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When to go to Dakar

Twelve months of averages for Dakar, and what they say about when to go.

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When to go

What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Dakar has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in October to July.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in December to May.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): August and September.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): June to November.
The warmest month is October (29°C) and the coolest April (21°C). The wettest is August (191 mm) and the driest May (2 mm); about 555 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Dakar: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanMild–warm, dry
FebMild–warm, dry
MarMild–warm, dry
AprMild–warm, dry
MayMild–warm, dry
JunMild–warm, mixed
JulMild–warm, mixed
AugWet
SeptWet
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovMild–warm, mixed
DecMild–warm, dry

Month by month

Every month in Dakar

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Dakar by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	24°C	20°C	11 mm	70%	53%	5.1	23°C	Mild to warm and dry
February	22°C	19°C	8 mm	76%	59%	5.7	24°C	Mild to warm and dry
March	22°C	19°C	3 mm	83%	51%	6.6	27°C	Mild to warm and dry
April	21°C	20°C	6 mm	88%	53%	6.9	31°C	Mild to warm and dry
May	23°C	22°C	2 mm	88%	54%	6.7	35°C	Mild to warm and dry
June	25°C	24°C	14 mm	86%	66%	6.2	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
July	27°C	26°C	79 mm	84%	74%	5.7	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
August	28°C	27°C	191 mm	84%	75%	5.6	39°C	Wet
September	28°C	27°C	170 mm	83%	68%	5.5	37°C	Wet
October	29°C	28°C	49 mm	79%	50%	5.7	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	28°C	26°C	9 mm	73%	53%	5.2	29°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
December	26°C	23°C	13 mm	69%	55%	4.9	25°C	Mild to warm and dry

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

24°C

20°C

11 mm

70%

53%

5.1

23°C

Mild to warm and dry

February

22°C

19°C

8 mm

76%

59%

5.7

24°C

Mild to warm and dry

March

22°C

19°C

3 mm

83%

51%

6.6

27°C

Mild to warm and dry

April

21°C

20°C

6 mm

88%

53%

6.9

31°C

Mild to warm and dry

May

23°C

22°C

2 mm

88%

54%

6.7

35°C

Mild to warm and dry

June

25°C

24°C

14 mm

86%

66%

6.2

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

July

27°C

26°C

79 mm

84%

74%

5.7

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

August

28°C

27°C

191 mm

84%

75%

5.6

39°C

Wet

September

28°C

27°C

170 mm

83%

68%

5.5

37°C

Wet

October

29°C

28°C

49 mm

79%

50%

5.7

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

28°C

26°C

9 mm

73%

53%

5.2

29°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

December

26°C

23°C

13 mm

69%

55%

4.9

25°C

Mild to warm and dry