Togo, month by month

1. JanuaryGoodDry; Harmattan haze in the hills. Good for Lomé and Kara.Coast and lagoons: best weather · Plateaux hills: smoke haze · Central and northern savanna: smoke hazeCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
2. FebruaryGreatDry and hot; clear coast days.Coast and lagoons: best weather · Plateaux hills: best weather · Central and northern savanna: smoke hazeCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
3. MarchMixedHumid heat; the north is very hot.Coast and lagoons: hot · Plateaux hills: fine · Central and northern savanna: hotCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
4. AprilMixedFirst rains; Independence Day on 27 April.Coast and lagoons: rainy · Plateaux hills: rainy · Central and northern savanna: hotCrowds: Low · 3 festivals or holidays
5. MayMixedRainy in the south; hills green.Coast and lagoons: rainy · Plateaux hills: rainy · Central and northern savanna: rainyCrowds: Low · 3 festivals or holidays
6. JuneAvoidWettest month on the coast; muddy hill tracks.Coast and lagoons: rainy · Plateaux hills: rainy · Central and northern savanna: rainyCrowds: Low · 4 festivals or holidays
7. JulyMixedCooler coastal break; Evala wrestling festival in Kara (check dates).Coast and lagoons: fine · Plateaux hills: rainy · Central and northern savanna: rainyCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
8. AugustGoodDry spell on the coast; waterfalls strong in the Plateaux.Coast and lagoons: fine · Plateaux hills: rainy · Central and northern savanna: rainyCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
9. SeptemberMixedSecond rains; Epé Ekpé new-year festival in Glidji near Aného (check).Coast and lagoons: fine · Plateaux hills: rainy · Central and northern savanna: rainyCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
10. OctoberMixedRain in the south; the north dries.Coast and lagoons: rainy · Plateaux hills: rainy · Central and northern savanna: fineCrowds: Low
11. NovemberGoodDry season starts; clear and green.Coast and lagoons: fine · Plateaux hills: fine · Central and northern savanna: best weatherCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
12. DecemberGreatDry, festive and busy with diaspora visitors.Coast and lagoons: best weather · Plateaux hills: best weather · Central and northern savanna: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays

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

How each climate zone rates each month.