Banjul weather by month

Check out Banjul weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

Temperature
Rainfall
Sunshine & UV index

Temperature in Banjul (°C)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	32	34	35	35	34	33	32	31	31	32	33	32
Min temperature (night-time)	16	17	18	18	19	23	23	23	23	22	19	16
Heat & Humidity	H	H	H	H	H	VH	VH	H	VH	VH	H	H
Sea temperature	21	21	21	22	24	26	28	28	28	29	27	24

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

Sunshine & UV index in Banjul

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daily hours of sunshine	8	9	9	10	9	8	7	7	7	8	9	8
Daily hours of daylight	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11
UV Index (Maximum)	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	9

Rainfall in Banjul

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Number of days with some rain	0	0	0	0	0	5	12	17	15	6	1	0
Average monthly rainfall (mm)	1	1	0	0	5	71	232	380	276	88	5	1

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The climate guide for Gambia (Banjul) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

What's the climate like in Banjul?

Banjul has a hot tropical climate with a winter dry season.

Banjul weather in January

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 32°C in Banjul, Gambia in January and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average.

32
32°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
0
0 days with some rainfall
16
16°C min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
1
1 mm of monthly rainfall
10
10 (Very High) UV index
21
21°C sea temperature

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Banjul weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 34°C in Banjul, Gambia in February and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

34
34°C max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
0
0 days with some rainfall
17
17°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
1
1 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
21
21°C sea temperature

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Banjul weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 35°C in Banjul, Gambia in March and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

35
35°C max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
0
0 days with some rainfall
18
18°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
0
0 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
21
21°C sea temperature

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Banjul weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 35°C in Banjul, Gambia in April and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 10 hours of sunshine per day on average.

35
35°C max day temperature
10
10 hours of sunshine per day
0
0 days with some rainfall
18
18°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
0
0 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
22
22°C sea temperature

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Banjul weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 34°C in Banjul, Gambia in May and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

34
34°C max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
0
0 days with some rainfall
19
19°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
5
5 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
24
24°C sea temperature

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Banjul weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 33°C in Banjul, Gambia in June and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 71 mm of rainfall in the month.

33
33°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
5
5 days with some rainfall
23
23°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
VH
Very High heat & humidity
71
71 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
26
26°C sea temperature

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Banjul weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 32°C in Banjul, Gambia in July and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with 12 days with some rainfall and typically 232 mm of rainfall in the month.

32
32°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
12
12 days with some rainfall
23
23°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
VH
Very High heat & humidity
232
232 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
28
28°C sea temperature

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Banjul weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Banjul, Gambia in August and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with 17 days with some rainfall and typically 380 mm of rainfall in the month.

31
31°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
17
17 days with some rainfall
23
23°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
380
380 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
28
28°C sea temperature

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Banjul weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Banjul, Gambia in September and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with 15 days with some rainfall and typically 276 mm of rainfall in the month.

31
31°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
15
15 days with some rainfall
23
23°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
VH
Very High heat & humidity
276
276 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
28
28°C sea temperature

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Banjul weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 32°C in Banjul, Gambia in October and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 88 mm of rainfall in the month.

32
32°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
6
6 days with some rainfall
22
22°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
VH
Very High heat & humidity
88
88 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11 (Extreme) UV index
29
29°C sea temperature

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Banjul weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 33°C in Banjul, Gambia in November and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

33
33°C max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
1
1 day with some rainfall
19
19°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
5
5 mm of monthly rainfall
10
10 (Very High) UV index
27
27°C sea temperature

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Banjul weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 32°C in Banjul, Gambia in December and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average.

32
32°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
0
0 days with some rainfall
16
16°C min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
1
1 mm of monthly rainfall
9
9 (Very High) UV index
24
24°C sea temperature

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