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Monthly climate in Serekunda, Banjul, Gambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Serekunda features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (74 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (63 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 685 mm (27.0 inches) and receives 59 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Serekunda enjoys an average of 3693 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 19 minutes to 12 hours 53 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Serekunda, Banjul, Gambia §

The warmest months in Serekunda are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (82 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in March, April and May, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 23 °C (74 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Serekunda experiences 270 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Serekunda, Banjul, Gambia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Average high 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(69°F)
Minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(65°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Serekunda, Banjul, Gambia §

Serekunda usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 17 rainy days and 211 mm (8.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Serekunda are January, March and April. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Serekunda, Banjul, Gambia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 8 (0.3) 122 (4.8) 294 (11.6) 218 (8.6) 41 (1.6) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 21 19 6 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Serekunda, Banjul, Gambia §

The sunniest months in Serekunda are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 3 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Serekunda: January, February and August receive an average of 9 hours 0 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Serekunda, Banjul, Gambia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 249 284 335 333 348 326 312 285 286 318 304 307
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 25m 11h 41m 12h 3m 12h 25m 12h 44m 12h 53m 12h 48m 12h 32m 12h 10m 11h 48m 11h 29m 11h 19m

Solar UV radiation in Serekunda, Banjul, Gambia §

Serekunda experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Serekunda UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Serekunda, Banjul, Gambia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 9 10 12 13 12 12 13 14 14 12 9 9