When to go · Palmarin
Palmarin in May
Great month. Inside Palmarin's best window: Nov–May.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 32°C (90°F)90°F (32°C) / 21°C (70°F)70°F (21°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 1
- Crowds
- Low
- Senegal overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Senegal overall
Verdict
Inside Palmarin's best window: Nov–May.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Palmarin in this guide.
Weather in May
- PalmarinHighs around 32 °C (90 °F), lows around 21 °C (70 °F), rain on about 1 dayHighs around 90 °F (32 °C), lows around 70 °F (21 °C), rain on about 1 day
- Sine-Saloum and the Gambia fringe, Senegal · Toubacouta, Palmarin, Kaolackhot
Harmattan dust some weeks Jan–Mar; the delta is at its best for birds Nov–Apr.
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.
Tabaski (Eid al-Adha) big impact
May 2026 (lunar — check) · Senegal
The biggest holiday: roads jam for days before, sheep everywhere, businesses shut 2–4 days.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Senegal overall
- Low
- Prices · Senegal overall
- Medium
Senegal overall: Last dry month; Tabaski may fall here in 2026 (check) — transport jams before it.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Palmarin, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
May: 32 °C (90 °F)90 °F (32 °C)
Jan: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Night low
May: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Jan: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Rain days
May: 1
Jan: 0 (better)
Crowds
May: Low
Jan: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: High
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 0
May: Inside Palmarin's best window: Nov–May.
January: Inside Palmarin's best window: Nov–May.
Palmarin: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen