When is the best time to visit Dakar?
- The best time for a sun tanning holiday is September, October, November. Average maximum temperatures are up to +84°F in October and it has 15 sunny days on average.
- In general, it’s pleasant to walk and do outdoor activities during January - December.
- If you want to avoid wet weather, then your choice is May, August, September with the lowest chance of rain.
Average weather in Dakar in different months
In January, February, May, November, December the weather is great. There are an average of 20 sunny days in January and the temperature ranges from +68°F to +73°F.
March, April, June, July, October usually has good weather. Average maximum temperature reaches +84°F during October.
In August, September the weather is average. Expect around 15 rainy days, and the precipitation amounts to approximately 122 mm in August.
Climate in Dakar
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum Temperature | |||||||||||
| +93°F | +99°F | +90°F | +91°F | +93°F | +91°F | +91°F | +97°F | +91°F | +100°F | +102°F | +97°F |
| Average Maximum Temperature | |||||||||||
| +73°F | +73°F | +73°F | +73°F | +75°F | +79°F | +81°F | +82°F | +84°F | +84°F | +82°F | +79°F |
| Minimum Temperature | |||||||||||
| +61°F | +63°F | +63°F | +63°F | +64°F | +70°F | +70°F | +73°F | +73°F | +68°F | +68°F | +64°F |
| Humidity, % | |||||||||||
| 66 | 72 | 76 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 81 | 82 | 79 | 71 | 65 |
| Rain, mm | |||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 122 | 83 | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| Snow, mm | |||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average wind speed, m/s | |||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Sunny Days | |||||||||||
| 20 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 20 |
| Cloud Days | |||||||||||
| 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
| Rainy Days | |||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Snowy Days | |||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Average Temperature
Humidity
Rain
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Monthly weather in Dakar
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Dakar, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.