Lightning strikes in Senegal
The detection network has located 508 lightning strikes in Senegal since the archive began, including 276 in the last 7 days. That is 0.01% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Senegal #77 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Senegal is counted under Africa in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 14 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 28 |
| 2026-08-13 | 111 |
| 2026-08-12 | 18 |
| 2026-08-11 | 67 |
| 2026-08-10 | 15 |
| 2026-08-09 | 1 |
| 2026-08-08 | 36 |
| 2026-08-07 | 14 |
| 2026-08-06 | 17 |
| 2026-08-05 | 93 |
| 2026-08-04 | 17 |
| 2026-08-03 | 7 |
| 2026-08-02 | 2 |
| 2026-07-31 | 37 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Senegal's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambacounda | 93 | 33 | 18.3% |
| 2 | Kédougou | 80 | 40 | 15.7% |
| 3 | Matam | 54 | 26 | 10.6% |
| 4 | Unassigned | 50 | 35 | 9.8% |
| 5 | Ziguinchor | 44 | 24 | 8.7% |
| 6 | Kolda | 38 | 29 | 7.5% |
| 7 | Sédhiou | 33 | 25 | 6.5% |
| 8 | Louga | 27 | 11 | 5.3% |
| 9 | Fatick | 23 | 17 | 4.5% |
| 10 | Saint-Louis | 16 | 2 | 3.1% |
| 11 | Thiès | 15 | 8 | 3.0% |
| 12 | Kaolack | 15 | 10 | 3.0% |
| 13 | Kaffrine | 8 | 6 | 1.6% |
| 14 | Diourbel | 6 | 5 | 1.2% |
| 15 | West Coast | 3 | 3 | 0.6% |
| 16 | Kayes | 2 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 17 | Dakar | 1 | 1 | 0.2% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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