Dakar, Senegal weather records
Record high and low temperatures for Dakar, Senegal, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 33°C on 2017-10-23; its coldest fell to 16°C on 2006-01-19.
Records by month
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| January | 30°C2020-01-30
18°C1986-01-30
|
24°C2002-01-01
16°C2006-01-19
|
| February | 31°C2024-02-18
18°C2009-02-27
|
24°C2020-02-14
16°C1999-02-18
|
| March | 30°C2010-03-17
18°C2009-03-11
|
23°C1988-03-26
17°C2006-03-01
|
| April | 31°C1988-04-13
19°C2012-04-19
|
23°C1987-04-20
18°C2002-04-12
|
| May | 30°C1996-05-04
20°C2021-05-09
|
26°C2005-05-23
19°C2021-05-09
|
| June | 29°C1996-06-15
21°C2018-06-03
|
28°C2005-06-28
21°C2018-06-01
|
| July | 30°C1993-07-28
24°C1990-07-03
|
28°C2023-07-29
23°C2018-07-01
|
| August | 30°C2005-08-06
25°C2019-08-06
|
29°C2023-08-27
24°C2019-08-06
|
| September | 31°C2023-09-24
26°C1992-09-02
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29°C2023-09-29
25°C1992-09-02
|
| October | 33°C2017-10-23
26°C1994-10-30
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30°C2025-10-10
24°C1992-10-26
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| November | 32°C2005-11-09
23°C1993-11-24
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29°C2025-11-04
21°C1993-11-30
|
| December | 30°C1990-12-04
21°C1985-12-29
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27°C2001-12-01
18°C1982-12-30
|
Records by season
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).
| Season | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| Winter (Dec–Feb) | 31°C2024-02-18
18°C2009-02-27
|
27°C2001-12-01
16°C2006-01-19
|
| Spring (Mar–May) | 31°C1988-04-13
18°C2009-03-11
|
26°C2005-05-23
17°C2006-03-01
|
| Summer (Jun–Aug) | 30°C1993-07-28
21°C2018-06-03
|
29°C2023-08-27
21°C2018-06-01
|
| Autumn (Sep–Nov) | 33°C2017-10-23
23°C1993-11-24
|
30°C2025-10-10
21°C1993-11-30
|
All-time records
The most extreme value Dakar has recorded for each metric across its entire history.
High
Low
Feels-like
Humidity
Wind
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.