Senegal
Kolda travel guide
Kolda is a city in Senegal, home to about 62,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- OXB136 km · Osvaldo Vieira International Airport
- Currency
- XOFWest African CFA franc
- Time zone
- Africa/Dakar
- Language
- Badyara, Balanta, French
When to go
The best time to visit Kolda
Kolda has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 40 °C; August is the wettest, with about 372 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Kolda: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB), about 136 km from the city centre in a straight line.
OXB · Osvaldo Vieira International Airport
Questions
Kolda: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kolda?
Kolda has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 40 °C; August is the wettest, with about 372 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kolda?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB), about 136 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Kolda?
West African CFA franc (XOF).
Nearby
Destinations near Kolda
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.