




Gambia
About 2.28M people live in Gambia, on 11,300 km² in 6 regions; the capital is Banjul. The highest summit is Sare Firasu Hill (51 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jan–Feb · Apr.
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 2050Gambia · In numbers
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.
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.
Brikama
Banjul
Bakau
Serekunda
Lamin
Tanji
Janjanbureh
Sukuta
6 regions
Gambia from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Gambia

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.
What's on in Gambia
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.
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.
