Africa · City travel
Best time to visit Dakar
Late Feb–Early Jun, Late Nov, Mid Dec–Late Jan is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 26.6°C, with 0.4 rainy days per 10 days.
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Japan MOFA travel advice
No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.
Climate and season score by month
| Month | Level | Daytime high | Rainy days (per 10 days) | Cloud cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Best | 26.7°C | 0.6 | 51.6% |
| February | Great | 26.0°C | 0.5 | 55.7% |
| March | Best | 25.8°C | 0.3 | 48.4% |
| April | Best | 25.5°C | 0.1 | 47.0% |
| May | Best | 26.5°C | 0.2 | 52.1% |
| June | Great | 29.1°C | 1.2 | 64.2% |
| July | Okay | 30.3°C | 4.6 | 71.7% |
| August | Avoid | 30.7°C | 8.0 | 74.9% |
| September | Avoid | 31.1°C | 8.7 | 68.4% |
| October | Fair | 31.6°C | 4.0 | 50.8% |
| November | Great | 30.6°C | 0.5 | 52.7% |
| December | Great | 28.4°C | 0.9 | 54.2% |
Questions and answers
- When is the best time to visit Dakar?
- Late Feb–Early Jun, Late Nov, Mid Dec–Late Jan. During this period, the average daytime high is 26.6°C, with 0.4 rainy days per 10 days.
- When should I avoid visiting Dakar?
- Mid Aug–Late Sep is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 31.0°C, with 8.7 rainy days per 10 days.
- What is the rainiest time of year in Dakar?
- August, September, with about 8.7 rainy days per 10 days at the peak.
How the score works
The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.
Weather station: DAKAR/YOFF（4 km）. Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.
These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.