Cap Skirring, also spelled Cap Skiring, is a town on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the Basse Casamance (Ziguinchor) region of Senegal, near the border of Guinea-Bissau. It is a popular seaside resort with Europeans and has an airport and a golf course. The town was first occupied by fishermen. It was discovered by the French of Ziguinchor as a recreational beach zone in the 1960s. A landing strip for small planes was built at the end of 1960 by members of the Aero Club de Ziguinchor.

Cap Skirring
Town
The beach stretching south towards the border to Guinea-Bissau
The beach stretching south towards the border to Guinea-Bissau
Cap Skirring is located in Senegal
Cap Skirring
Cap Skirring
Coordinates: 12°21′N 16°43′W / 12.350°N 16.717°W / 12.350; -16.717
Country Senegal
RegionBasse Casamance (Ziguinchor)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Climate

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Climate data for Cap Skirring (Cap Skirring Airport) (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.8
(89.2)
32.6
(90.7)
31.9
(89.4)
30.1
(86.2)
30.0
(86.0)
31.4
(88.5)
30.9
(87.6)
30.5
(86.9)
31.2
(88.2)
32.4
(90.3)
32.8
(91.0)
32.0
(89.6)
31.5
(88.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 17.9
(64.2)
18.3
(64.9)
19.0
(66.2)
19.9
(67.8)
21.9
(71.4)
24.4
(75.9)
24.5
(76.1)
24.3
(75.7)
23.8
(74.8)
24.2
(75.6)
22.3
(72.1)
19.1
(66.4)
21.6
(70.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0.2
(0.01)
0.1
(0.00)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
3.2
(0.13)
48.8
(1.92)
308.7
(12.15)
432.1
(17.01)
318.3
(12.53)
102.3
(4.03)
2.3
(0.09)
0.1
(0.00)
1,216.1
(47.88)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 4.4 15.6 19.1 15.8 7.6 0.3 0.1 63.3
Source: NOAA[1]

References

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  1. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Cap Skirring". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 9, 2024.

12°21′N 16°43′W / 12.350°N 16.717°W / 12.350; -16.717