The Gambia in August

Wettest month; mosquitoes and floods.

August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• NovemberGreatSeason opens; charter flights restart.
• DecemberGreatChristmas peak on the coast; book early; election month in 2026 (check).
• JanuaryGreatDry, sunny, 30 °C; peak for European winter-sun and birders.
• FebruaryGreatDry, some Harmattan haze; ideal upriver.

• Atlantic coast · Banjul, Kololi, Kotu, Kartongrainy

  Sunny, 25–30 °C (77–86 °F) and breezy from November to May; Harmattan haze some weeks; the rains hit July–September.Sunny, 77–86 °F (25–30 °C) and breezy from November to May; Harmattan haze some weeks; the rains hit July–September.

• Upriver · Tendaba, Janjanbureh, Basserainy

  Much hotter than the coast: 40 °C (104 °F) in April–May; tracks turn to mud in the rains.Much hotter than the coast: 104 °F (40 °C) in April–May; tracks turn to mud in the rains.

• Banjul30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 14 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 14 rain days
• Bintang30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 17 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 17 rain days
• Brikama31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 18 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 18 rain days
• Brufut31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 18 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 18 rain days
• Gunjur30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 18 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 18 rain days
• Janjanbureh31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 16 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 16 rain days
• Juffureh30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 18 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 18 rain days
• Kunta Kinteh Island30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 15 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 15 rain days
• Serekunda34 °C (93 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 11 rain days93 °F (34 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 11 rain days
• Tanji30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 15 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 15 rain days
• Yundum30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 17 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 17 rain days

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.

• Maulud

  Aug 2026 (lunar — check)

  Public holiday.

• Assumption

  15 Aug

  Public holiday.

• Rainy season

  June to October · Banjul

  Short, heavy afternoon downpours; some streets pool with water. Several hotels on the coast reduce service or close for part of this window.

Crowds · The Gambia

Low

Prices · The Gambia

Low

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in The Gambia, side by side.

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• Banjul

  Heavy rain.