Senegal
About 15.9M people live in Senegal, on 196,190 km² in 14 regions; the capital is Dakar. The highest summit is Nepen Diakha (648 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jan–Feb · Dec.
Senegal at a glance
The atlas follows 11,558 places here month by month, with 3 mountains and 27 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, February and December.
Senegal's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+641%2.56M in 1950 → 18.9M in 2025 → 30.4M in 2050Senegal · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Senegal
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Senegal
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
54OctoberDakar
46OctoberRufisque
64OctoberSaint-Louis
52OctoberGorée
37OctoberZiguinchor
36OctoberTouba
52OctoberGuédiawaye
27OctoberTambacounda
14 regions
Senegal from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Senegal
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
Outdoors in Senegal
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Senegal
27 monuments and 20 museums; the best known first.
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What's on in Senegal
The ground and the sky in Senegal
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Senegal
1 large airports, 42 railway stations, 41 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.