Boa Vista vs Dakar: which is better, month by month

Boa Vista beats Dakar in 9 of 12 months — its lead peaks in August (91 vs 58) — and they are within 3 points in January to March.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Boa Vista vs Dakar — all 12 months

MonthBoa VistaDakarWinnerGap
January91Swarm, dry89Awarm, dryTie2
February90Snice, dry91Snice, dry, poor air qualityTie1
March92Swarm, dry90Snice, dryTie2
April93Swarm, dry88Awarm, dryBoa Vista5
May93Swarm, dry83Awarm, dry, muggy airBoa Vista10
June94Shot, dry, clean air76Bhot, dry, muggy airBoa Vista18
July94Shot, dry, muggy air70Bsweltering, a little rain, muggy airBoa Vista24
August91Ssweltering, dry, muggy air58Dsweltering, rainy, muggy airBoa Vista33
September89Asweltering, a little rain, muggy air60Csweltering, rainy, muggy airBoa Vista29
October91Shot, dry, muggy air67Csweltering, dry, muggy airBoa Vista24
November93Shot, dry74Bhot, dryBoa Vista19
December92Swarm, dry82Awarm, dry, poor air qualityBoa Vista10

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is August (91 vs 58). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Boa Vista

🇨🇻 Cabo Verde · arid climate

Best month
June 94/100
Months won
9 of 12

Dakar

🇸🇳 Senegal · arid climate

Best month
February 91/100
Months won
0 of 12

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