What to do in Dakar when it rains
Rainy days suit Dakar: trade the streets for its galleries and museums, a sheltered market, and a café where you can watch the weather go by.
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
- The Museum of Black Civilisations Dakar, Senegal
- Théodore Monod African Art Museum Rue Place 18, Dakar 12900, Senegal
- le Musée International sur la Biographie du Prophète (PSL) et de la Civilisation Islamique MHH7+QF2, Dakar 10200, Senegal
- Musée de la vie du Prophète paix salut sur Lui MHH7+67W, 56 Rue Av. K. Bourgi, Dakar, Senegal
- Musée Léopold Sédar Senghor Dakar, Senegal
- Lamine Gueye LG MH77+52C, Dakar, Senegal
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Cocktail Du Sénégal Rue Mousse Diop, Dakar, Senegal
- RAW MATERIAL COMPANY Villa 2a ZONE B, Dakar, Senegal
- Selebe Yoon Croisement Rue Salva et, Rue Parchappe, Dakar, Senegal
- Galerie Le Manège 3 Rue Parchappe, Dakar, Senegal
- OH GALLERY 1e étage, Escalier central, Building Maginot, 143 Avenue Place 71, Dakar 12900, Senegal
- Galerie Cécile Fakhoury Rue Carnot X Béranger Feraud, Dakar, Senegal
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Monument du Millénaire 45 Av. Malick Sy, Dakar, Senegal
- FixCity Rond point jet d'eaux, Dakar 10377, Senegal
- Embarcadère MHF9+PJ6 Gare Maritime Internationale de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal
- VDN dakar cité place Parti Démocratique Sénégalais, Dakar, Senegal
- Rond Point Jean Paul Diaz 130 Rue BB 92, Dakar, Senegal
- Robinet Sérere MHV3+QQX, Dakar, Senegal
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Marché HLM PH44+774, 254 Rue HLM 197, Dakar, Senegal
- Sandaga 8 Avenue Place 116, Dakar, Senegal
- Marché soumbédioune Marche Artisanal de Soumbedioune, Dakar, Senegal
- MARCHE TILENE Av. Blaise Diagne, Dakar, Senegal
- Petersen 56 Av. Faidherbe, Dakar, Senegal
- Marché Fass Rue FA 34, Dakar, Senegal
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Lulu Cafe Rue Mermoz, Dakar, Senegal
- KeurGui : Restaurant - Café - Pâtisserie Mermoz, les 2 voies de l'alternance, ancienne piste, à côté du cinéma Pathé, 12 500 Dakar, Dakar, Senegal
- British Council Senegal Rue AAB-68 Zone B, Dakar, Senegal
- Coffee Loft Dakar 1 Av. Hassan II, Dakar, Senegal
- Mammy Healthy 40 Rue Victor Hugo, Dakar, Senegal
- Halo 126 Rue Joseph Gomis, Dakar, Senegal
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Sea Plaza MGVG+98C, Dakar, Senegal
- Sahm Mall MGPW+7J6, Bd de la Gueule Tapee, Dakar, Senegal
- Marché barack PGGJ+VWV, Voie de degagement N, Dakar, Senegal
- Centre commercial Malick Sy 74, MHC5+8R6, 15 Rue M. N'Goun, Dakar, Senegal
- Centenaires PG8J+MWG, Dakar, Senegal
- Centre Commercial Sicap Plateau MHC5+6VV, Dakar, Senegal
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