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January Weather in Kaffrine Senegal

Daily high temperatures increase by 2°F, from 93°F to 95°F, rarely falling below 86°F or exceeding 101°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 93°F on January 8.

Daily low temperatures are around 67°F, rarely falling below 61°F or exceeding 73°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 66°F on January 7.

For reference, on April 20, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Kaffrine typically range from 74°F to 105°F, while on January 6, the coldest day of the year, they range from 66°F to 93°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in January in Kaffrine

Average High and Low Temperature in January in KaffrineJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313160°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°F95°F95°F100°F100°F105°F105°FDecFebJan 793°FJan 793°F66°F66°FJan 3195°FJan 3195°F68°F68°FJan 2194°FJan 2194°F67°F67°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on January. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in January in Kaffrine

Average Hourly Temperature in January in KaffrineJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebcomfortablewarmwarmwarmhotsweltering
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Ad Dindar, Sudan (3,336 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Kaffrine (view comparison).

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The month of January in Kaffrine experiences decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 51% to 43%.

The clearest day of the month is January 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 57% of the time.

For reference, on September 11, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 76%, while on May 2, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 65%.

Cloud Cover Categories in January in Kaffrine

Cloud Cover Categories in January in KaffrineJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFebJan 149%Jan 149%Jan 3157%Jan 3157%Jan 1152%Jan 1152%Jan 2157%Jan 2157%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

Over the course of January in Kaffrine, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is January 1, with 11 hours, 19 minutes of daylight and the longest day is January 31, with 11 hours, 31 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in January in Kaffrine

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Kaffrine is 7:26 AM on January 1 and the latest sunrise is 4 minutes later at 7:30 AM on January 24.

The earliest sunset is 6:44 PM on January 1 and the latest sunset is 16 minutes later at 7:01 PM on January 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Kaffrine during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:35 AM and sets 12 hours, 58 minutes later, at 7:32 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:21 AM and sets 11 hours, 18 minutes later, at 6:39 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in January in Kaffrine

The solar day over the course of January. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January in Kaffrine

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January in KaffrineJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMDecFeb0010102020203030404050505060000101020203030304040505060
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of January 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for January 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January in Kaffrine

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January in KaffrineJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebDec 1211:33 PMDec 1211:33 PMDec 2712:34 AMDec 2712:34 AMJan 1111:58 AMJan 1111:58 AMJan 255:55 PMJan 255:55 PMFeb 911:00 PMFeb 911:00 PMFeb 2412:31 PMFeb 2412:31 PM6:42 AM6:42 AM6:12 PM6:12 PM6:18 PM6:18 PM7:50 AM7:50 AM7:31 AM7:31 AM7:02 PM7:02 PM6:56 PM6:56 PM8:09 AM8:09 AM7:08 AM7:08 AM6:51 PM6:51 PM6:33 PM6:33 PM7:26 AM7:26 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Jan 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
76%-11:27 AMW11:28 PME5:06 AMS251,532 mi
2
68%-12:00 PMW-5:45 AMS251,467 mi
3
59%12:13 AME12:34 PMW-6:24 AMS250,589 mi
4
50%12:58 AME1:07 PMW-7:03 AMS248,884 mi
5
39%1:45 AME1:43 PMWSW-7:44 AMS246,404 mi
6
29%2:34 AMESE2:22 PMWSW-8:27 AMS243,275 mi
7
20%3:27 AMESE3:06 PMWSW-9:16 AMS239,699 mi
8
12%4:24 AMESE3:56 PMWSW-10:09 AMS235,943 mi
9
5%5:25 AMESE4:53 PMWSW-11:09 AMS232,327 mi
10
1%6:29 AMESE5:56 PMWSW-12:13 PMS229,188 mi
11
0%7:31 AMESE7:02 PMWSW-1:17 PMS226,826 mi
12
2%8:30 AMESE8:09 PMWSW-2:20 PMS225,446 mi
13
6%9:23 AMESE9:12 PMWSW-3:18 PMS225,120 mi
14
14%10:11 AMESE10:12 PMW-4:12 PMS225,785 mi
15
23%10:55 AME11:10 PMW-5:02 PMS227,275 mi
16
34%11:37 AME--5:50 PMS229,369 mi
17
46%-12:05 AMW12:17 PME6:37 PMS231,832 mi
18
50%-1:00 AMW12:59 PMENE7:25 PMN234,461 mi
19
68%-1:55 AMWNW1:42 PMENE8:15 PMN237,097 mi
20
78%-2:52 AMWNW2:28 PMENE9:07 PMN239,638 mi
21
86%-3:49 AMWNW3:18 PMENE10:01 PMN242,025 mi
22
93%-4:47 AMWNW4:11 PMENE10:57 PMN244,234 mi
23
97%-5:43 AMWNW5:07 PMENE11:52 PMN246,251 mi
24
98%-6:36 AMWNW6:02 PMENE--
25
100%-7:25 AMWNW6:56 PMENE12:45 AMN248,058 mi
26
100%-8:09 AMWNW7:48 PMENE1:34 AMN249,618 mi
27
98%-8:49 AMWNW8:37 PMENE2:20 AMN250,874 mi
28
95%-9:25 AMWNW9:23 PME3:02 AMS251,743 mi
29
90%-10:00 AMW10:09 PME3:43 AMS252,129 mi
30
83%-10:33 AMW10:53 PME4:21 AMS251,930 mi
31
76%-11:06 AMW11:39 PME5:00 AMS251,059 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Kaffrine is essentially constant during January, remaining around 0% throughout.

The lowest chance of a muggy day during January is 0% on January 14.

For reference, on July 31, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on January 14, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in January in Kaffrine

Humidity Comfort Levels in January in KaffrineJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%DecFebJan 140%Jan 140%Jan 11%Jan 11%Jan 311%Jan 311%humidhumiddrydrycomfortablecomfortablemuggymuggy
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Kaffrine is gradually increasing during January, increasing from 9.8 miles per hour to 10.4 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on February 21, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.4 miles per hour, while on October 8, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.2 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in January in Kaffrine

Average Wind Speed in January in KaffrineJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphDecFebJan 19.8 mphJan 19.8 mphJan 3110.4 mphJan 3110.4 mphJan 1110.1 mphJan 1110.1 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The wind direction in Kaffrine during January is predominantly out of the east from January 1 to January 5 and the north from January 5 to January 31.

Wind Direction in January in Kaffrine

Wind Direction in January in KaffrineENJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%DecFebeastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Kaffrine are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January in Kaffrine

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January in KaffrineJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFeb100%Jan 16100%Jan 16comfortablewarmhotswelteringcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Kaffrine are rapidly increasing during January, increasing by 820°F, from 28°F to 848°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in January in Kaffrine

Growing Degree Days in January in KaffrineJan1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930303131100°F100°F200°F200°F300°F300°F400°F400°F500°F500°F600°F600°F700°F700°F800°F800°FDecFebJan 128°FJan 128°FJan 31848°FJan 31848°FJan 11295°FJan 11295°FJan 21568°FJan 21568°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of January, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Kaffrine is gradually increasing during January, rising by 0.6 kWh, from 5.0 kWh to 5.7 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January in Kaffrine

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January in KaffrineJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhDecFebJan 15.0 kWhJan 15.0 kWhJan 315.7 kWhJan 315.7 kWhJan 115.2 kWhJan 115.2 kWhJan 215.4 kWhJan 215.4 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kaffrine are 14.106 deg latitude, -15.551 deg longitude, and 49 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kaffrine contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 98 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 48 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (167 feet). Within 50 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (253 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kaffrine is covered by cropland (73%) and artificial surfaces (19%), within 10 miles by cropland (75%) and shrubs (15%), and within 50 miles by cropland (61%) and shrubs (15%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Kaffrine, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Kaffrine.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Kaffrine according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Kaffrine is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Kaffrine and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

  • Kaolack Airport (GOOK, 82%, 34 mi, west, -26 ft elevation change)
  • Linguere (GOOG, 18%, 93 mi, north, 20 ft elevation change)

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Kaffrine and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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