Togo Travel Guide: Best Time to Visit, Weather & Safety

Population

7.89M

Area

56.8K km²

Capital

Lomé

Currency

XOF

Power plugs

C

220 V

Calling code

+228

Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It is one of the least developed countries in the world. It extends north from the Gulf of Guinea to the Burkina Faso-Togo border. It is a small, tropical country, spanning 57,000 square kilometres with a population of approximately 8 million. It has a width of less than 115 km (71 mi) between Ghana and its eastern neighbour Benin. Read more

When to go

Best places in Togo in October

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Go score

When to go in Togo: month-by-month

Go score by month for the main destinations — green means great weather.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Lomé	85	82	76	73	68	66	76	82	80	82	87	87
Sokodé	57	48	41	44	49	52	53	53	50	57	61	60
Kara	56	44	36	39	44	49	50	52	49	56	57	55
Atakpame	57	49	43	44	50	50	53	53	51	55	63	61
Palimé	69	58	49	49	52	53	62	64	54	56	68	72
Bassar	52	45	39	42	46	52	51	53	49	55	58	55
Dapaong	53	41	37	33	36	47	50	50	48	53	43	49
Tsévié	65	60	55	54	53	53	67	72	62	61	68	69
Aného	86	82	78	76	74	67	74	80	78	82	87	87
Mango	49	39	37	32	38	47	51	46	43	51	47	49
Anié	50	42	37	40	47	48	51	51	49	53	57	53
Notsé	57	51	45	47	47	50	57	61	53	54	63	62
Sinkassé	53	41	37	33	35	45	50	49	48	51	44	51
Tchamba	56	47	42	45	50	53	53	55	52	59	61	59

Water temperature

Sea temperature along the coast of Togo

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Aného	28°	28°	28°	29°	29°	28°	25°	24°	26°	27°	28°	28°
Lomé	27°	28°	28°	28°	29°	27°	25°	24°	25°	27°	28°	28°

All holiday types

More ways to travel in Togo

All holiday types

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Tourist density

Tourism in Togo

How many visitors come, how concentrated tourism is, and when the country is busiest.

International visitors a year

876K

2019

World rank by arrivals

#140

Visitors per resident

0.11

Visitors per km²

15

Most popular destinations in Togo

Practical

Togo: practical information

Plugs, money, emergency numbers, safety and typical prices — everything to know before you go.

Power plugs

C

Voltage: 220 V · 50 Hz
Driving: Drive on the right

Currency

West African CFA Franc

XOF · Fr

Languages: French
Calling code: +228

Safety & travel advice

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Exercise increased cautionUS travel advisory

Advises against all travel to parts of the country · Advises against all but essential travel to parts of the countryUK travel advice · Dec 15, 2025

Read the full advice

Typical prices