When to go · Dakar
Dakar in December
Great month. Dry; cooler nights; year-end crowds.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 28°C82°F / 20°C68°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 0
- Crowds
- High
- Senegal overall
- Prices
- High
- Senegal overall
Verdict
Dry; cooler nights; year-end crowds.
Weather in December
- DakarHighs around 28 °C, lows around 20 °C, rain on about 0 daysHighs around 82 °F, lows around 68 °F, rain on about 0 days
- Dakar and the Atlantic coast, Senegal · Dakar, Saint-Louis, Petite Côtebest weather
Trade winds keep the coast 5–8 °C cooler than inland; January–March evenings can feel cool, and the sea is cold until May.Trade winds keep the coast 9–14 °F cooler than inland; January–March evenings can feel cool, and the sea is cold until May.
Cool dry season season
The most comfortable weather, with sea breezes and cool evenings.
Watch: Harmattan dust and haze on some days; hotels fill.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Christmas and year-end
25 December · Churches and the Almadies
Public holiday; bars and restaurants fill.
Year-end and cool-season peak
Dec
Hotels, flights and Almadies restaurants fill; book ahead.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Senegal overall
- High
- Prices · Senegal overall
- High
Senegal overall: Peak: pleasant heat, Christmas on the Petite Côte; book Saint-Louis and delta lodges early.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.