Dakar vs Rabil: which is sunnier?
🇸🇳 Senegal vs 🇨🇻 Cape Verde · 644 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Dakar and Rabil are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 3,053 vs 2,997 hours a year. Rabil has the higher Sunshine Score in 8 of 12 months, Dakar in 4.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Dakar | Rabil | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,053 | 2,997 |
| Sunniest month | February (97/100) | April (96/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 97/100 | 92/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 78/100 | 94/100 |
| Rain / year | 558 mm | 257 mm |
| Warmest sea | 30°C / 86°F | 28°C / 82°F |
| Peak midday UV | 12 (extreme) | 11 (extreme) |
Dakar vs Rabil month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | Sea °C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | Rabil | Dakar | Rabil | Dakar | Rabil | Dakar | Rabil | |
| January | 96 | 93 | 30° | 23° | 5 | 21 | 23° | 24° |
| February | 97 | 93 | 31° | 22° | 3 | 21 | 22° | 25° |
| March | 87 | 95 | 33° | 22° | 5 | 8 | 20° | 24° |
| April | 87 | 96 | 33° | 23° | 4 | 5 | 21° | 24° |
| May | 87 | 96 | 33° | 23° | 1 | 4 | 24° | 24° |
| June | 84 | 96 | 33° | 24° | 21 | 3 | 27° | 24° |
| July | 81 | 95 | 31° | 25° | 90 | 8 | 29° | 26° |
| August | 70 | 90 | 30° | 27° | 202 | 38 | 30° | 27° |
| September | 70 | 86 | 30° | 27° | 171 | 58 | 29° | 28° |
| October | 88 | 91 | 32° | 27° | 49 | 33 | 30° | 28° |
| November | 96 | 91 | 32° | 26° | 4 | 31 | 28° | 27° |
| December | 97 | 92 | 31° | 24° | 3 | 27 | 25° | 25° |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Dakar · Feb Dakar · Mar Rabil · Apr Rabil · May Rabil · Jun Rabil · Jul Rabil · Aug Rabil · Sep Rabil · Oct Rabil · Nov Dakar · Dec Dakar.
When to pick which
- November–February: Dakar (average score 97/100 vs 92). Dakar is the warmer, around 31°C daytime highs vs 24°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Rabil (average score 96/100 vs 87). Dakar is the warmer, around 33°C daytime highs vs 23°C.
- June–August: Rabil (average score 94/100 vs 78). Dakar is the warmer, around 31°C daytime highs vs 25°C.
- September–October: Rabil (average score 89/100 vs 79). Dakar is the warmer, around 31°C daytime highs vs 27°C.
Sea temperature
Dakar's sea gets warmer: 30°C / 86°F at its peak vs 28°C. Swimmable water (21°C+): Dakar about 11 months a year, Rabil all year. Month-by-month sea temperatures are in the table above.
Full month-by-month guides: Dakar weather by month · Rabil weather by month · Best time to visit Cape Verde.
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