Average Monthly Sunshine in Thiès

The graphs on this page shows the average number of hours per month and per day that Thiès receives direct sunlight. The numbers are calculated over a 30-year period to provide a reliable average.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Thiès experiences sunny spells throughout the year. The sunniest month, May, sees up to 291 hours of sunshine, while September, the least sunny month, still provides a respectable 219 hours. The total annual sunshine amounts to 3025 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

This means you will experience moderate variation in sunshine hours throughout the year. With 9.7 hours daily sunshine in May, it dips to 7.3 hours in September.

Thiès’s total hours of sunshine compared to other major cities

Thiès enjoys an average of 3025 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

Athens, Greece, enjoys 2769 hours of sunshine each year, making it one of the sunniest destinations in the Mediterranean region.

In contrast, Tromsø , Norway, receives only about 1270 hours of sunshine per year, known for the polar night with no sunlight for weeks during winter.

Osaka, Japan, experiences 2010 hours of sunshine annually, with bright, sunny weather in spring and autumn.

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

Other climate information

August, Thiès’s wettest month, receives 0.9 mm of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 32°C. During the driest month April you can expect a temperature of 33°C.

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