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.
July in Dakar
Typical highs 31°C (88°F)88°F (31°C), lows 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C), rain on about 6 days.
- WeatherMixed
- Rainy season; heat, humidity and flooding. Typical highs around 31 °C, lows around 25 °C, rain on about 6 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Dakar
- CrowdsLow
- Low crowd level: Senegal overall. Rains start in earnest; flooded Dakar suburbs; low hotel rates.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
- Events1 event
- 1 listed: Tabaski (Eid al-Adha).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.