Editing Senegal (section)

=== Climate ===
{{Main|Geography of Senegal#Climate}}
[[File:Ngor Beach.jpg|thumb|Beach at [[Ngor, Dakar|N'Gor]] ]]
Senegal has a [[tropical climate]] with pleasant heat throughout the year with well-defined dry and humid seasons that result from northeast winter winds and southwest summer winds. The dry season (December to April) is dominated by hot, dry, [[harmattan]] wind.<ref name=cia/>
Dakar's annual rainfall of about {{convert|600|mm|in|abbr=on}} occurs between June and October when maximum temperatures average {{convert|30|°C|°F|1}} and minimums {{convert|24.2|°C|°F|1}}; December to February maximum temperatures average {{convert|25.7|°C|°F|1}} and minimums {{convert|18|°C|°F|1}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.senegal.climatemps.com/ |title=Dakar, Senegal Climate Information&nbsp;– ClimateTemp.info, Making Sense of Average Monthly Weather & Temperature Data with Detailed Climate Graphs That Portray Average Rainfall & Sunshine Hours |publisher=ClimaTemps.com |date=22 July 2011 |access-date=29 March 2012 |archive-date=12 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712103459/http://www.senegal.climatemps.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Interior temperatures are higher than along the coast (for example, average daily temperatures in Kaolack and Tambacounda for May are {{convert|30|°C|°F|1}} and {{convert|32.7|°C|°F|1}} respectively, compared to Dakar's {{convert|23.2|°C|°F|1}} ),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldclimate.com/|title=Weather rainfall and temperature data|publisher=World Climate|access-date=5 August 2010|archive-date=8 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208173133/http://www.worldclimate.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> and rainfall increases substantially farther south, exceeding {{convert|1500|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} annually in some areas.

In Tambacounda in the far interior, particularly on the border of Mali where desert begins, temperatures can reach as high as {{convert|54|°C|°F|1}}. The northernmost part of the country is the [[Lompoul desert]] that has a near [[Desert climate#Hot desert climates|hot desert climate]], the central part has a [[Semi-arid climate#Hot semi-arid climates|hot semi-arid climate]] and the southernmost part has a [[Tropical savanna climate|tropical wet and dry climate]]. Senegal is mainly a sunny and dry country.

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