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Monthly climate in Essau, North Bank, Gambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Essau features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (61 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 701 mm (27.6 inches) and receives 67 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Essau enjoys an average of 3696 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 Essau, North Bank, Gambia §

The warmest months in Essau are July, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (82 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Essau 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 Essau, North Bank, 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 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Average high 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Essau, North Bank, Gambia §

Essau usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 18 rainy days and 213 mm (8.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Essau 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 Essau, North Bank, 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) 11 (0.4) 139 (5.5) 278 (10.9) 223 (8.8) 48 (1.9) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 22 20 8 1 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Essau, North Bank, Gambia §

The sunniest months in Essau are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 3 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Essau: January, February and August receive an average of 9 hours 0 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Essau, North Bank, 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 250 283 335 333 348 326 314 285 288 316 304 309
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 Essau, North Bank, Gambia §

Essau 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 Essau UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Essau, North Bank, 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