Grand Dakar monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Grand Dakar

Grand Dakar average temperature chart (Celsius) Grand Dakar average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Grand Dakar (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°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.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Grand Dakar monthly rainfall chart (mm) Grand Dakar monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Grand Dakar (mm and inches)
  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 Grand Dakar: 455.033mm (179.1 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Grand Dakar

Grand Dakar average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Grand 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

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Grand Dakar average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Grand Dakar average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Grand Dakar (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  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

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Grand Dakar average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Grand Dakar average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Grand Dakar in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  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

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Grand Dakar average winspeed by month (km/h) Grand Dakar average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Grand Dakar (mph and kmh)
  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.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Grand Dakar relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Grand Dakar
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
58% 60% 62% 66% 69% 73% 75% 78% 80% 75% 64% 56%

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Grand Dakar weather stats

Grand Dakar weather statistics
Hottest month: October 31.2°C 88.2°F
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
Map showing location of Grand Dakar (14.70889, -17.45528) Grand Dakar map pin © Google

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