When to go · The Gambia
The Gambia in November
Great month. Season opens; charter flights restart.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Crowds
- Medium
- The Gambia
- Prices
- Medium
- The Gambia
Verdict
Season opens; charter flights restart.
Is another month better than November?
No other month rates higher than November for The Gambia in this guide.
Weather in November
- Atlantic coast · Banjul, Kololi, Kotu, Kartongbest weather
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, Bassebest weather
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.
- Banjul32 °C (90 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 0 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 0 rain days
- Bintang33 °C (91 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 1 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 1 rain days
- Brikama34 °C (93 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 0 rain days93 °F (34 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 0 rain days
- Brufut32 °C (90 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 1 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 1 rain days
- Gunjur32 °C (90 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 1 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 1 rain days
- Janjanbureh34 °C (93 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 1 rain days93 °F (34 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 1 rain days
- Juffureh32 °C (90 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 1 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 1 rain days
- Kunta Kinteh Island32 °C (90 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 1 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 1 rain days
- Serekunda31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 3 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 3 rain days
- Tanji32 °C (90 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 1 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 1 rain days
- Yundum33 °C (91 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 1 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 1 rain days
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · The Gambia
- Medium
- Prices · The Gambia
- Medium
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in The Gambia, side by side.
Verdict
Nov: Great
Jan: Great
Crowds
Nov: Medium
Jan: High
Prices
Nov: Medium
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Nov: 0
Jan: 2
November: Season opens; charter flights restart.
January: Dry, sunny, 30 °C; peak for European winter-sun and birders.
The Gambia: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.
Where to go in November
Rated best or good this month
Atlantic coast
Best weather of the year (Banjul, Kololi, Kotu, Kartong)
Upriver
Best weather of the year (Tendaba, Janjanbureh, Basse)
Dry and cooler.
Best months: Nov–Apr
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Best months: Nov–Apr
Best months: Nov–May