Wind statistics for Dakar
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Dakar, Senegal — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 9.8 mph
- Average gusts: 19.9 mph
- Average daily rain: 0.9 mm
- Average temperature: 25°C
- Good kite days: 233 a year
- Best month: March (kite score 100/100)
- Windiest month: March (12.9 mph)
- Calmest month: September (7.0 mph)
- Rainiest month: August (5.2 mm)
How Dakar compares
Dakar ranks #33 of 536 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 94% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, March, scores 100/100 on the kite scale.
Month by month
See the full breakdown of wind, gusts, rain, temperature and good days for every month, with scores and verdicts:
| Month | Wind | Gusts | Rain | Temp | Good days | Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.1 mph | 21.7 mph | 0.2 mm | 23°C | 29 | 100 | YES |
| February | 11.5 mph | 22.4 mph | 0.0 mm | 23°C | 26 | 100 | YES |
| March | 12.9 mph | 25.4 mph | 0.0 mm | 21°C | 30 | 100 | YES |
| April | 12.5 mph | 24.7 mph | 0.0 mm | 23°C | 25 | 100 | YES |
| May | 10.7 mph | 22.0 mph | 0.0 mm | 24°C | 25 | 100 | YES |
| June | 8.2 mph | 18.2 mph | 0.3 mm | 25°C | 14 | 100 | YES |
| July | 8.6 mph | 18.9 mph | 1.1 mm | 27°C | 16 | 100 | YES |
| August | 8.3 mph | 16.9 mph | 5.2 mm | 27°C | 9 | 70 | EH… |
| September | 7.0 mph | 14.5 mph | 3.6 mm | 28°C | 6 | 70 | EH… |
| October | 7.1 mph | 14.6 mph | 0.6 mm | 28°C | 8 | 89 | YES |
| November | 9.0 mph | 18.2 mph | 0.2 mm | 28°C | 18 | 100 | YES |
| December | 10.9 mph | 21.5 mph | 0.1 mm | 24°C | 27 | 100 | YES |
"Good days" = days with wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and less than 2 mm rain. Scores mirror the live forecast weighting (wind 45%, gusts 25%, rain 20%, temp 10%).
Looking for the single best time to fly a kite? Read the best time to fly a kite in Dakar, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Dakar using Open-Meteo historical data. A good kite day is wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and under 2 mm of rain. See the full kite flying statistics for every city.