Koumpentoum in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Koumpentoum sees average daytime highs around 40°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 2 mm of rain over about 1 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 40°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
40°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
25°C
Rainfall
2 mm
1 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
0.2
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Koumpentoum in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 40°C.

A typical spring day in Koumpentoum reaches about 40°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Koumpentoum

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
79 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.

Koumpentoum 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
Jan34° / 19°10.111.33.7
Feb37° / 21°10.111.52.3
Mar39° / 24°00.111.90.6
Apr41° / 25°0012.30.0
May40° / 26°20.512.60.1
Jun38° / 27°28512.81.2
Jul34° / 25°11413.512.72.5
Aug32° / 25°17919.112.52.9
Sep33° / 24°1401512.13.2
Oct35° / 25°375.811.72.5
Nov37° / 22°20.611.42.2
Dec35° / 20°10.211.23.3

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Koumpentoum gets around 2 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 dry — 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 11 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 48 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 7.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Koumpentoum

In seasonPeak

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

Koumpentoum's rainy season runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Koumpentoum sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in June.

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

Is spring a good time to visit Koumpentoum?

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.

0.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Koumpentoum.

What to pack for Koumpentoum in Spring

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

In spring, Koumpentoum sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Koumpentoum in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Koumpentoum peaks around August 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highAug 19UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Koumpentoum 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 Koumpentoum is worst in February — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (August, 20 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1679 µg/m³Aug 2020 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb81Unhealthy
Mar68Unhealthy
Apr62Unhealthy
May61Unhealthy
Jun57Unhealthy
Jul30Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct49Poor
Nov57Unhealthy
Dec62Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Koumpentoum?

Koumpentoum sits at 14.0°N, 14.6°W, 24 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Koungheul, 25 km away.

FaratoTambacoundaVélingaraKaffrineFarafenniSoma

Topography around Koumpentoum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Koumpentoum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m.

The land around Koumpentoum is covered by grassland (44%) and cropland (39%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%), cropland (38%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
46 m
80 km
58 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
Spring weather nearby: Koungheul 25 km · Koungneul Sossé 27 km · Farato 75 km · Tambacounda 100 km · Vélingara 105 km · Kaffrine 107 km · Farafenni 121 km · Soma 121 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 Koumpentoum (13.9833°, -14.5667°, elevation 24 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.