Gandon
Gandon is a town in Saint-Louis, Senegal, close to the sea. It has a population of about 71,080 (2023). The climate is classified as hot desert (Köppen BWh), with very little rain and intense sun.
Best: Jan–Feb · Apr. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Gandon at a glance
The months with the highest weather score
Average high in October
Average low in January
109 mm of rain
0 mm of rain
September
4 of them World Heritage
Weather in Gandon
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
Cloudy · wind 21 km/h · humidity 83%
When to go to Gandon
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 95 | 90 | 86 | 88 | 87 | 77 | 55 | 44 | 43 | 57 | 74 | 85 |
| High | 26° | 27° | 28° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 32° | 31° | 28° |
| Low | 18° | 19° | 19° | 20° | 21° | 23° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 23° | 20° |
| Rain (mm) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 109 | 101 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Wet days | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Sea | 20° | 19° | 19° | 19° | 21° | 24° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 25° | 22° |
What's on in Gandon
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Gandon
Outdoors around Gandon
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Nature around Gandon
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Senegal seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Gandon
Earthquakes around Gandon
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Gandon from above
Getting to Gandon
Places near Gandon
Places with a climate like Gandon
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
