Dakar Weather in December
Dakar in December
The short of it: Dakar in December averages a high of 28 °C (83 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 11 h 16 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 19° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 11 h 16 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: January & February
December in Dakar brings afternoons near 28° and nights around 19°, with about 1.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 28°, nights near 19°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 1.0 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 16 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates December 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Dakar runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Le Plateau, 4 km to the S, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Dakar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le PlateauDakar | 4 km S | 27° | 19° | 1.0 mm |
| Mermoz BoababDakar | 4 km WNW | 28° | 19° | 1.0 mm |
| YoffDakar | 8 km NW | 28° | 19° | 1.0 mm |
| PikineDakar | 10 km NE | 29° | 19° | 1.0 mm |
| GuédiawayeDakar | 10 km NNE | 29° | 19° | 1.0 mm |
| N’diareme limamoulayeDakar | 12 km NNE | 29° | 19° | 1.0 mm |
| RufisqueDakar | 19 km E | 30° | 18° | 1.0 mm |
| Rufisque estDakar | 19 km E | 30° | 18° | 1.0 mm |