Saint-Louis Sunshine Hours by Month

In climate discussions, the hours of sunlight reveal much about a location. This page shows the total number of hours of direct sunlight per month and the average hours per day in Saint-Louis, Senegal. The figures are based on a 30-year period (1990–2020) to provide a reliable average.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Saint-Louis experiences sunny spells throughout the year. The sunniest month, April, sees up to 285 hours of sunshine, while June, the least sunny month, still provides a respectable 222 hours. The total annual sunshine amounts to 3005 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

This means you will experience moderate variation in sunshine hours throughout the year. With 9.5 hours daily sunshine in April, it dips to 7.4 hours in June.

Saint-Louis enjoys an average of 3005 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

The city of Rome, Italy, experiences 2470 hours of sunshine annually, adding to its charm as a year-round tourist destination.

Manchester, UK, experiences just around 1420 hours of sunshine annually.

Beijing, China, has 2505 hours of sunshine annually, with clear, sunny days in winter.

Melbourne, Australia, has 2380 hours of sunshine annually, with its famous “four seasons in a day” weather pattern.

August, Saint-Louis’s wettest month, receives 14 mm (0.6 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 31°C (88°F). During the driest month April you can expect a temperature of 28°C (82°F).

For more detailed insights into the city’s temperatures, check out our Temperature page. To explore more about precipitation patterns, visit our Saint-Louis Precipitation page.