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Best time to visit Rufisque

January is the best time to visit Rufisque for general sightseeing, with average highs of 29 °C and about 0 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to June. The sea stays above 20 °C from April 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 79/100
A beach holiday June sea 25 °C
The least cloud May 27 % average cloud cover
The least rain April 0 mm
Warmth November 32 °C
Cooler weather April 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 79 29 °C 0 90
2 February 79 29 °C 0 84
3 April 79 28 °C 0 88
4 March 78 29 °C 0 84
5 May 76 28 °C 0 94
6 December 74 30 °C 0 95
7 June 71 29 °C 0 99
8 July 67 30 °C 5 92
9 November 65 32 °C 0 90
10 October 62 31 °C 4 89
11 September 56 30 °C 12 76
12 August 55 29 °C 13 74

For a beach holiday

June scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from April to January.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 21 °C 29 °C 44 % 90
February 20 °C 29 °C 38 % 84
March 19 °C 29 °C 28 % 84
April 20 °C 28 °C 28 % 88
May 22 °C 28 °C 27 % 94
June 25 °C 29 °C 36 % 99
July 27 °C 30 °C 58 % 92
August 28 °C 29 °C 72 % 74
September 28 °C 30 °C 64 % 76
October 28 °C 31 °C 42 % 89
November 27 °C 32 °C 49 % 90
December 24 °C 30 °C 49 % 95

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 13 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 29.1 °C 2 mm 44 %
February 29.1 °C 1 mm 38 %
March 29.0 °C under 1 mm 28 %
April 28.1 °C under 1 mm 28 %
May 28.4 °C under 1 mm 27 %
June 29.2 °C 2 mm 36 %
July 29.7 °C 34 mm 58 %
August 29.5 °C 130 mm 72 %
September 29.8 °C 96 mm 64 %
October 31.3 °C 25 mm 42 %
November 32.1 °C 1 mm 49 %
December 30.3 °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.