June 12, 2026 · Dakar, Senegal
Sunrise in Dakar today is at 06:41. Day length is 12h 59m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Dakar's coordinates and updated daily.
Dakar lies at 15°N. Near the tropics, day length stays close to 12 hours year-round, with only minor variation between seasons.
Sunrise shifts earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for Dakar.
The longest day in Dakar is around 12h 60m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 15m (around December 21).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:39 | 19:00 | 11h 20m |
| February | 07:35 | 19:15 | 11h 39m |
| March | 07:19 | 19:21 | 12h 1m |
| April | 06:57 | 19:24 | 12h 27m |
| May | 06:43 | 19:31 | 12h 48m |
| June | 06:41 | 19:41 | 12h 59m |
| July | 06:49 | 19:44 | 12h 55m |
| August | 06:56 | 19:35 | 12h 38m |
| September | 06:59 | 19:14 | 12h 14m |
| October | 07:02 | 18:51 | 11h 50m |
| November | 07:11 | 18:39 | 11h 28m |
| December | 07:27 | 18:43 | 11h 16m |