The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Dakar
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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°C | 26 | 26.5 | 27.3 | 27 | 27.6 | 29.3 | 30.1 | 30.2 | 30.6 | 31.2 | 30.3 | 27.9 |
°F | 78.9 | 79.7 | 81.1 | 80.7 | 81.6 | 84.8 | 86.2 | 86.4 | 87 | 88.1 | 86.5 | 82.2 |
Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.
The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mm | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 72 | 179 | 149 | 39 | 1 | 1 |
inches | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 7 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
Rainy days | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Average annual rainfall in Dakar: 455.033mm (179.1 inches)
The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Dakar
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hrs sunshine | 8.4 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.2 |
The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Min °C | 17.4 | 17.3 | 18.1 | 18.8 | 20.3 | 23.1 | 24.8 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 24.5 | 22.2 | 19.5 |
Max °C | 26.3 | 26.7 | 27.5 | 27.3 | 27.8 | 29.5 | 30.3 | 30.4 | 30.7 | 31.4 | 30.5 | 28.1 |
Min °F | 63.2 | 63.1 | 64.6 | 65.8 | 68.5 | 73.6 | 76.6 | 76.7 | 76.8 | 76 | 71.9 | 67.1 |
Max °F | 71.2 | 71.6 | 73 | 73.4 | 75.2 | 79.3 | 81.5 | 81.7 | 82 | 82.2 | 79.3 | 74.8 |
The graph below shows the average sea temperature.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
°C | 21.7 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 21.1 | 22.6 | 25.6 | 27.5 | 28.1 | 28.4 | 28.5 | 27.2 | 24.5 |
°F | 71.1 | 68.9 | 68.9 | 69.9 | 72.8 | 78.1 | 81.5 | 82.7 | 83.2 | 83.3 | 81 | 76.2 |
The graph below shows the average wind speed.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
km/h | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
mph | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.
The graph below shows the average relative humidity.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
58% | 60% | 62% | 66% | 69% | 73% | 75% | 78% | 80% | 75% | 64% | 56% |
Hottest month: | October | 31.2°C 88.2°F |
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Driest month: | March | 0mm 0ins |
Sunniest month: | April | 10.1hrs |
Coldest month: | January | 26°C 78.8°F |
Wettest month: | August | 179mm 7ins |
Warmest sea: | October | 28.5°C 83.3°F |