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When to go · Senegal

Senegal, month by month

The best months for Senegal: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec. Months to avoid: Aug, Sep.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryGreatDry, breezy, 25 °C on the coast; the Dakar Rally legacy crowd and winter-sun Europeans fill Saly.Dakar and the Atlantic coast: best weather · Sine-Saloum and the Gambia fringe: best weather · Casamance: best weatherCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  2. FebruaryGreatStill dry and cool; Harmattan haze some days inland; good birding at Djoudj.Dakar and the Atlantic coast: best weather · Sine-Saloum and the Gambia fringe: best weather · Casamance: best weatherCrowds: High
  3. MarchGreatWarm and dry; Ramadan may fall here in 2026 (check), slowing daytime service.Dakar and the Atlantic coast: best weather · Sine-Saloum and the Gambia fringe: best weather · Casamance: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  4. AprilGreatCoast still fine; interior very hot. Independence Day 4 April.Dakar and the Atlantic coast: best weather · Sine-Saloum and the Gambia fringe: hot · Casamance: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
  5. MayGoodLast dry month; Tabaski may fall here in 2026 (check) — transport jams before it.Dakar and the Atlantic coast: best weather · Sine-Saloum and the Gambia fringe: hot · Casamance: fineCrowds: Low · 3 festivals or holidays
  6. JuneMixedHumidity builds; early rains in Casamance. Saint-Louis Jazz Festival is usually late May or June (check).Dakar and the Atlantic coast: fine · Sine-Saloum and the Gambia fringe: fine · Casamance: rainyCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
  7. JulyMixedRains start in earnest; flooded Dakar suburbs; low hotel rates.Dakar and the Atlantic coast: rainy · Sine-Saloum and the Gambia fringe: rainy · Casamance: rainyCrowds: Low
  8. AugustAvoidWettest month, hot and sticky; the Grand Magal of Touba may fall here (check).Dakar and the Atlantic coast: rainy · Sine-Saloum and the Gambia fringe: rainy · Casamance: storm or typhoon riskCrowds: Low · 3 festivals or holidays
  9. SeptemberAvoidHeavy rain and heat; Casamance and Sine-Saloum lodges shut.Dakar and the Atlantic coast: rainy · Sine-Saloum and the Gambia fringe: rainy · Casamance: storm or typhoon riskCrowds: Low
  10. OctoberMixedRains fade mid-month; green landscapes, still humid.Dakar and the Atlantic coast: fine · Sine-Saloum and the Gambia fringe: fine · Casamance: rainyCrowds: Low
  11. NovemberGreatDry season starts; lodges reopen; birds arrive in the Saloum and Djoudj.Dakar and the Atlantic coast: best weather · Sine-Saloum and the Gambia fringe: best weather · Casamance: fineCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  12. DecemberGreatPeak: pleasant heat, Christmas on the Petite Côte; book Saint-Louis and delta lodges early.Dakar and the Atlantic coast: best weather · Sine-Saloum and the Gambia fringe: best weather · Casamance: best weatherCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday

Weather by region

How each climate zone rates each month.

Weather rating by region and month
RegionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Dakar and the Atlantic coastDakar, Saint-Louis, Petite CôteBestBestBestBestBestOKWetWetWetOKBestBest
Sine-Saloum and the Gambia fringeToubacouta, Palmarin, KaolackBestBestBestHotHotOKWetWetWetOKBestBest
CasamanceZiguinchor, Cap Skirring, OussouyeBestBestBestBestOKWetWetStormStormWetOKBest
Inland north and eastTouba, Tambacounda, Niokolo-Koba, KédougouOKHazeHotHotHotWetWetWetWetOKBestBest