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Best time to visit Ziguinchor

January is the best time to visit Ziguinchor for general sightseeing, with average highs of 33 °C and about 0 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to February.

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 70/100
The least cloud March 28 % average cloud cover
The least rain April 0 mm
Warmth April 37 °C
Cooler weather August 29 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 January 70 33 °C 0
2 December 69 34 °C 0
3 November 64 34 °C 2
4 February 63 35 °C 0
5 March 58 37 °C 0
6 May 58 36 °C 0
7 April 57 37 °C 0
8 June 57 34 °C 7
9 August 48 29 °C 28
10 September 46 30 °C 25
11 July 46 30 °C 23
12 October 45 32 °C 18

When to think twice

October scores lowest with about 18 wet days and highs near 32 °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 33.4 °C 1 mm 41 %
February 35.4 °C 1 mm 35 %
March 37.0 °C under 1 mm 28 %
April 37.1 °C 0 mm 31 %
May 36.0 °C 2 mm 39 %
June 33.9 °C 51 mm 62 %
July 30.4 °C 269 mm 80 %
August 29.4 °C 389 mm 85 %
September 30.1 °C 302 mm 80 %
October 31.7 °C 127 mm 57 %
November 33.7 °C 14 mm 48 %
December 33.5 °C 1 mm 47 %

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.