Dakar Temperature by Month

Dakar, Casamance, Senegal has a consistently comfortable climate year-round, with daytime highs averaging 26°C (79°F). Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.

Year-round, Dakar experiences a consistently comfortable climate. Maximum daytime temperatures range from a comfortable 30°C (86°F) in October to a comfortable 23°C (73°F) in the coolest month, March. Nighttime temperatures range from 27°C (81°F) in October to 20°C (68°F) in March.

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Dakar by month:

Daily lows are most common between 4 AM and 6 AM. By 3 PM temperatures reach their daily high, driven by peak solar heating. October, the warmest month of the year, receives 257 hours of sunshine.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Dakar's average annual maximum temperature is 26°C (79°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Barcelona, Spain has an annual average of around 21°C (70°F), with warm summers and mild, fairly short winters.

Glasgow, Scotland averages 13°C (55°F) a year, mild but often grey, with cold winters and rarely hot summers.

New York City, USA averages 17°C (63°F) a year, with hot humid summers and cold winters that bring regular snowfall.

Tokyo, Japan averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with hot summers, cool winters, and a well-defined cherry blossom spring.

Temperature alone doesn't tell the whole story, humidity plays a big role in how warm or cold it actually feels. High humidity in summer makes the heat feel more intense, particularly once temperatures climb above 25°C. In winter, the same humidity can make cold air feel sharper than the thermometer suggests.

In Dakar, March is the coolest month, with average highs of 23°C (73°F) and humidity around 77%, considered high. In October, the warmest month, temperatures average 30°C (86°F) with 81% humidity, conditions that feel very high. For a full picture, see our humidity page.

Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.

The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.

Seasonal temperature shifts influence more than just how warm it feels, they also drive changes in rainfall, cloud cover, and wind patterns throughout the year.

Warmer air holds more moisture, which tends to mean heavier or more frequent rain during the warmer months. When temperatures drop in winter, any precipitation that does fall is more likely to come as snow or sleet, though in Dakar this rarely lasts long on the ground.

For more on Dakar's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Dakar climate page.