Best time to visit Senegal

Senegal is represented here by Dakar (14.7°, -17.4°). The NASA POWER daily series for 2001–2020 gives that city a mild oceanic climate, 556 mm of rain a year, and a 7.5°C swing between the coolest and warmest monthly averages.

Every city we list in Senegal falls in a mild oceanic climate.

Climate in Dakar

Dakar is hottest in October (average 28.3°C) and coolest in March (20.8°C). The rainy season runs July–September.

Open the Dakar page for the month-by-month table, the temperature–rainfall chart, and the scoring notes.

Best months by region

Dakar: typical hottest-month average 28.3°C and about 556 mm of rain a year. Best-scoring months — Dakar (January, March, and May).

Dakar in Senegal

Dakar sits at 14.69°, -17.44°. It is a mild oceanic climate. October is the warmest month at 28.3°C (high 28.9°C); March is the coolest at 20.8°C (low 19.5°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 7.5°C.

The rainy season runs from July to September. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are January, March, and May. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 2,646,503. The wettest month is August (191 mm, 25 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is May (3 mm).