Large city
4.0M
277 km²
12m
03:59 UTC+0
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Dakar is bathed in sunshine — 311 sunny days a year — mild conditions year-round. On the other hand, air quality is a concern.
Dakar, Senegal is a 4M-resident city with 311 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 38.2 µg/m³. The capital and largest city of Senegal.
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Climate Lab·Dakar
Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.
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| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Temperature | |||||||||||||
| Daily high°C | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 |
| Daily mean°C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
| Daily low°C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 |
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| High feelsDaily high feels-like°C | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 28 |
| Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 24 |
| Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 18 |
| Humidity | |||||||||||||
| HumidityRelative humidity% | 65 | 68 | 81 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 71 | 68 | 77 |
| Dewpoint°C | 15.5 | 16.0 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 20.0 | 22.1 | 23.4 | 24.1 | 24.2 | 24.4 | 21.6 | 18.6 | 20.4 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Rainfallmm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 178 | 174 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 415 |
| Rain days≥1mm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Wind | |||||||||||||
| Wind avgm/s | 6.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.5 |
| Wind gustsm/s | 8.8 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Sun & UV | |||||||||||||
| Sunshinehrs/day | 9.7 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 10.1 |
| Clear skyindex | 55% | 66% | 81% | 80% | 75% | 74% | 50% | 35% | 43% | 60% | 65% | 49% | 61% |
| UV indexmax avg | 7.8 | 8.4 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 10.2 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 9.1 |
Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025
Confidence: High
Lifestyle Calendar·Dakar
Dakar offers a solid outdoor season. 4 months of the year are perfect for all activities. Dinner outside is comfortable 8/12 months — impressive, while walking is comfortable 10/12 months — impressive.
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8/12
Dinner Outside67
Jan: 60% viability
60Feb: 33% viability
33Mar: 29% viability
29Apr: 29% viability
29May: 67% viability
67Jun: 93% viability
93Jul: 85% viability
85Aug: 74% viability
74Sep: 83% viability
83Oct: 92% viability
92Nov: 85% viability
85Dec: 70% viability
708/12
Dinner OutsideJan: 60% viability
60Feb: 33% viability
33Mar: 29% viability
29Apr: 29% viability
29May: 67% viability
67Jun: 93% viability
93Jul: 85% viability
85Aug: 74% viability
74Sep: 83% viability
83Oct: 92% viability
92Nov: 85% viability
85Dec: 70% viability
7067%
Wind
9/12
Lunch Outside73
Jan: 76% viability
76Feb: 54% viability
54Mar: 54% viability
54Apr: 49% viability
49May: 79% viability
79Jun: 94% viability
94Jul: 86% viability
86Aug: 76% viability
76Sep: 71% viability
71Oct: 77% viability
77Nov: 83% viability
83Dec: 72% viability
729/12
Lunch OutsideJan: 76% viability
76Feb: 54% viability
54Mar: 54% viability
54Apr: 49% viability
49May: 79% viability
79Jun: 94% viability
94Jul: 86% viability
86Aug: 76% viability
76Sep: 71% viability
71Oct: 77% viability
77Nov: 83% viability
83Dec: 72% viability
7273%
Wind
10/12
Walking81
Jan: 90% viability
90Feb: 79% viability
79Mar: 77% viability
77Apr: 82% viability
82May: 95% viability
95Jun: 98% viability
98Jul: 86% viability
86Aug: 82% viability
82Sep: 62% viability
62Oct: 54% viability
54Nov: 80% viability
80Dec: 92% viability
9210/12
WalkingJan: 90% viability
90Feb: 79% viability
79Mar: 77% viability
77Apr: 82% viability
82May: 95% viability
95Jun: 98% viability
98Jul: 86% viability
86Aug: 82% viability
82Sep: 62% viability
62Oct: 54% viability
54Nov: 80% viability
80Dec: 92% viability
9281%
Humid
8/12
Running69
Jan: 89% viability
89Feb: 79% viability
79Mar: 77% viability
77Apr: 82% viability
82May: 95% viability
95Jun: 92% viability
92Jul: 67% viability
67Aug: 47% viability
47Sep: 28% viability
28Oct: 19% viability
19Nov: 64% viability
64Dec: 91% viability
918/12
RunningJan: 89% viability
89Feb: 79% viability
79Mar: 77% viability
77Apr: 82% viability
82May: 95% viability
95Jun: 92% viability
92Jul: 67% viability
67Aug: 47% viability
47Sep: 28% viability
28Oct: 19% viability
19Nov: 64% viability
64Dec: 91% viability
9169%
Humid
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Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025
Confidence: High
