Saint-Louis
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Saint-Louis or Saint Louis, is the capital of Senegal's Saint-Louis Region. Located in the northwest of Senegal, near the mouth of the Senegal River, and 320 kilometres (200 mi) north of Senegal's capital city Dakar. It had a population of 254,171 in 2023. Saint-Louis was the capital of the French colony of Senegal from 1673 until 1902 and French West Africa from 1895 until 1902, when the capital was moved to Dakar. From 1920 to 1957, it also served as the capital of the neighboring colony of Mauritania.
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The next week in Saint-Louis
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Partly cloudy
27° / 19°
UV Very high
Sat
Clear
29° / 19°
UV Very high
Sun
Partly cloudy
28° / 19°
UV Very high
Mon
Partly cloudy
29° / 19°
UV Very high
Tue
Overcast
34° / 20°
UV Very high
Wed
Partly cloudy
33° / 22°
UV High
Thu
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
43° / 17°
Typical high / low
0 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
12.9h
06:36 – 19:28local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Getting around Saint-Louis
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Local transit operators
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Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
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Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
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Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
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