Senegal
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Senegal
Official name: | Republic of Senegal |
Capital: | Dakar |
Area: | total: 196,190 sq km land: 192,000 sq km water: 4,190 sq km |
Climate: | tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind |
Location: | Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania |
Geographic coordinates: | 14 00 N, 14 00 W |
Comparative Area: | slightly smaller than South Dakota |
Land boundaries: | total: 2,640 km border countries: The Gambia 740 km, Guinea 330 km, Guinea-Bissau 338 km, Mali 419 km, Mauritania 813 km |
Coastline: | 531 km |
Terrain: | generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in southeast |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed feature near Nepen Diakha 581 m |
Map of Senegal