Year heatmap
One city, twelve months: how the weather rates, how crowded and expensive it gets, and what is on. Tap a month to see what each cell is based on.
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Dakar across the year
Best-looking months for Dakar: Mar, Apr, Nov. Rated avoid: Aug, Sep.
- JanGreatHighHighNone listed
- FebGreatHighHigh2 events
- MarGreatMediumMedium2 events
- AprGreatMediumMedium2 events
- MayMixedLowMedium4 events
- JunMixedLowLow4 events
- JulMixedLowLow1 event
- AugAvoidLowLow2 events
- SepAvoidLowLowNone listed
- OctMixedLowLowNone listed
- NovGreatMediumMedium1 event
- DecGreatHighHigh2 events
Green is good news, amber needs planning, red is a month to avoid. A dashed grey cell with a question mark means our data does not say: it is left unknown, never filled in. Crowd and price levels come from the country's month table, so they are the same for every city in it.
June in Dakar
Typical highs 31°C (88°F)88°F (31°C), lows 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C), rain on about 2 days.
- WeatherMixed
- Hot, humid, first rains. Typical highs around 31 °C, lows around 24 °C, rain on about 2 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Dakar
- CrowdsLow
- Low crowd level: Senegal overall. Humidity builds; early rains in Casamance. Saint-Louis Jazz Festival is usually late May or June (check).Based on: Senegal overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesLow
- Low price level: Senegal overall.Based on: Senegal overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events4 events
- 4 listed: Tabaski (Eid al-Adha); Dak'Art biennale (even years); Dak'Art contemporary art biennale; and 1 more.Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- Tabaski (Eid al-Adha) (Islamic calendar, moves yearly)checkSheep markets, then a quiet, closed city; taxis are scarce.
- Dak'Art biennale (even years) (Varies)checkExhibitions across the city; hotels fill.
- Dak'Art contemporary art biennale (May–June, even years (check))Exhibitions across the city; hotels fill; check the year's dates and programme.
- Popenguine Catholic pilgrimage (Late May or June (Pentecost))Large crowds on the Petite Côte roads; Dakar traffic thickens.