The climate of Dakar (Senegal)
Dakar is the capital of Senegal. Dakar is located on the west coast of
Africa and is mainly known for the annual rally with Dakar as a
standard port of call every year from 1978 till 2007. Usually Dakar
was the finish of the Paris-Dakar rally. After the 2008 event was
cancelled because of a terrorist threat the rally moved to South
America in 2009.
Dakar has a warm steppe climate with about 600 millimeters of annual
precipitation. All precipitation falls in the form of rain. Most rain
falls during the rainy period which is from July till the second part
of October. Because Dakar is located on the coast there are fewer
differences in temperatures than in the interior.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Dakar.
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
26
17
8
1
21
February
27
17
9
1
20
March
28
18
9
1
20
April
28
19
10
1
21
May
28
20
9
3
22
June
30
23
8
11
25
July
30
25
8
14
27
August
30
25
7
16
28
September
31
25
7
14
28
October
31
24
8
10
28
November
30
22
8
4
27
December
28
20
8
2
24
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
