Dakar weather
The forecast for Dakar (Senegal) for the next 10 days in local time: every 3 hours for the first 6 days, then every 6 hours. See when it will rain, how hard the wind will blow and how warm it will get.
Dakar, Senegal14.69°N, 17.44°WAfrica/Dakar (UTC+0)ECMWF: October 25 at 12:00 PM
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Next 48 hours (local time)
10-day forecast
- TodayOctober 25Cloudy
gusts 22 km/h29°C 29°C - TomorrowOctober 26Mostly clear
gusts 32 km/h31°C 28°C - TuesdayOctober 27Clear sky
gusts 29 km/h32°C 28°C - WednesdayOctober 28Cloudy
gusts 24 km/h31°C 27°C - ThursdayOctober 29Partly cloudy
gusts 14 km/h31°C 27°C - FridayOctober 30Clear sky
gusts 11 km/h31°C 26°C - SaturdayOctober 31Clear sky
0.1 mm · gusts 29 km/h30°C 26°C - SundayNovember 1Mostly clear
0.3 mm · gusts 31 km/h30°C 27°C - MondayNovember 2Clear sky
gusts 34 km/h30°C 27°C - TuesdayNovember 3Clear sky
gusts 41 km/h30°C 27°C - WednesdayNovember 4Cloudy
0.1 mm · gusts 41 km/h30°C 27°C
Over the next 11 days in Dakar, temperatures will range from 26°C to 32°C, with 0.5 mm of rain or snow in total. Days with at least 1 mm of precipitation: 0. ECMWF model run from October 25 at 12:00 PM.
Dakar wind forecast for 10 days
Windiest: Tuesday, November 3 - average 18 km/h, gusts up to 41 km/h. Calmest: Friday, October 30 - average 6 km/h. The wind blows most often from the north.
| Day | Wind | Gusts | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 12 km/h | 22 km/h | northwest |
| Tomorrow | 15 km/h | 32 km/h | northwest |
| Tue, 10/27 | 12 km/h | 29 km/h | north |
| Wed, 10/28 | 10 km/h | 24 km/h | northeast |
| Thu, 10/29 | 8 km/h | 14 km/h | north |
| Fri, 10/30 | 6 km/h | 11 km/h | west |
| Sat, 10/31 | 11 km/h | 29 km/h | southeast |
| Sun, 11/1 | 9 km/h | 31 km/h | north |
| Mon, 11/2 | 14 km/h | 34 km/h | north |
| Tue, 11/3 | 18 km/h | 41 km/h | north |
Climate through the year
In October, daytime temperatures here average 29°C and nights 28°C, with about 49 mm of rain over the month. The sea is around 29°C at that time. The warmest month is October (an average of 29°C by day), the coolest is April (21°C by day, 20°C at night). The wettest month is August (about 191 mm), while May is almost completely dry. The sea temperature ranges from about 20°C in February to 29°C in October. The sea is at least 24°C in these months: June, July, August, September, October, November, December.
| Month | Day | Night | Rain | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24°C | 20°C | 11 mm | 21°C |
| February | 22°C | 19°C | 8 mm | 20°C |
| March | 22°C | 19°C | 3 mm | 20°C |
| April | 21°C | 20°C | 6 mm | 20°C |
| May | 23°C | 22°C | 2 mm | 22°C |
| June | 25°C | 24°C | 14 mm | 25°C |
| July | 27°C | 26°C | 79 mm | 28°C |
| August | 28°C | 27°C | 191 mm | 28°C |
| September | 28°C | 27°C | 170 mm | 29°C |
| October | 29°C | 28°C | 49 mm | 29°C |
| November | 28°C | 26°C | 9 mm | 27°C |
| December | 26°C | 23°C | 13 mm | 24°C |
Long-term averages from NASA POWER data (MERRA-2, 2001-2020 reanalysis, CC BY 4.0). Sea temperature is the average water surface temperature at the nearest grid point over the sea. This is climate, not a forecast for a specific day. NASA POWER
The forecast for Dakar comes from the ECMWF model and is computed for the point 14.69°N, 17.44°W. Temperature is measured 2 m above the ground, wind at 10 m. Gusts are the strongest bursts of wind within each 3-hour period.
Source: ECMWF IFS model (CC BY 4.0), data modified. A forecast is a model result, not a measurement. ECMWF