When to go · Touba

Touba in January

Great month. Inside Touba's best window: Nov–May (dry season).

Key facts

Verdict: Great
Temperature: 32°C (90°F)90°F (32°C) / 15°C (59°F)59°F (15°C); average high / low
Rain days: 0
Crowds: High; Senegal overall
Prices: High; Senegal overall

Plan around it

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Touba

Inside Touba's best window: Nov–May (dry season).

No other month rates higher than January for Touba in this guide.

Long-term averages

ToubaHighs around 32 °C (90 °F), lows around 15 °C (59 °F), rain on about 0 daysHighs around 90 °F (32 °C), lows around 59 °F (15 °C), rain on about 0 days
Sine-Saloum and the Gambia fringe, Senegal · Toubacouta, Palmarin, Kaolackbest weather
Harmattan dust some weeks Jan–Mar; the delta is at its best for birds Nov–Apr.
Inland north and east, Senegal · Touba, Tambacounda, Niokolo-Koba, Kédougoufine
40 °C (104 °F)+ in April–May; Niokolo-Koba tracks close in the rains (roughly Jul–Oct).104 °F (40 °C)+ in April–May; Niokolo-Koba tracks close in the rains (roughly Jul–Oct).

Senegal overall: Dry, breezy, 25 °C on the coast; the Dakar Rally legacy crowd and winter-sun Europeans fill Saly.

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

First month

Second month

January: Inside Touba's best window: Nov–May (dry season).

February: Inside Touba's best window: Nov–May (dry season).

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