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Monthly climate in Tankular, Lower River, Gambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tankular features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (108 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 749 mm (29.5 inches) and receives 68 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tankular enjoys an average of 3678 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 Tankular, Lower River, Gambia §

The warmest months in Tankular are April, June and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (84 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tankular 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 Tankular, 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
(100°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 38°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Average high 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Tankular, Lower River, Gambia §

Tankular usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 19 rainy days and 224 mm (8.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tankular 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 Tankular, 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) 20 (0.8) 158 (6.2) 295 (11.6) 219 (8.6) 53 (2.1) 4 (0.2) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 2 16 22 20 7 1 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Tankular, Lower River, Gambia §

The sunniest months in Tankular are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 3 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tankular: January, February and August receive an average of 8 hours 55 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Tankular, 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 250 283 335 333 348 325 310 278 286 312 302 310
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 Tankular, Lower River, Gambia §

Tankular 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 Tankular UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Tankular, 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 12 13 13 13 13 14 14 12 9 9