Best time to visit Mbour

January is the best time to visit Mbour for general sightseeing, with average highs of 31 °C and about 0 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to June. The sea stays above 20 °C from May to January.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 76/100
A beach holiday June sea 25 °C
The least cloud March 28 % average cloud cover
The least rain April 0 mm
Warmth November 33 °C
Cooler weather August 29 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 76 31 °C 0 85
2 December 73 32 °C 0 91
3 February 72 32 °C 0 76
4 May 70 32 °C 0 86
5 April 70 32 °C 0 76
6 March 70 32 °C 0 73
7 June 68 30 °C 1 96
8 November 65 33 °C 0 86
9 July 63 30 °C 7 87
10 October 63 32 °C 4 85
11 September 54 30 °C 14 71
12 August 52 29 °C 16 70

For a beach holiday

June scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 30 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from May to January.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 21 °C 31 °C 43 % 85
February 19 °C 32 °C 38 % 76
March 19 °C 32 °C 28 % 73
April 20 °C 32 °C 28 % 76
May 22 °C 32 °C 29 % 86
June 25 °C 30 °C 39 % 96
July 27 °C 30 °C 59 % 87
August 28 °C 29 °C 73 % 70
September 28 °C 30 °C 65 % 71
October 28 °C 32 °C 43 % 85
November 27 °C 33 °C 49 % 86
December 24 °C 32 °C 49 % 91

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 16 wet days and highs near 29 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 30.5 °C 2 mm 43 %
February 31.7 °C 1 mm 38 %
March 32.5 °C under 1 mm 28 %
April 32.2 °C under 1 mm 28 %
May 31.6 °C under 1 mm 29 %
June 30.5 °C 3 mm 39 %
July 30.2 °C 51 mm 59 %
August 29.5 °C 150 mm 73 %
September 29.8 °C 110 mm 65 %
October 31.9 °C 31 mm 43 %
November 33.2 °C 1 mm 49 %
December 31.5 °C 1 mm 49 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.