The Gambia in August

Wettest month; mosquitoes and floods.

• Atlantic coast · Banjul, Kololi, Kotu, Kartongrainy

  Sunny, 25–30 °C and breezy from November to May; Harmattan haze some weeks; the rains hit July–September.

• Upriver · Tendaba, Janjanbureh, Basserainy

  Much hotter than the coast: 40 °C in April–May; tracks turn to mud in the rains.

• Banjul30° / 24°, 14 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Maulud

  Aug 2026 (lunar — check)

  Public holiday.

• Assumption

  15 Aug

  Public holiday.

• Rainy season

  June to October · Banjul

  Short, heavy afternoon downpours; some streets pool with water. Several hotels on the coast reduce service or close for part of this window.

Crowds · The Gambia

Low

Prices · The Gambia

Low

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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• Banjul

  Heavy rain.