Dakar Flights and Travel Guide

Dakar

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Dakar

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Dakar - introduction

Dakar is the capital and largest city of Senegal. Located on the western African Atlantic coast, it serves as an important port, handling traffic between Africa and Europe. Dakar was for a long time under French colonial rule and that influence can still be felt today in the form of colonial architecture and numerous outdoor cafés.

The lively, noisy city has a vibrant music scene, a large selection of restaurants and hotels, busy street markets where you can buy pretty much anything immaginable, and several interesting attracitons, among which is the greatly recommended Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noir (IFAN) Museum. Perhaps best of all, and wonderfully close to the city, are several beautiful unspoilt beaches.

The nearby island of Gorée is the area's best known tourist landmark. It was once the epicenter of slave-trade and is now a UNESCO Historical Monument where the past horrors can be observed in the slave dealers' apartments, museums, and the most visited, the Maison des Esclaves (Slave House).

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Dakar - Climate

Dakar has a warm, semi-arid climate. The city experiences a short wet period, from July to October and a longer dry period, covering the rest of the year. The most rainfall occurs in August and September, while January is the driest. The warmest month is August (average 27 C) and the coolest is February (21 C).

January average temperature 21 deg Celsius 0 mm rainfall
February average temperature 21 deg Celsius, 0 mm rainfall
March average temperature 21 deg Celsius, 0 mm rainfall
April average temperature 21 deg Celsius, 0 mm rainfall
May average temperature 22 deg Celsius, 0 mm rainfall
June average temperature 25 deg Celsius, 18 mm rainfall
July average temperature 27 deg Celsius, 89 mm rainfall
August average temperature 27 deg Celsius, 254 mm rainfall
September average temperature 27 deg Celsius, 132 mm rainfall
October average temperature 27 deg Celsius, 38 mm rainfall
November average temperature 26 deg Celsius, 3 mm rainfall
December average temperature 23 deg Celsius, 8 mm rainfall

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Dakar - When To Go

The best time to visit Dakar is between October and December. Humidity is down and the weather is pleasantly warm.

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