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Monthly climate in Bakadagy, Upper River, Gambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Bakadagy features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 27 °C (80 °F) and 33 °C (92 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (60 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (113 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 715 mm (28.1 inches) and receives 73 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Bakadagy enjoys an average of 3627 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 Bakadagy, Upper River, Gambia §

The warmest months in Bakadagy are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 33 °C (90 - 92 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, August and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 82 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Bakadagy 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 Bakadagy, Upper 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 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Average high 35°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Average low 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Bakadagy, Upper River, Gambia §

Bakadagy usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 20 rainy days and 215 mm (8.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Bakadagy 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 Bakadagy, Upper 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) 19 (0.7) 164 (6.5) 274 (10.8) 206 (8.1) 49 (1.9) 1 (0.1) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 4 19 23 19 8 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Bakadagy, Upper River, Gambia §

The sunniest months in Bakadagy are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 57 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Bakadagy: January, August and September receive an average of 8 hours 39 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Bakadagy, Upper 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 254 284 332 330 344 322 300 262 279 306 297 311
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 25m 11h 41m 12h 3m 12h 25m 12h 43m 12h 53m 12h 48m 12h 31m 12h 10m 11h 48m 11h 29m 11h 20m

Solar UV radiation in Bakadagy, Upper River, Gambia §

Bakadagy experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in July, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February 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 Bakadagy UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Bakadagy, Upper 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 9 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 9 8