Dakar (Senegal) vs Mexico City (Mexico): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

Reference period: Dakar 2013–2023 · Mexico City 2013–2023

Dakar (Senegal) has a higher monthly mean temperature than Mexico City (Mexico) in every month of the year.

Key monthly differences

Warmest month

Dakar
October · 28.03 °C
Mexico City
May · 19.07 °C

Coolest month

Dakar
March · 20.80 °C
Mexico City
January · 13.62 °C

Driest month

Dakar
March, April · 0.00 mm/day
Mexico City
February · 0.20 mm/day

Sunniest month

Dakar
May · 11.56 hours/day
Mexico City
May · 11.22 hours/day
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Climate comparison questions

When are the temperatures most similar and most different?

The smallest difference in monthly mean temperature is 2.01 °C (April); the largest is 12.15 °C (October).

How much do temperatures vary across the year?

The difference between the warmest and coolest monthly means is 7.23 °C in Dakar (Senegal) and 5.44 °C in Mexico City (Mexico). This describes seasonal variation, not the range between daytime highs and nighttime lows.

Which location has more rainfall?

Dakar (Senegal) has a higher daily rainfall average in 0 months and Mexico City (Mexico) in 12; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Rainfall amounts do not tell us how many days it rains.

Which location has more sunshine?

Dakar (Senegal) has more average sunshine hours per day in 10 months and Mexico City (Mexico) in 2; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Sunshine duration is different from daylight duration.

Climate data notes

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Daily values are averaged separately for each calendar month over the saved reference period. Temperatures are daily means, not daytime highs. Rainfall is an average daily amount, not a monthly total; sunshine is average hours per day. These historical averages are not a weather forecast. Each location’s reference period is listed below and may differ.

Mean of the 12 monthly averages

Monthly climate data

Difference: Mexico City (Mexico) minus Dakar (Senegal)

Temperature °C

Month Dakar Mexico City +/-
Jan 22.26 13.62 −8.63
Feb 21.15 15.91 −5.24
Mar 20.80 17.34 −3.46
Apr 20.95 18.94 −2.01
May 22.16 19.07 −3.09
Jun 24.54 17.96 −6.58
Jul 26.38 16.80 −9.58
Aug 26.98 16.80 −10.19
Sep 27.46 16.49 −10.97
Oct 28.03 15.88 −12.15
Nov 26.79 15.01 −11.79
Dec 24.36 14.02 −10.34
Annual mean 24.32 16.49 −7.83

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month Dakar Mexico City +/-
Jan 9.89 9.82 −0.07
Feb 10.52 10.43 −0.10
Mar 10.96 10.83 −0.12
Apr 11.41 11.13 −0.28
May 11.56 11.22 −0.34
Jun 11.30 10.49 −0.81
Jul 10.33 10.54 +0.21
Aug 9.37 10.22 +0.84
Sep 9.60 9.45 −0.15
Oct 10.15 9.59 −0.56
Nov 9.75 9.63 −0.12
Dec 9.68 9.65 −0.03
Annual mean 10.38 10.25 −0.13

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month Dakar Mexico City +/-
Jan 0.04 0.25 +0.20
Feb 0.01 0.20 +0.19
Mar 0.00 0.50 +0.49
Apr 0.00 1.05 +1.05
May 0.01 1.71 +1.70
Jun 0.09 4.54 +4.45
Jul 1.07 5.74 +4.67
Aug 5.08 6.14 +1.07
Sep 3.73 6.17 +2.43
Oct 0.53 2.29 +1.76
Nov 0.02 0.65 +0.64
Dec 0.01 0.25 +0.24
Annual mean 0.88 2.46 +1.57

Snow (mm)

Month Dakar Mexico City +/-
Jan 0.00 0.00 0.00
Feb 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mar 0.00 0.00 0.00
Apr 0.00 0.00 0.00
May 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jun 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jul 0.00 0.00 0.00
Aug 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sep 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oct 0.00 0.00 0.00
Nov 0.00 0.00 0.00
Dec 0.00 0.00 0.00
Annual mean 0.00 0.00 0.00