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Monthly climate in Sanunding, Upper River, Gambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sanunding features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 27 °C (81 °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 (114 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 725 mm (28.5 inches) and receives 71 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sanunding enjoys an average of 3622 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 21 minutes to 12 hours 52 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Sanunding, Upper River, Gambia §

The warmest months in Sanunding 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 (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sanunding 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 Sanunding, 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
(105°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(102°F)
Mean maximum 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Average high 36°C
(97°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)		 36°C
(96°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°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
(81°F)
Average low 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sanunding, Upper River, Gambia §

Sanunding usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 19 rainy days and 214 mm (8.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sanunding 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 Sanunding, 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) 2 (0.1) 26 (1.0) 145 (5.7) 270 (10.6) 228 (9.0) 51 (2.0) 1 (0.1) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 5 18 23 18 7 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Sanunding, Upper River, Gambia §

The sunniest months in Sanunding are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 56 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sanunding: January, August and September receive an average of 8 hours 40 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sanunding, 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 254 286 333 329 344 323 297 262 280 304 296 310
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 26m 11h 42m 12h 3m 12h 25m 12h 43m 12h 52m 12h 47m 12h 31m 12h 10m 11h 48m 11h 30m 11h 21m

Solar UV radiation in Sanunding, Upper River, Gambia §

Sanunding 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, 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 Sanunding UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sanunding, 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 10 12 11 12 13 13 13 13 12 9 8