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Best time to visit Dakar

February is the best time to visit Dakar for general sightseeing, with average highs of 26 °C and about 0 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to May. The sea stays above 20 °C from April to January.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking February comfort 87/100
A beach holiday June sea 25 °C
The least cloud May 27 % average cloud cover
The least rain April 0 mm
Warmth October 30 °C
Cooler weather April 25 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 87 26 °C 0 84
2 January 87 26 °C 0 90
3 March 86 26 °C 0 84
4 April 85 25 °C 0 85
5 May 81 26 °C 0 94
6 December 79 28 °C 0 99
7 June 75 28 °C 0 100
8 July 69 29 °C 5 94
9 November 69 30 °C 0 96
10 October 65 30 °C 3 92
11 September 58 29 °C 11 78
12 August 57 29 °C 13 75

For a beach holiday

June scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from April to January.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 21 °C 26 °C 44 % 90
February 20 °C 26 °C 38 % 84
March 19 °C 26 °C 28 % 84
April 20 °C 25 °C 28 % 85
May 22 °C 26 °C 27 % 94
June 25 °C 28 °C 36 % 100
July 27 °C 29 °C 58 % 94
August 28 °C 29 °C 72 % 75
September 28 °C 29 °C 64 % 78
October 28 °C 30 °C 41 % 92
November 27 °C 30 °C 49 % 96
December 24 °C 28 °C 49 % 99

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 13 wet days and highs near 29 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 26.2 °C 2 mm 44 %
February 25.8 °C 1 mm 38 %
March 25.7 °C under 1 mm 28 %
April 25.2 °C under 1 mm 28 %
May 26.0 °C under 1 mm 27 %
June 27.7 °C 2 mm 36 %
July 28.7 °C 34 mm 58 %
August 28.8 °C 128 mm 72 %
September 29.2 °C 95 mm 64 %
October 30.2 °C 24 mm 41 %
November 30.0 °C 1 mm 49 %
December 28.0 °C 1 mm 49 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.