Thermograph

Dakar weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Dakar, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 32°C on 2011-10-19; its coldest fell to 16°C on 1994-01-20.

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
29°C2000-01-31
18°C2014-01-25
25°C2022-01-25
16°C1994-01-20
February
30°C2016-02-07
17°C1981-02-13
25°C2020-02-18
17°C2014-02-16
March
30°C1983-03-21
18°C2014-03-12
24°C1983-03-26
17°C2022-03-15
April
28°C2016-04-16
18°C2012-04-19
24°C2024-04-30
18°C2018-04-03
May
28°C2013-05-31
19°C1985-05-01
26°C2005-05-20
19°C1985-05-01
June
28°C2023-06-22
22°C2007-06-03
27°C2005-06-18
20°C2018-06-04
July
29°C1995-07-06
23°C2018-07-01
28°C2023-07-14
23°C2018-07-01
August
30°C2015-08-21
25°C2019-08-06
28°C2001-08-30
23°C2019-08-07
September
30°C1982-09-30
26°C1994-09-07
29°C2005-09-13
24°C1985-09-06
October
32°C2011-10-19
25°C1994-10-08
29°C2017-10-22
24°C1984-10-05
November
32°C1995-11-19
23°C1993-11-24
29°C2023-11-06
22°C1993-11-24
December
31°C2024-12-14
20°C2025-12-27
27°C2017-12-02
18°C1986-12-27

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°C2024-12-14
17°C1981-02-13
27°C2017-12-02
16°C1994-01-20
Spring (Mar–May)
30°C1983-03-21
18°C2014-03-12
26°C2005-05-20
17°C2022-03-15
Summer (Jun–Aug)
30°C2015-08-21
22°C2007-06-03
28°C2001-08-30
20°C2018-06-04
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
32°C2011-10-19
23°C1993-11-24
29°C2017-10-22
22°C1993-11-24

All-time records

The most extreme value Dakar has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 32°C 2011-10-19
Lowest 17°C 1981-02-13

Low

Highest 29°C 2017-10-22
Lowest 16°C 1994-01-20

Feels-like

Highest 41°C 2011-10-19
Lowest 16°C 1994-01-20

Humidity

Highest 24.5 g/m³ 1998-09-29
Lowest 7.5 g/m³ 1980-12-20

Wind

Highest 51 km/h 1998-12-27
Lowest 7 km/h 2013-10-12

Gust

Highest 70 km/h 2025-08-10
Lowest 13 km/h 2018-05-30

Precip

Wettest 161 mm 2019-08-30
Driest 124-day dry spell 2010-12-19

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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