GreenlyGardening in Senegal: climate, frost dates and crops by region
None of the 3 cities of Senegal on this page had frost in 2016–2025, so gardens there follow warmth and rain rather than frost dates. The warmest month averages 37.8 °C by day in Ziguinchor and 29.5 °C in Dakar.
Climate zones of Senegal
By the days between the last spring frost and the first autumn frost.
| Zone | Cities | Frost-free days | Last spring frost | First autumn frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No frost in ten years | Saint-Louis, Dakar, Ziguinchor | — | — | — |
How the regions of Senegal differ
The gap between the warmest month’s days and the coldest month’s nights is widest in Ziguinchor (17.6 °C) and smallest in Dakar (10.2 °C): the smaller it is, the milder both winter and summer. Ziguinchor is the wettest of these cities with 1,225 mm a year, Saint-Louis the driest with 165 mm.
Which crops suit which part of Senegal
Cities without a spring frost: months that suit each crop
Months whose average day is not above the highest temperature on the plant card and whose average night is not below its lowest.
| City | Tomato | Cucumber | Bell Pepper | Eggplant | Watermelon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Louis | none | all year | May–July | none | all year |
| Dakar | December–June | all year | all year | May–September and November–January | all year |
| Ziguinchor | none | June–January | August | none | June–January |
Cities of Senegal: weather in numbers
| City | Frost-free days | Warmest month, day | Coldest month, night | Rain a year | Driest month | Places to buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Louis | no frost | November, 34.3 °C | January, 19 °C | 165 mm | February | 7 |
| Dakar | no frost | October, 29.5 °C | March, 19.3 °C | 302 mm | February | 17 |
| Ziguinchor | no frost | April, 37.8 °C | January, 20.2 °C | 1,225 mm | January | 17 |
ERA5 2016–2025 via Open-Meteo, 25 km grid cell of each city; dates by the Greenly calendar and the plant cards.
