Dakar · Senegal
Malika travel guide
Malika is a city in Dakar, Senegal, home to about 57,000 people.
- Best months
- January
- Nearest airport
- DSS32 km · Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Currency
- XOFWest African CFA franc
- Time zone
- Africa/Dakar
- Language
- Badyara, Balanta, French
When to go
The best time to visit Malika
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Malika are January. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; August is the wettest, with about 219 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 Malika: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS), about 32 km from the city centre in a straight line.
DSS · Blaise Diagne International Airport
Questions
Malika: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Malika?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Malika are January. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; August is the wettest, with about 219 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Malika?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS), about 32 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Malika?
West African CFA franc (XOF).
Nearby
Destinations near Malika
Sources: city facts from Wikidata; 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.