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Monthly climate in Sankwia, Lower River, Gambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sankwia features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (110 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 788 mm (31.0 inches) and receives 67 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sankwia enjoys an average of 3666 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 Sankwia, Lower River, Gambia §

The warmest months in Sankwia are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 30 °C (86 - 86 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 27 °C (78 - 81 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sankwia 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 Sankwia, 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 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(100°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Average high 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°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)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Minimum 15°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sankwia, Lower River, Gambia §

Sankwia usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 19 rainy days and 237 mm (9.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sankwia 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 Sankwia, 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) 25 (1.0) 187 (7.3) 309 (12.2) 216 (8.5) 49 (1.9) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 3 18 23 17 6 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Sankwia, Lower River, Gambia §

The sunniest months in Sankwia are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 3 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sankwia: January, February and August receive an average of 8 hours 52 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sankwia, 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 251 283 335 333 347 325 307 273 285 312 300 311
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 20m

Solar UV radiation in Sankwia, Lower River, Gambia §

Sankwia 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 Sankwia UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sankwia, 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