The Gambia in September

Heavy rain; upriver tracks muddy.

September 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.

• Banjul31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 11 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 11 rain days
• Bintang31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 14 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 14 rain days
• Brikama32 °C (90 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 16 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 16 rain days
• Brufut31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 16 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 16 rain days
• Gunjur31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 15 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 15 rain days
• Janjanbureh32 °C (90 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 14 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 14 rain days
• Juffureh31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 15 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 15 rain days
• Kunta Kinteh Island31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 13 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 13 rain days
• Serekunda33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 8 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 8 rain days
• Tanji31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 12 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 12 rain days
• Yundum31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 14 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 14 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.

• 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

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• Banjul

  Rain and flooding.