According to Lifeguin’s travel calendar, the best time to visit The Gambia is April to May and October to November. Plan 7–10 days.
Best months for The Gambia
- Best months
- April to May and October to November
- How long to stay
- 7–10 days
- Continent
- Africa
What The Gambia is best for
Atlantic beaches along Kotu and Kololi, rich birdwatching along the Gambia River, and Kunta Kinteh Island.
- Prices
- € · cheaper than in Slovakia
Weather in The Gambia by month
Monthly averages around Banjul; the mountains and other regions can differ a lot.
| Month | Average temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|
| January | about 23 °C | little rain (3 mm) |
| February | about 23 °C | little rain (3 mm) |
| March | about 23 °C | little rain (15 mm) |
| April best | about 23 °C | little rain (3 mm) |
| May best | about 24 °C | little rain (3 mm) |
| June | about 26 °C | some rain (45 mm) |
| July | about 27 °C | a lot of rain (162 mm) |
| August | about 27 °C | a lot of rain (279 mm) |
| September | about 28 °C | a lot of rain (225 mm) |
| October best | about 28 °C | some rain (66 mm) |
| November best | about 27 °C | little rain (6 mm) |
| December | about 24 °C | little rain (3 mm) |
Sources: what a place is best for — our own travel guides and, for places we have not written about yet, research done with the help of AI (Google Gemini); weather — NASA POWER climate averages; prices — World Bank price levels (CC BY 4.0).
Good to know about The Gambia
- Capital
- Banjul
- Language
- English
- Currency
- Gambian Dalasi (GMD)
- Time
- UTC+0
- Plugs
- Type G · 230 V
- Driving
- On the right
- Calling code
- +220
Sources: Wikidata, Unicode CLDR and the IANA time zone database.
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