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Dakar weather by month
Check out Dakar weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.
Temperature in Dakar (°C)
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max temperature (daytime) | 26 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
28 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
31 |
31 |
30 |
28 |
Min temperature (night-time) | 17 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
23 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
24 |
22 |
20 |
Heat & Humidity | L |
L |
L |
L |
M |
H |
H |
H |
VH |
VH |
H |
M |
Sea temperature | 20 |
19 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
25 |
27 |
28 |
28 |
28 |
26 |
23 |
Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme
Sunshine & Daylight in Dakar
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daily hours of sunshine | ||||||||||||
Daily hours of daylight | 11 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
UV Index (Maximum) | 9 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
8 |
Rainfall in Dakar
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of days with some rain | 1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Average monthly rainfall (mm) | 2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
72 |
179 |
149 |
39 |
1 |
1 |
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Dakar by month
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The climate guide for Senegal (Dakar) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.
What's the climate like in Dakar?
Dakar has a hot semi arid climate.
Metric (°C / mm) | Imperial (°F / inches)
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Compare Dakar with the USA
Below the Dakar chart shows average maximum daytime temperature for Dakar, Senegal and the USA (Washington).
Maximum daytime temperature (°C)
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