Capital of Senegal
Dakar
Photo: Jeff Attaway · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- Africa/Dakar
- Country
- Senegal
- Population
- 2,646,503
- Elevation
- 12 m
- Airports
- DSS
- 40 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 7,620 km
- 9 hrs 45 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Dakar, month by month
- Jan24°
- Feb22°
- Mar22°
- Apr21°
- May23°
- Jun25°
- Jul27°
- Aug28°
- Sept28°
- Oct29°
- Nov28°
- Dec26°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: October to July.
Mean highs run from 21°C in April to 29°C in October, with about 555 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for DakarModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Dakar
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBDakar
7,620 km
9 hrs 45 mins · Estimate
From AUHDakar
7,550 km
9 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Africa/Dakar
- Country
- Senegal
- Currency
- West African Franc XOFToday's indicative rate: XOF 100 ≈ USD 0.171Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C, E and K230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 17police18fireAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +221 · On the right
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