When to go · Dakar

Dakar in January

Great month. Dry and warm; good month.

Key facts

Verdict: Great
Temperature: 26°C (79°F)79°F (26°C) / 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C); average high / low
Rain days: 0
Crowds: High; Senegal overall
Prices: High; Senegal overall

Plan around it

Verdict

GreatVoykit month rating for Dakar

Dry and warm; good month.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

No other month rates higher than January for Dakar in this guide.

Long-term averages

DakarHighs around 26 °C (79 °F), lows around 18 °C (64 °F), rain on about 0 daysHighs around 79 °F (26 °C), lows around 64 °F (18 °C), rain on about 0 days
Dakar and the Atlantic coast, Senegal · Dakar, Saint-Louis, Petite Côtebest weather
Trade winds keep the coast 5–8 °C (9–14 °F) cooler than inland; January–March evenings can feel cool, and the sea is cold until May.Trade winds keep the coast 9–14 °F (5–8 °C) cooler than inland; January–March evenings can feel cool, and the sea is cold until May.

Cool dry season season

The most comfortable weather, with sea breezes and cool evenings.

Watch: Harmattan dust and haze on some days; hotels fill.

Senegal overall: Dry, breezy, 25 °C on the coast; the Dakar Rally legacy crowd and winter-sun Europeans fill Saly.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Dakar, side by side.

First month

Second month

January: Dry and warm; good month.

February: Dry; cooler evenings.

Dakar: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.