Kololi weather in December

December in Kololi: hot, dry, with poor air quality — fine if you can take poor air.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Kololi🇬🇲 Gambia · Sahel & Cabo Verde · Beach91
  1. 92Jan
  2. 88Feb
  3. 92Mar
  4. 94Apr
  5. 93May
  6. 87Jun
  7. 74Jul
  8. 63Aug
  9. 68Sep
  10. 82Oct
  11. 90Nov
  12. 91Dec

#5 of 12 months in Kololi · #63 of 1413 destinations to visit in December · comfort 91/100 (tier S)

Days
33°C
Nights
19°C
Wet days
0
Sun
9.9 h
Humidity
53%
Daylight
11 h
Kololi, Gambia
Photo: August Dominus · CC0

Traveller notes on Kololi in December

Other months in Kololi

Kololi forum threads consistently rate January as prime dry-season beach weather - genuinely hot by day, with rain a rare event this time of year, and posters calling it among the warmest short-haul beach options available from Europe in winter. Evenings do turn noticeably cooler though, with temperatures dropping enough that a light cardigan or jumper was the standard packing tip. One consistent factor across threads: the Harmattan, a dry, dusty wind blowing down from the Sahara between late November and mid-March, adds a hazy, gritty quality to the air alongside the otherwise reliable sunshine.
GambiaCoastRegular · January · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters describe March days as hot, sometimes very hot, with wall-to-wall sunshine typical and only the rare overcast morning. Evenings and especially mornings can carry an occasional chill wind, and posters note real year-to-year variability at night specifically - one March trip might stay warm after dark while another turns unexpectedly cold, so packing a wrap or cardigan for the evening is standard advice even though daytime heat is the norm. March falls within Gambia's long tourist season (which runs roughly November through April), and posters describe it as a reliably sunny, dry month overall - the main adjustment needed is for that morning-balcony chill before the day properly heats up.
Tripadvisor community · March · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Kololi climate normals — December

Daytime high33°C / 92°F🥵 hot
Nighttime low19°C / 66°F
Feels like (high)33°C / 91°F
Sea temperature25°C / 77°F😎 warm sea
Rainfall0 mm / 0 in☀️ dry
Rainy days0 days
Humidity53%🍃 comfortable
Dew point14°C / 57°F
Sunshine9.9 h/day
Daylight11.3 h
Wind17 km/h / 10 mph
Air quality (US AQI)103😷 poor

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Kololi in December

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

BusyEuropean charter season, school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it(estimated)

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Best months for Kololi's weather

Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).

Fair weatherKololi's best weather comes in January, April and May — separate windows, not one continuous season.

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What's on in Kololi in December

Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.

  • Season

    European charter season

    1 Nov – 15 Apr · usuallyWinter-sun seasonCrowdedBook early

    The Senegambia strip runs on northern-winter charters. Hotels, the craft market and the bird guides are all working, prices are at their highest, and half the guests have been coming for twenty years.

  • Nature

    Birdwatching season

    1 Nov – 31 Mar · usuallyBirdlife season

    Kotu bridge and the Bijilo woods are the easiest birding in West Africa and they are five minutes from the hotels. European migrants are in from November; go at first light, with a guide from the association. Source ↗

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Kololi in December — FAQ

Is December a good time to visit Kololi?
December in Kololi: hot, dry, with poor air quality — fine if you can take poor air. It ranks #5 of 12 months for Kololi on SeasonMap's comfort score (91/100).
What is the weather like in Kololi in December?
In December, Kololi averages a daily high of 33.3°C and a low of 18.8°C, with about 0.3 mm of rain over roughly 0.1 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Kololi in December?
Kololi has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 103 in December.