Dakar Weather in August
Dakar in August
The short of it: Dakar in August averages a high of 30 °C (87 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 171 mm (6.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 24° · rain 171 mm · daylight 12 h 37 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
August in Dakar brings afternoons near 30° and nights around 24°, with about 171 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 171 mm.
The sun is up for about 12 h 37 min in mid-August, 18 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Dakar runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Le Plateau, 4 km to the S, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Dakar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 116 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le PlateauDakar | 4 km S | 29° | 24° | 172 mm |
| Mermoz BoababDakar | 4 km WNW | 31° | 24° | 170 mm |
| YoffDakar | 8 km NW | 31° | 24° | 165 mm |
| PikineDakar | 10 km NE | 31° | 24° | 167 mm |
| GuédiawayeDakar | 10 km NNE | 31° | 24° | 167 mm |
| N’diareme limamoulayeDakar | 12 km NNE | 31° | 24° | 167 mm |
| RufisqueDakar | 19 km E | 32° | 24° | 176 mm |
| Rufisque estDakar | 19 km E | 32° | 24° | 176 mm |