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Monthly climate in Sankandi, Lower River, Gambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sankandi features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (78 °F) and 30 °C (86 °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 874 mm (34.4 inches) and receives 76 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sankandi enjoys an average of 3633 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 20 minutes to 12 hours 53 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Sankandi, Lower River, Gambia §

The warmest months in Sankandi are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 30 °C (85 - 86 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, August and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 27 °C (78 - 81 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sankandi 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 Sankandi, Lower 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)		 42°C
(108°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Average high 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sankandi, Lower River, Gambia §

Sankandi usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 21 rainy days and 259 mm (10.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sankandi are January, March and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Sankandi, Lower 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) 0 (0.0) 31 (1.2) 215 (8.5) 327 (12.9) 233 (9.2) 63 (2.5) 4 (0.2) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 4 19 24 20 8 1 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Sankandi, Lower River, Gambia §

The sunniest months in Sankandi are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sankandi: January, August and September receive an average of 8 hours 37 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sankandi, Lower 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 252 283 335 333 347 321 297 260 279 307 301 313
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 25m 11h 41m 12h 3m 12h 25m 12h 44m 12h 53m 12h 48m 12h 31m 12h 10m 11h 48m 11h 29m 11h 20m

Solar UV radiation in Sankandi, Lower River, Gambia §

Sankandi 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 Sankandi UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sankandi, Lower 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 14 12 9 9