Sunshine in Dakar
🇸🇳 Senegal · 2.6M people · 3,078 hours of sun a year · 34 rainy days a year
Best time for sunshine: February (Sunshine Score 97/100), with December and January close behind. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 3 mm of rain for the month.

Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 96 | 30° / 86°F | 16° / 61°F | 5 mm |
| February | 97 | 31° / 88°F | 16° / 61°F | 3 mm |
| March | 87 | 33° / 91°F | 17° / 63°F | 5 mm |
| April | 87 | 33° / 91°F | 17° / 63°F | 4 mm |
| May | 78 | 34° / 93°F | 19° / 66°F | 1 mm |
| June | 84 | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 21 mm |
| July | 81 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 90 mm |
| August | 70 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 202 mm |
| September | 70 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 171 mm |
| October | 88 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 49 mm |
| November | 87 | 33° / 91°F | 20° / 68°F | 4 mm |
| December | 97 | 31° / 88°F | 17° / 63°F | 3 mm |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Serekunda Gambia · 155 km · best in Jan · 2,978 h sun/yr
- Nouakchott Mauritania · 421 km · best in Jan · 3,333 h sun/yr
- Rabil Cape Verde · 644 km · best in Mar · 1,007 h sun/yr
- Espargos Cape Verde · 670 km · best in Mar · 876 h sun/yr
- Conakry Guinea · 680 km · best in Jan · 2,222 h sun/yr
- Praia Cape Verde · 690 km · best in Apr · 1,139 h sun/yr