Annual mean 26°C · wettest around September · prevailing wind N
Warmest
31.8 °C
Coldest
25.6 °C
Wettest
100%
Windiest
6.2 m/s
Prevailing
N
4.7 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Dakar over the whole year is 26°C. October is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 20°C. The rainy (wet) season in Dakar runs from August to October, peaking in September with a 67% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to July; April is the driest month, at 0%. Winds in Dakar are highest in April, averaging 4.9 m/s (18 km/h), and lightest in September, at 2.7 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N. The clearest skies in Dakar come in February, when the sky is typically 21% covered; August is the cloudiest month, at 58%.
Month by month Dakar climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
27°C
20°C
24°C
0%
28%
4.0 m/s
74
41
39
February
26°C
20°C
23°C
2%
21%
4.6 m/s
73
32
48
March
26°C
20°C
24°C
0%
23%
4.8 m/s
71
27
48
April
27°C
21°C
25°C
0%
27%
4.9 m/s
65
30
40
May
27°C
22°C
27°C
1%
40%
4.5 m/s
59
53
21
June
29°C
25°C
31°C
12%
47%
3.7 m/s
18
67
1
July
30°C
26°C
32°C
29%
56%
3.3 m/s
4
56
0
August
30°C
27°C
33°C
45%
58%
3.1 m/s
1
44
0
September
30°C
26°C
34°C
67%
53%
2.7 m/s
1
31
0
October
31°C
27°C
35°C
62%
40%
2.8 m/s
2
30
0
November
30°C
24°C
31°C
25%
37%
3.4 m/s
23
59
5
December
28°C
22°C
26°C
29%
29%
4.0 m/s
59
58
21
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Dakar weather by season
Year round, Dakar has days of about 26°C at their warmest in February, its coolest month, and 31°C in October, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 20°C to 27°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 26°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around September and least likely around April. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Dakar weather in winterDecember to February
High 27°CLow 21°CRain 10%
Winter in Dakar has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 10% chance of rain on a given day.
Dakar weather in springMarch to May
High 27°CLow 21°CRain 1%
Spring in Dakar has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 1% chance of rain on a given day.
Dakar weather in summerJune to August
High 30°CLow 26°CRain 29%
Summer in Dakar has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 26°C, with a 29% chance of rain on a given day.
Dakar weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 31°CLow 26°CRain 51%
Autumn in Dakar has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 26°C, with a 51% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Dakar?
The rainy (wet) season in Dakar runs from August to October, peaking in September with a 67% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to July; April is the driest month, at 0%.
What time of year is Dakar windiest?
Winds in Dakar are highest in April, averaging 4.9 m/s (18 km/h), and lightest in September, at 2.7 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N.
What is the average temperature in Dakar year round?
The average temperature in Dakar over the whole year is 26°C. October is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 20°C.