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Gambia at a glance

The atlas follows 1,968 places here month by month, with 1 mountains and 5 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, February and April.

Gambia's population

Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.

+820%307k in 1950 → 2.82M in 2025 → 4.3M in 2050
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Gambia · In numbers

GDP per person (PPP)$3,7002025 · 162/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy66.12024 · 183/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities65 %2025 · 107/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet49 %2024 · 144/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman3.912024 · 27/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover21 %2024 · 127/206 among countries

The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.

When to go to Gambia

The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.

Where to go, month by month

For the beach in August

Places and regions of Gambia

The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.

6 regions

Gambia from above

Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.

OctoberMonth scores for Gambia
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Brikamabest Jan–Feb · Apr48Brikama
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Banjulbest Jan–Feb · Apr47Banjul
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Bakaubest Jan–Feb · Apr50Bakau
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Serekundabest Jan–Feb · Apr50Serekunda
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Laminbest Jan–Feb · Apr49Lamin
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Tanjibest Jan–Mar51Tanji
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Janjanburehbest Jan–Feb · Dec33Janjanbureh
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Basse Santa Subest Jan–Feb · Dec32Basse Santa Su
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Brikama Babest Jan–Feb · Dec33Brikama Ba
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Bwiambest Jan–Feb · Dec37Bwiam
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Kalagibest Jan · Nov–Dec37Kalagi
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Gunjurbest Jan–Feb · Apr50Gunjur
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Essaubest Jan–Feb · Apr46Essau
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Jufurehbest Jan–Feb · Dec41Jufureh
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Sankandibest Jan–Feb · Dec37Sankandi
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Albredabest Jan–Feb · Dec42Albreda

Nature in Gambia

All nature

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Outdoors in Gambia

Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.

Culture in Gambia

5 monuments and 3 museums; the best known first.

All monuments

What's on in Gambia

Event calendar

The ground and the sky in Gambia

Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.

Earthquakes

Getting to Gambia

1 large airports, 9 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.

Practical information

Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.

PlugsG230 V
Emergency112Calling code +220
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyGambian DalasiGMD
LanguagesEnglish
Local time13:32Banjul