Dakar Weather in September
Dakar in September
The short of it: Dakar in September averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 133 mm (5.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 12 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 31° · low 24° · rain 133 mm · daylight 12 h 12 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
September in Dakar brings afternoons near 31° and nights around 24°, with about 133 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 133 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 12 min in mid-September, 25 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates September 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 September. Le Plateau, 4 km to the S, is 1° cooler by day.
September in Dakar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus August
- 1° warmer, 38 mm less rain
- Versus October
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le PlateauDakar | 4 km S | 30° | 24° | 133 mm |
| Mermoz BoababDakar | 4 km WNW | 31° | 24° | 130 mm |
| YoffDakar | 8 km NW | 31° | 24° | 123 mm |
| PikineDakar | 10 km NE | 32° | 24° | 131 mm |
| GuédiawayeDakar | 10 km NNE | 32° | 24° | 131 mm |
| N’diareme limamoulayeDakar | 12 km NNE | 32° | 24° | 131 mm |
| RufisqueDakar | 19 km E | 32° | 24° | 139 mm |
| Rufisque estDakar | 19 km E | 32° | 24° | 139 mm |