When to go · Touba
Touba in March
Great month. Inside Touba's best window: Nov–May (dry season).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 34°C (93°F)93°F (34°C) / 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 0
- Crowds
- Medium
- Senegal overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Senegal overall
Verdict
Inside Touba's best window: Nov–May (dry season).
Is another month better than March?
No other month rates higher than March for Touba in this guide.
Weather in March
- ToubaHighs around 34 °C (93 °F), lows around 18 °C (64 °F), rain on about 0 daysHighs around 93 °F (34 °C), lows around 64 °F (18 °C), rain on about 0 days
- Sine-Saloum and the Gambia fringe, Senegal · Toubacouta, Palmarin, Kaolackbest weather
Harmattan dust some weeks Jan–Mar; the delta is at its best for birds Nov–Apr.
- Inland north and east, Senegal · Touba, Tambacounda, Niokolo-Koba, Kédougouhot
40 °C (104 °F)+ in April–May; Niokolo-Koba tracks close in the rains (roughly Jul–Oct).104 °F (40 °C)+ in April–May; Niokolo-Koba tracks close in the rains (roughly Jul–Oct).
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.
Korité (Eid al-Fitr) big impact
Mar 2026 (lunar — check) · Senegal
End of Ramadan; families travel, shops close 1–2 days.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Senegal overall
- Medium
- Prices · Senegal overall
- Medium
Senegal overall: Warm and dry; Ramadan may fall here in 2026 (check), slowing daytime service.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Touba, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Mar: 34 °C (93 °F)93 °F (34 °C)
Jan: 32 °C (90 °F)90 °F (32 °C)
Night low
Mar: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Jan: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 0
Jan: 0
Crowds
Mar: Medium
Jan: High
Prices
Mar: Medium
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Mar: 1
Jan: 0
March: Inside Touba's best window: Nov–May (dry season).
January: Inside Touba's best window: Nov–May (dry season).
Touba: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen