Dakar vs Niamey: which is better, month by month

Dakar beats Niamey in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in April (88 vs 31) — while Niamey wins August to September; they are within 3 points in December to January.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Dakar

🇸🇳 Senegal · arid climate

Best month: February 91/100
Months won: 8 of 12

Niamey

🇳🇪 Niger · arid climate

Best month: January 86/100
Months won: 2 of 12

Dakar vs Niamey — all 12 months

Month	Dakar	Niamey	Winner	Gap
January	89Awarm, dry	86Ahot, dry	Tie	3
February	91Snice, dry, poor air quality	73Bhot, dry	Dakar	18
March	90Snice, dry	42Fsweltering, dry	Dakar	48
April	88Awarm, dry	31Fsweltering, dry	Dakar	57
May	83Awarm, dry, muggy air	35Fsweltering, dry	Dakar	48
June	76Bhot, dry, muggy air	49Fsweltering, dry	Dakar	27
July	70Bsweltering, a little rain, muggy air	64Csweltering, a little rain, clean air	Dakar	6
August	58Dsweltering, rainy, muggy air	63Csweltering, rainy, clean air	Niamey	5
September	60Csweltering, rainy, muggy air	66Csweltering, a little rain, clean air	Niamey	6
October	67Csweltering, dry, muggy air	53Dsweltering, dry	Dakar	14
November	74Bhot, dry	60Csweltering, dry	Dakar	14
December	82Awarm, dry, poor air quality	84Ahot, dry	Tie	2

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is April (88 vs 31). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.