15.9°W, 26 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Mbaké, 4.0 km away.

Gossas VillageTiéboDiourbelGuinguinéoBambeyKahone

Topography around Keur Médoune

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Keur Médoune has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m.

The land around Keur Médoune is covered by cropland (70%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and grassland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
48 m
80 km
66 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Mbaké 4.0 km · Touba 12 km · Gossas Village 38 km · Tiébo 38 km · Diourbel 39 km · Guinguinéo 55 km · Bambey 60 km · Kahone 68 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 Keur Médoune (14.7584°, -15.9043°, elevation 26 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).