Dakar climate

Name: Dakar
Address: Atlantic coast, Senegal

Senegal · Atlantic coast · 14.717° N, 17.468° W

Köppen BShhot semi-aridArid

Breezy Atlantic peninsula with a short summer rainy season.

Dry — evaporation outpaces what little rain arrives.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain

Warmest month

October, 87°F / 30°C

Coldest month

March, 66°F / 19°C

Annual swing

20°F / 11°C

Wettest month

August

Driest month

March

Rain per year

13.3" / 339 mm

Elevation

128 ft / 39 m

Time zone

Africa/Dakar

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	80 / 27	69 / 20	0.12 / 3	54%	12.3 / 19.8	56%
February	79 / 26	68 / 20	0.03 / 1	58%	14.1 / 22.7	43%
March	77 / 25	66 / 19	0.00 / 0	67%	13.7 / 22.0	24%
April	76 / 24	67 / 20	0.00 / 0	73%	14.6 / 23.5	28%
May	77 / 25	70 / 21	0.07 / 2	77%	12.0 / 19.3	32%
June	81 / 27	74 / 23	0.13 / 3	78%	9.2 / 14.8	42%
July	83 / 29	77 / 25	1.84 / 47	78%	8.7 / 14.0	66%
August	83 / 29	78 / 26	5.69 / 145	81%	8.5 / 13.7	75%
September	84 / 29	79 / 26	4.53 / 115	84%	7.4 / 11.9	68%
October	87 / 30	79 / 26	0.89 / 23	78%	7.7 / 12.4	51%
November	87 / 30	76 / 25	0.02 / 1	64%	10.2 / 16.4	51%
December	83 / 28	72 / 22	0.02 / 1	59%	11.6 / 18.7	51%

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