Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

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.

MonthDaytime highOvernight 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
29°C2023-09-29
25°C1992-09-02
October
33°C2017-10-23
26°C1994-10-30
30°C2025-10-10
24°C1992-10-26
November
32°C2005-11-09
23°C1993-11-24
29°C2025-11-04
21°C1993-11-30
December
30°C1990-12-04
21°C1985-12-29
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).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight 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

Highest 33°C 2017-10-23
Lowest 18°C 2009-02-27

Low

Highest 30°C 2025-10-10
Lowest 16°C 2006-01-19

Feels-like

Highest 43°C 2017-10-23
Lowest 16°C 2006-01-19

Humidity

Highest 24.8 g/m³ 2010-10-05
Lowest 8.7 g/m³ 2012-02-07

Wind

Highest 61 km/h 2023-08-20
Lowest 5 km/h 1999-11-05

Precip

Wettest 122 mm 2020-09-06
Driest 151-day dry spell 2024-01-06

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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