When to go · Palmarin

Palmarin in September

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Oct (rain, heat, laterite roads can be impassable).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 31°C (88°F)88°F (31°C) / 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C); average high / low
Rain days: 12
Crowds: Low; Senegal overall
Prices: Low; Senegal overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Palmarin

Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Oct (rain, heat, laterite roads can be impassable).

September is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

PalmarinHighs around 31 °C (88 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 88 °F (31 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 12 days
Sine-Saloum and the Gambia fringe, Senegal · Toubacouta, Palmarin, Kaolackrainy
Harmattan dust some weeks Jan–Mar; the delta is at its best for birds Nov–Apr.

Senegal overall: Heavy rain and heat; Casamance and Sine-Saloum lodges shut.

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

First month

Second month

September: Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Oct (rain, heat, laterite roads can be impassable).

January: Inside Palmarin's best window: Nov–May.

Palmarin: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.