Niokolo-Koba National Park

    Senegal

    A vast UNESCO-listed wilderness sheltering lions, leopards, and West African chimpanzees.

    Warmest month is April at 42°C on average. Coolest is August at 32°C.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $1.50 (~$1.50)
      Country-level price estimate for Senegal, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $2.00 (~$2.00)
      Country-level price estimate for Senegal, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      6h 30m from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      1,683 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11
      No specific FCDO warnings against travel.
      Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
    • Tap waterCDC / WHO guidance
      Do not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January36°5°C·
    February38°5°C·
    March41°4°C·
    April42°3°C·
    May41°4°C·
    June37°7°C·
    July33°5°C·
    August32°4°C·
    September33°5°C·
    October34°4°C·
    November36°3°C·
    December36°5°C·

    What to do

    • Spot hippos cooling off in the Gambia River
    • Go on an anti-poaching guided safari
    • Hike towards the Mount Assirik plateau

    How we know this

    Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.