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Gambia

Plan a visit or move to Gambia with current conditions, practical signals, maps, local people, and sourced context.

Updated Sunday, September 13, 2026 · sourced live layer and versioned editorial content

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Interactive visit / live calculatorHow safe is Gambia for your plan?

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Should I visit Gambia?

Generally suitable with routine precautions

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office advises travellers to review the current official travel advice before travelling to the Gambia.

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Climate normals · 2016–2025

When to go: Gambia month by month

Judged purely on 2016–2025 weather records, the friendliest months in Gambia are typically April, May and June, with average daytime highs around 28–30°C. November is usually the warmest month (average high 32°C), January the coldest (average low 21°C), and August the wettest (about 260 mm). These are long-run averages, not a forecast.

Monthly averages computed from 2016–2025 Open-Meteo historical weather records for this location. Long-run averages, not a forecast.
Month	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)	Rain (mm)	Sunshine (h/day)
January	31.2	21.0	0	10.3
February	31.5	21.3	0	10.7
March	30.2	21.4	0	11.1
April	29.6	21.8	0	11.7
May	28.0	22.4	2	11.4
June	29.0	24.6	22	10.8
July	29.1	25.6	157	9.1
August	28.7	25.4	260	8.2
September	29.3	25.5	229	9.1
October	30.9	26.4	50	10.3
November	32.3	25.0	3	10.2
December	31.4	21.9	1	9.8

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Past and future events in Gambia

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Past · documented context

Previously

Documented history · 1960
The 1960 constitution had established a House of Representatives, and in the 1960 election no party won a majority of seats.
Documented history · 1961
However, in 1961, the British Governor chose UP leader Pierre Sarr N'Jie to serve as the country's first head of government, in the form of a Chief Minister.
Documented history · 1962
This was an unpopular decision, and the 1962 election was notable as parties were able to appeal to ethnic and religious differences across the Gambia.
Documented history · 1963
They invited the UP to the coalition in 1963, but it left in 1965.

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01 · Overview

Gambia, in brief

Gambia is mapped here through verified geographic facts and source-linked daily data. Its longer editorial profile is in the enrichment queue.

02 · History