Senegal in August

Wettest month, hot and sticky; the Grand Magal of Touba may fall here (check).

• Dakar and the Atlantic coast · Dakar, Saint-Louis, Petite Côterainy

  Trade winds keep the coast 5–8 °C cooler than inland; January–March evenings can feel cool, and the sea is cold until May.

• Sine-Saloum and the Gambia fringe · Toubacouta, Palmarin, Kaolackrainy

  Harmattan dust some weeks Jan–Mar; the delta is at its best for birds Nov–Apr.

• Casamance · Ziguinchor, Cap Skirring, Oussouyestorm or typhoon risk

  Senegal's wettest region: up to 1,500 mm a year, most of it Jul–Sep; many beach hotels close in the rains.

• Inland north and east · Touba, Tambacounda, Niokolo-Koba, Kédougourainy

  40 °C+ in April–May; Niokolo-Koba tracks close in the rains (roughly Jul–Oct).

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)

  Millions of Mouride pilgrims head to Touba; roads through the centre are blocked.

• Maouloud (the Prophet's birthday)

  Aug 2026 (lunar — check)

  Pilgrimage to Tivaouane; heavy traffic on the Saint-Louis road.

• Assumption

  15 Aug

  Public holiday.

Crowds · Senegal

Low

Prices · Senegal

Low

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
• A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries

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• Casamance

  Senegal's wettest region: up to 1,500 mm a year, most of it Jul–Sep; many beach hotels close in the rains.

• Dakar

  Peak rains; floods and flooded roads.