Dakar Weather & Climate

Senegal

Dakar sees feels-like daytime highs peak around 38.4°C in October and nighttime lows bottom out near 21.5°C in February. August is the wettest month (~116 mm), while April is the driest (~1 mm). For sunshine, May leads with about 69% clear skies.

Best time to visit Dakar

Based on mild feels-like temperatures and low rain chances, the most comfortable months are February, January, and March — expect around 21.528.7°C with roughly 3% chance of rain on a given day in February.

Dakar climate by month

MonthLow / High °CRain %RainfallClear skiesWind
January22.1° / 28.4°4%6 mm55%22.5 kph
February21.5° / 28.7°3%4 mm60%22.4 kph
March22.9° / 29.6°2%3 mm64%22.4 kph
April23.5° / 30.2°1%1 mm66%22.4 kph
May26.3° / 32°1%1 mm69%20.1 kph
June30° / 34.9°6%7 mm62%17.4 kph
July31.6° / 37.5°27%48 mm44%16.3 kph
August31.7° / 37.8°52%116 mm27%15.2 kph
September31.7° / 37.9°46%95 mm23%14.1 kph
October31.3° / 38.4°18%33 mm35%15.5 kph
November28.1° / 34.9°4%8 mm43%19.2 kph
December24.8° / 31.2°5%6 mm47%21.8 kph

Feels-like temperatures from long-term historical data; ☀ marks the most comfortable months (mild temperatures, low rain).

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