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Monthly climate in Basse Santa Su, Gambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Basse Santa Su features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 27 °C (80 °F) and 34 °C (93 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (60 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (113 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 708 mm (27.9 inches) and receives 71 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Basse Santa Su 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 Basse Santa Su, Gambia §

The warmest months in Basse Santa Su are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 34 °C (90 - 93 °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, Basse Santa Su 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 Basse Santa Su, 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
(107°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Average high 36°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 41°C
(106°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
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°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 20°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Minimum 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(73°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 Basse Santa Su, Gambia §

Basse Santa Su usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 19 rainy days and 211 mm (8.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Basse Santa Su 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 Basse Santa Su, 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 (0.1) 22 (0.9) 154 (6.1) 266 (10.5) 212 (8.3) 52 (2.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 5 18 23 18 7 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Basse Santa Su, Gambia §

The sunniest months in Basse Santa Su are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 57 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Basse Santa Su: 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 Basse Santa Su, 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 44m 12h 53m 12h 48m 12h 31m 12h 10m 11h 48m 11h 29m 11h 20m

Solar UV radiation in Basse Santa Su, Gambia §

Basse Santa Su 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 Basse Santa Su UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Basse Santa Su, 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