Best year time to visit Dakar

General weather information about Dakar

Average annual temperature is 25.1 °C

Absolute maximum temperature: 37.2 °C

Absolute minimum temperature: 17.7 °C

Number of sunny days: 296

Number of rainy days: 69

Number of snow days:

Average annual precipitation: 456 mm

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* Weather data for Dakar Senegal is based on climate observations for 2023 year

Dakar air temperature forecast for each month

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Absolute maximum temperature (°C) 28.8 22.3 25.8 25.5 26.3 31.5 33.2 31.9 31.6 35.2 36 37.2
Average daytime temperature (°C) 24.1 20.2 22.3 22 24 26.5 30.3 29.7 29.7 32.2 32.4 31
Average temperature (°C) 22.5 19.3 21.2 21.3 23.3 25.8 28.1 27.9 28 29.3 28.1 25.9
Average night temperature (°C) 21.2 18.6 20.2 20.6 22.7 25.1 26.2 26.2 26.4 27.2 25 22.4
Absolute minimum temperature (°C) 18.9 17.7 19 19.3 20.5 23.3 24.2 24.6 24.3 25.1 22 18.3

Dakar monthly weather indicators

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Daylight maximum duration (h) 11.5 11.8 12.3 12.7 12.9 13 13 12.8 12.4 12 11.6 11.3
Daylight mean duration (h) 11.4 11.7 12.1 12.5 12.8 13 12.9 12.6 12.2 11.8 11.5 11.3
Daylight minimum duration (h) 11.3 11.5 11.9 12.3 12.7 12.9 12.8 12.4 12 11.6 11.3 11.3
Sunshine mean duration (h) 9.2 10.7 10.9 11.1 11 11.2 9.5 8.7 9.3 9.9 9.9 9.9
Precipitation (mm) 12 1 0 0 0 0 82 239 114 9 0 0
Sunny days 29 27 31 30 30 30 14 5 12 27 30 31
Rainy days 2 1 1 17 26 18 4

Dakar - weather forecast by months

January February March April May June July August September October November December

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The largest precipitation sum in Dakar is at

  • July — 82(mm)
  • August — 239(mm)
  • September — 114(mm)

Weather forecast in the closest to Dakar admin centers