When to go · Dakar
Dakar in March
Great month. Dry; warm.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 27°C81°F / 19°C66°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 0
- Crowds
- Medium
- Senegal overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Senegal overall
Verdict
Dry; warm.
Weather in March
- DakarHighs around 27 °C, lows around 19 °C, rain on about 0 daysHighs around 81 °F, lows around 66 °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.
Hot dry season season
Dry and warm with little rain; the heat builds toward June.
Watch: Hot afternoons; first rains in late May and June.
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.
Ramadan and Korité check
Islamic calendar, moves yearly · Citywide
Restaurant hours change; Korité is a public holiday.
Korité (Eid al-Fitr) big impact
Mar 2026 (lunar — check) · Senegal
End of Ramadan; families travel, shops close 1–2 days.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Senegal overall
- Medium
- Prices · Senegal overall
- Medium
Senegal overall: Warm and dry; Ramadan may fall here in 2026 (check), slowing daytime service.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.