City · Senegal
Best time to visit Dakar
The best time to visit Dakar is most of the year, with daytime temperatures around 27°C.
Dakar at a glance: warmest in October with daytime temperatures around 32°C and coolest in January (27°C). The wettest month is August (229 mm) and the driest January (0 mm), with about 620 mm of rain a year. The sea is warmest in September (29°C). Sunniest in April.
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Dakar
0 mWarm and sunny
100
27°/19°19°0 mm82 %12 h
A typical mid-March in Dakar
Sunny 25Cloudy 5Rain 0
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
19°25°30°16°35°
Sea temperature
19°16°35°
Daylight (solar time)
05:5818:02
0006121824
12 h 4 m
Precipitation
0230 mm
0 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 59 %
Month by month
| Month | Score | Day | Night | Sea | Rain | Wet days | Sun | Daylight | Feels like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 99 | 27° | 19° | 21° | 0 mm | 0 | 64 % | 11 h | Warm |
| February | 100 | 27° | 18° | 20° | 1 mm | 1 | 81 % | 12 h | Warm and sunny |
| March | 100 | 27° | 19° | 19° | 0 mm | 0 | 82 % | 12 h | Warm and sunny |
| April | 99 | 28° | 20° | 19° | 0 mm | 0 | 83 % | 13 h | Warm and sunny |
| May | 93 | 29° | 21° | 21° | 0 mm | 0 | 75 % | 13 h | Warm and sunny |
| June | 78 | 31° | 24° | 25° | 30 mm | 3 | 61 % | 13 h | Hot and muggy |
| July | 67 | 30° | 25° | 27° | 112 mm | 7 | 57 % | 13 h | Hot and muggy |
| August | 49 | 31° | 25° | 28° | 229 mm | 11 | 43 % | 13 h | Rainy season · hot, showery and muggy |
| September | 53 | 31° | 25° | 29° | 196 mm | 10 | 53 % | 12 h | Rainy season · hot and muggy |
| October | 70 | 32° | 25° | 29° | 50 mm | 4 | 67 % | 12 h | Hot, muggy and sunny |
| November | 81 | 31° | 23° | 27° | 0 mm | 0 | 77 % | 11 h | Hot and sunny |
| December | 96 | 29° | 20° | 24° | 0 mm | 0 | 70 % | 11 h | Warm and sunny |
The score (0–100) combines daytime temperature, rain days, humidity and cloud cover, weighted for a typical warm-weather trip: 20–28 °C, little rain. On the map you can change these preferences.
Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 3 m. Coordinates: 14.72, -17.47.