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Climate: Senegal has a tropical climate with
a wet season from June to September and high humidity along
the coast. Rainfall decreases from the south with the wet season
extending to October and an average precipitation varying from
1,500 mm (60 inches) to 1,000 mm (40 inches) in the north, to
510 mm (20 inches) in the east. The prevailing winds are the
Harmattan in the dry season, which is a dust-laden wind from
the Sahara Desert while gale force squalls or tornadoes occur
at the beginning and end of the rainy season. Average temperature
ranges in Dakar are from 18 to 26 degrees Celsius (64 to 79
degrees Fahrenheit) in January to 24 to 32 degrees Celsius (75
to 90 degrees Fahrenheit) in September.
Location: Western
Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau
and Mauritania.
Coordinates: 14 00 N, 14
00 W
Coastline: 531 km
Languages: French (official), Wolof,
Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka
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