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Monthly climate in Kuntaur, Central River, Gambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kuntaur features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 32 °C (89 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (59 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (112 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 595 mm (23.4 inches) and receives 57 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kuntaur enjoys an average of 3671 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 19 minutes to 12 hours 54 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kuntaur, Central River, Gambia §

The warmest months in Kuntaur are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 32 °C (88 - 89 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 28 °C (79 - 83 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kuntaur experiences 329 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 Kuntaur, Central River, 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 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 45°C
(112°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Average high 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kuntaur, Central River, Gambia §

Kuntaur usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 16 rainy days and 181 mm (7.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kuntaur 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 Kuntaur, Central River, 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) 1 (0.0) 15 (0.6) 124 (4.9) 248 (9.8) 170 (6.7) 35 (1.4) 1 (0.1) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 20 16 5 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Kuntaur, Central River, Gambia §

The sunniest months in Kuntaur are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kuntaur: January, February and August receive an average of 8 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kuntaur, Central River, 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 251 283 335 333 347 326 310 274 287 313 298 311
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 24m 11h 41m 12h 3m 12h 25m 12h 44m 12h 54m 12h 49m 12h 32m 12h 10m 11h 48m 11h 28m 11h 19m

Solar UV radiation in Kuntaur, Central River, Gambia §

Kuntaur 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 Kuntaur UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kuntaur, Central River, 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 13 13 13 13 13 14 13 12 9 8