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Monthly climate in Sami, Central River, Gambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sami features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 31 °C (89 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (59 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (112 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 744 mm (29.3 inches) and receives 65 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sami enjoys an average of 3671 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 Sami, Central River, Gambia §

The warmest months in Sami are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 31 °C (88 - 89 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, August and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 28 °C (79 - 82 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sami 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 Sami, 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
(102°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(104°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
(109°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Average high 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sami, Central River, Gambia §

Sami usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 18 rainy days and 225 mm (8.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sami 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 Sami, 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) 22 (0.9) 178 (7.0) 284 (11.2) 214 (8.4) 44 (1.7) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 3 17 22 17 6 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Sami, Central River, Gambia §

The sunniest months in Sami are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sami: 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 Sami, 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 53m 12h 48m 12h 32m 12h 10m 11h 48m 11h 29m 11h 19m

Solar UV radiation in Sami, Central River, Gambia §

Sami 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 Sami UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sami, 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