Senegal: time, weather and facts
Senegal is one of West Africa's most stable democracies, known for Dakar, the music of mbalax and Youssou N'Dour, and the historic Gorée Island slave museum.
Local time in Dakar
Tuesday 10 November 2026
- UTC±0 · GMT
- No daylight saving time
Weather now in Dakar
Climate in Dakar, month by month
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high °C | 25.9 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 25.0 | 26.2 | 28.7 | 30.1 | 30.5 | 30.9 | 31.3 | 30.1 | 27.9 | 28.1 |
| Daily mean* °C | 22.2 | 21.6 | 21.8 | 22.1 | 23.4 | 26.1 | 27.6 | 27.9 | 28.0 | 28.4 | 26.8 | 24.4 | 25.0 |
| Average low °C | 18.6 | 18.0 | 18.4 | 19.1 | 20.7 | 23.6 | 25.2 | 25.4 | 25.2 | 25.5 | 23.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 |
| Precipitation mm | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 53 | 166 | 138 | 26 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 393 |
| Rainy days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Sunshine hours h | 235 | 232 | 272 | 282 | 269 | 227 | 217 | 214 | 210 | 260 | 245 | 230 | 2893 |