When to go · Palmarin
Palmarin in August
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Oct (rain, heat, laterite roads can be impassable).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 30°C86°F / 24°C75°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 13
- Crowds
- Low
- Senegal overall
- Prices
- Low
- Senegal overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Palmarin
Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Oct (rain, heat, laterite roads can be impassable).
Weather in August
- PalmarinHighs around 30 °C, lows around 24 °C, rain on about 13 daysHighs around 86 °F, lows around 75 °F, rain on about 13 days
- Sine-Saloum and the Gambia fringe, Senegal · Toubacouta, Palmarin, Kaolackrainy
Harmattan dust some weeks Jan–Mar; the delta is at its best for birds Nov–Apr.
Festivals and holidays
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.
Grand Magal of Touba big impact
Aug 2026 (lunar — check) · Senegal
Millions of Mouride pilgrims head to Touba; roads through the centre are blocked.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Senegal overall
- Low
- Prices · Senegal overall
- Low
Senegal overall: Wettest month, hot and sticky; the Grand Magal of Touba may fall here (check).
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast