Dakar vs Conakry: which is sunnier?
🇸🇳 Senegal vs 🇬🇳 Guinea · 680 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Dakar is the sunnier overall: about 3,053 hours of sunshine a year to Conakry's 2,463. Dakar has the higher Sunshine Score in 10 of 12 months, Conakry in 2.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Dakar | Conakry | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,053 | 2,463 |
| Sunniest month | February (97/100) | January (93/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 97/100 | 91/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 78/100 | 66/100 |
| Rain / year | 558 mm | 2,897 mm |
| Warmest sea | 30°C / 86°F | 31°C / 88°F |
| Peak midday UV | 12 (extreme) | 11 (extreme) |
Dakar vs Conakry month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | Sea °C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | Conakry | Dakar | Conakry | Dakar | Conakry | Dakar | Conakry | |
| January | 96 | 93 | 30° | 30° | 5 | 0 | 23° | 29° |
| February | 97 | 93 | 31° | 30° | 3 | 2 | 22° | 30° |
| March | 87 | 93 | 33° | 30° | 5 | 1 | 20° | 31° |
| April | 87 | 91 | 33° | 29° | 4 | 13 | 21° | 30° |
| May | 87 | 77 | 33° | 29° | 1 | 90 | 24° | 31° |
| June | 84 | 66 | 33° | 28° | 21 | 353 | 27° | 30° |
| July | 81 | 66 | 31° | 27° | 90 | 826 | 29° | 28° |
| August | 70 | 66 | 30° | 27° | 202 | 943 | 30° | 28° |
| September | 70 | 66 | 30° | 27° | 171 | 441 | 29° | 28° |
| October | 88 | 66 | 32° | 28° | 49 | 173 | 30° | 30° |
| November | 96 | 84 | 32° | 29° | 4 | 53 | 28° | 31° |
| December | 97 | 93 | 31° | 30° | 3 | 2 | 25° | 30° |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Dakar · Feb Dakar · Mar Conakry · Apr Conakry · May Dakar · Jun Dakar · Jul Dakar · Aug Dakar · Sep Dakar · Oct Dakar · Nov Dakar · Dec Dakar.
When to pick which
- November–February: Dakar (average score 97/100 vs 91). Daytime highs are similar (31°C vs 30°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Dakar averages 87/100, Conakry 87/100. Dakar is the warmer, around 33°C daytime highs vs 29°C.
- June–August: Dakar (average score 78/100 vs 66). Dakar is the warmer, around 31°C daytime highs vs 27°C.
- September–October: Dakar (average score 79/100 vs 66). Dakar is the warmer, around 31°C daytime highs vs 28°C.
Sea temperature
Conakry's sea gets warmer: 31°C / 88°F at its peak vs 30°C. Swimmable water (21°C+): Dakar about 11 months a year, Conakry all year. Month-by-month sea temperatures are in the table above.
Full month-by-month guides: Dakar weather by month · Conakry weather by month.
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