Country guide

Togo

Koutammakou's mud tower-houses, voodoo markets and palm-lined Atlantic beaches in one thin slice of West Africa.

Currency

XOF

Language

French

English

Rare

Payment

Cash preferred

Power

Type C / E

230 V, 50 Hz

Dialing

+228

Destinations

Togo

Lome

A seaside capital with a vodun fetish market, a cloth market built by the Nana Benz, and Ghana at the end of the beach road.

✓ best Apr, Jul-Sep, Nov-Dec

Climate zones, month by month

Togo has 1 distinct climate zone. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.

Lome →

Jan

34°

24°

14mm

1d rain

Feb

35°

25°

26mm

2d rain

Mar

34°

25°

84mm

5d rain

Apr

34°

25°

94mm

5d rain

May

33°

24°

176mm

10d rain

Jun

31°

24°

154mm

10d rain

Jul

29°

23°

56mm

5d rain

Aug

30°

23°

32mm

3d rain

Sep

31°

23°

91mm

7d rain

Oct

32°

23°

120mm

9d rain

Nov

33°

24°

73mm

6d rain

Dec

34°

24°

29mm

2d rain

✓ Best Apr, Jul-Sep, Nov-Dec

Watch for Feb extreme heat risk

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions