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When to go · Dakar

Dakar, month by month

The best months for Dakar: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec. Months to avoid: Aug, Sep.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryGreatDry and warm; good month.26 °C / 18 °C, 0 rain daysCrowds: High
  2. FebruaryGreatDry; cooler evenings.27 °C / 18 °C, 0 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
  3. MarchGreatDry; warm.27 °C / 19 °C, 0 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
  4. AprilGreatDry; hot afternoons.27 °C / 19 °C, 0 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
  5. MayMixedHot and humid; rains start late in the month.29 °C / 21 °C, 1 rain daysCrowds: Low · 4 festivals or holidays
  6. JuneMixedHot, humid, first rains.31 °C / 24 °C, 2 rain daysCrowds: Low · 4 festivals or holidays
  7. JulyMixedRainy season; heat, humidity and flooding.31 °C / 25 °C, 6 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  8. AugustAvoidPeak rains; floods and flooded roads.31 °C / 26 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
  9. SeptemberAvoidPeak rains; floods.32 °C / 26 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
  10. OctoberMixedRains ending; humid.32 °C / 26 °C, 4 rain daysCrowds: Low
  11. NovemberGreatDry season starts; good month.31 °C / 24 °C, 1 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  12. DecemberGreatDry; cooler nights; year-end crowds.28 °C / 20 °C, 0 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays