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Togo travel guide

Best time to visit from the UK, weather, festivals, flights from London and FCDO travel advice.

Koutammakou
Koutammakou. Photo: Erik Kristensen, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
6h 45mflight from London
West African CFA franccurrency
Apply onlinefor UK passports
Type Cplugs

Mud tower villages and forested hills

Don't miss

  1. Koutammakou
  2. Kpalimé
  3. Lomé market
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Best time to visit Togo from the UK

Best value: Mar, Oct. Nov–Mar. Busiest and priciest: Nov–Feb.

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Best valueBusy and pricierQuietAverage temperature in Lomé, °C, 2001–2025 (NASA POWER).

Each bar is the average temperature in Lomé for that month, and its colour shows the season for visitors: best value (good weather, fewer crowds and lower prices), busiest and priciest, or quiet (off-peak, sometimes because the weather is poorer).

  • Our pick: March and OctoberThe warmest of the best-value months (26–28°C), with fewer crowds than peak season.
  • Peak season: Nov–FebUsually 27–28°C. The busiest time, so book flights and rooms early and expect higher prices.
  • Quiet season: Apr–SepAround 25–28°C. The cheapest and least crowded time, though often because of rain or heat.
  • Warmest: February (28°C) · coolest: August (25°C)Temperatures barely change through the year, so the season matters more than the weather.
Temperatures as a table
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
27.528.328.32827.626.22524.625.426.427.327.7

Festivals and events

  • Evala wrestling festival Jul · Kara
  • Epe Ekpe Sep · Glidji

Festival dates move from year to year: check before you book.

Getting there from the UK

Flight time
About 6h 45m
Distance
5,044 km
Main airport
LFW

Flight times are straight-line estimates for a direct flight from Heathrow; journeys with a change take longer.

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Practical info and travel guidance

West African CFA francCapital: Lomé
Type C · 220VBring a UK adapter
Drive on the rightOpposite to the UK
117
EmergencyAmbulance 8200
Drink bottledOr treated water
  • FCDO adviceAdvises against travel to parts of TogoCheck which areas before you book.
  • VisaApply online before you goeVisa at least 6 days ahead
  • HealthcareNo free healthcareYou pay for treatment, so travel insurance with medical cover is essential.
  • LGBT+ travellersSame-sex relations are illegal or prosecutedRead the FCDO LGBT+ advice before you go.
  • Women travellersNo specific FCDO warningTake the usual precautions.

For British passport holders, summarised from the FCDO's advice for Togo, checked October 2026. FCDO page last updated 15 December 2025. Rules change: read the official FCDO travel advice for Togo before you book and again before you go.

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