When to go · Dakar
Dakar, month by month
The best months for Dakar: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec. Months to avoid: Aug, Sep.
Month by month
- JanuaryGreatDry and warm; good month.26 °C (79 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 0 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 0 rain daysCrowds: High
- FebruaryGreatDry; cooler evenings.27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 0 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 0 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- MarchGreatDry; warm.27 °C (81 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 0 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 0 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- AprilGreatDry; hot afternoons.27 °C (81 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 0 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 0 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- MayMixedHot and humid; rains start late in the month.29 °C (84 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 1 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 1 rain daysCrowds: Low · 4 festivals or holidays
- JuneMixedHot, humid, first rains.31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 2 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 2 rain daysCrowds: Low · 4 festivals or holidays
- JulyMixedRainy season; heat, humidity and flooding.31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 6 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 6 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustAvoidPeak rains; floods and flooded roads.31 °C (88 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 11 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- SeptemberAvoidPeak rains; floods.32 °C (90 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 10 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- OctoberMixedRains ending; humid.32 °C (90 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 4 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 4 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberGreatDry season starts; good month.31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 1 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 1 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- DecemberGreatDry; cooler nights; year-end crowds.28 °C (82 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 0 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 0 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Dakar, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Great
Feb: Great
Daytime high
Jan: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Feb: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
Jan: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Feb: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Rain days
Jan: 0
Feb: 0
Crowds
Jan: High
Feb: High
Prices
Jan: High
Feb: High
Festivals listed
Jan: 0
Feb: 2
January: Dry and warm; good month.
February: Dry; cooler evenings.
Dakar: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.