Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Dakar

Sunrise in Dakar today is at 06:39:50 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 07:34:26 PM, giving Dakar 12h 54min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 06:16:08 AM and ends at 07:58:09 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Dakar or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Dakar. Get a full year of light data with the printable Dakar Photography Planner 2026.

Dakar lies near the equator, so day length barely changes throughout the year — expect roughly 12 hours of light all year round. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Dakar receives 13.0 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 06:41 AM and sunset at 07:41 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 11.3 hours — a difference of 1.7 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around May 31 at 06:39, while the latest sunset falls around July 10 at 19:43. The evening golden hour in Dakar lasts about 45 minutes in summer and 45 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.