🔎 Weather for a date or period
Actual day-by-day weather for the selected period (ERA5). Up to 1 year.
📆 On this day before
Data for previous years is being prepared.
🏆 Hottest and coldest day in Dakar (over the full observation series)
+39°
Hottest day
November 3, 2025
+15°
Coldest day
February 7, 1954
🗓 Monthly climate in Dakar
| Month | Day | Night | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | +27° | +20° | 2 mm |
| February | +26° | +20° | 1 mm |
| March | +25° | +19° | 0 mm |
| April | +25° | +20° | 0 mm |
| May | +26° | +21° | 1 mm |
| June | +28° | +23° | 4 mm |
| July | +29° | +25° | 39 mm |
| August | +29° | +26° | 146 mm |
| September | +29° | +26° | 117 mm |
| October | +31° | +26° | 17 mm |
| November | +30° | +25° | 1 mm |
| December | +29° | +22° | 1 mm |
🕰 Weather in Dakar August 30 in past years
+31°
Heat record · 1990
+24°
Cold record · 1959
📜
This day in history. The hottest August 30 in Dakar was in 1990 (+31°), the coldest in 1959 (+24°). 86 years of observations. Normal for August: day +29°, night +26°.
📒 For school and home
Weather diary
ready-made observation table for a month — for school
Weather for the month
August calendar: forecast + climate normal
City water
Atlantic Ocean +30° — where to swim
FAQ about the weather archive in Dakar ❓
What was the weather in Dakar on a specific date?
Pick a date or range in the form above — we show actual day-by-day weather (ERA5 reanalysis, up to a year back). For today’s date in past years see “On this day before”.
Hottest and coldest day in the history in Dakar?
Heat record — +39° (November 3, 2025), cold record — +15° (February 7, 1954). Observations over the full available series.
What's the typical weather in Dakar in August?
On average +29° by day, +26° at night, precipitation about 146 mm (ERA5 climate normal).
Since what year is the weather archive in Dakar kept?
Climate normals and records come from the ERA5 reanalysis. Actual day-by-day weather is available for the last year.
Climate and weather archive in Dakar
Monthly climate normals in Dakar (average day and night temperatures, precipitation) are computed from the ERA5 reanalysis. The observation archive accrues from launch. Data: Open-Meteo (ERA5).