Touba
City in Senegal: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Touba 034 (45718877585): John Crane from Prague, Czech Republic, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Touba is a city in Senegal, in Diourbel Region. About 1.1 million people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Senegal in our atlas.
It lies at 14.86° N, 15.88° W, about 47 m (154 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Dakar time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Touba. Green dots: other major cities of Senegal. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Touba has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 41°C (105°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 16°C (60°F). Around 555 mm (22 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in SenegalNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Kaolack · 82 km
- Thiès · 113 km
- Mbour · 127 km
- Saint-Louis · 144 km
- Rufisque · 151 km
- Pikine · 163 km
- Guédiawaye · 164 km
- Dakar · 169 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2244322 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q657072 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Touba 034 (45718877585): John Crane from Prague, Czech Republic, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)