Region · Senegal
Where to stay in the Dakar region
This guide covers 12 destinations in the Dakar region, a first-level administrative division of Senegal, with 3 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Dakar, Pikine and Yeumbeul Arrondissement. Across its destinations, January is the month comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS).
- Destinations in this guide
- 12
- Places to stay
- 3
- Comfortable in the most places
- January
- Main airport
- DSSBlaise Diagne International Airport
- Currency
- XOFWest African CFA franc
- Time zone
- Africa/Dakar
Destinations
Destinations in Dakar region
Every destination in this guide in the Dakar region, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | 1,438,725 | 3 | DSS · 39 km |
| Pikine | 764,597 | DSS · 36 km | |
| Yeumbeul Arrondissement | 312,444 | DSS · 33 km | |
| Rufisque | 295,459 | DSS · 22 km | |
| Keur Massar Nord | 224,765 | DSS · 28 km | |
| Yeumbeul Nord | 204,375 | DSS · 32 km | |
| Sangalkam | 110,958 | DSS · 20 km | |
| Yeumbeul Sud | 108,069 | DSS · 33 km | |
| Keur Massar Sud | 105,362 | DSS · 27 km | |
| Jaxaay-Parcelles | 71,036 | DSS · 25 km | |
| Bargny | 69,242 | DSS · 17 km | |
| Malika | 56,707 | DSS · 32 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Dakar region
3 hotels in the Dakar region recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| King Fahd Palace Hotel | Dakar | 1995 |
| Novotel Dakar | Dakar | |
| Hotel du Phare Les Mamelles | Dakar |
When to go
Best time to visit Dakar region
From the climate of 12 destinations in the Dakar region with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The month comfortable in the most places: January.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12 of 12 | 29 °C | 0 mm |
| February | 0 of 12 | 29 °C | 1 mm |
| March | 0 of 12 | 30 °C | 0 mm |
| April | 0 of 12 | 30 °C | 0 mm |
| May | 0 of 12 | 30 °C | 0 mm |
| June | 0 of 12 | 31 °C | 17 mm |
| July | 0 of 12 | 31 °C | 88 mm |
| August | 0 of 12 | 31 °C | 219 mm |
| September | 0 of 12 | 32 °C | 176 mm |
| October | 0 of 12 | 33 °C | 45 mm |
| November | 0 of 12 | 33 °C | 1 mm |
| December | 0 of 12 | 30 °C | 0 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Dakar region
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in the Dakar region name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
DSS · Blaise Diagne International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Dakar region, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Senegal
Nearby
Regions near Dakar region
Other regions of Senegal with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.